Livable Buildings Awards Finalists 2007

The top 10 buildings in terms of occupant satisfaction based on CBE's occupant survey

CBE selected ten finalists from a pool of over 300 buildings to participate in the 2007 Livable Buildings Awards. All facilities surveyed before January 1, 2007 were eligible for the first year of the award program. The following buildings have the highest occupant satisfaction scores in CBE's entire survey database. We commend these finalists for their outstanding achievements, and thank those who participated in the awards program. The list below includes two projects selected by the jury for Honorable Mention, and excludes the winning projects.

Donald Bren Hall, Honorable Mention

University of California, Santa Barbara
Architect: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects
Mechanical Engineer: Flack + Kurtz
Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Civil Engineer: Penfield & Smith
Survey results
Bren Hall website

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Building, Honorable Mention

Menlo Park, CA
Architect: B.H. Bocook Architects, Inc.
Interior Design: Hawley Peterson & Snyder Architects
Mechanical Engineers: C & B Consulting Engineers, Critchfield Mechanical, Inc. (design-build)
Electrical Engineer: The Engineering Enterprise
Commissioning Agent: CTG Energetics
Survey results
Hewlett Foundation website

Other finalist buildings include:

Blakely Hall

Issaquah, WA

The Chicago Center for Green Technology

Chicago, IL

The Department of the Interior National Business Center

Denver, CO

McCuen Center One

Sacramento, CA

Swinerton Headquarters, 260 Townsend

San Francisco, CA

Image of Bren © Timothy Hursley, courtesy of ZGF
Image of Hewlett © B.H. Bocook Architects
Livable Buildings Award

Donald Bren Hall
Honorable Mention

Livable Buildings Award

Hewlett Foundation
Honorable Mention