Art Building West
Recognition
Organizational
Who's Who List: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Five years in a row named to Buildings magazine Who's Who list
Four years among the Top 10 industry leaders in building management in the United States
In 2009 among the Who's Who: Leaders in Energy Management and Sustainability
Fourth time to appear as the only university-based organization on the list.
2009, Who's Who 2009: Leaders in Energy Management and Sustainability
2008, Who's Who in the Buildings Market #10
2007, Who's Who in the Buildings Market #8
2006, Who's Who in the Buildings Market #7
2005, Who's Who in the Buildings Market #10
APPA's Effective & Innovative Award
Facilities Management has won three APPA Effective & Innovative Practices Awards.
2012, UI Energy Control Center
2010, Energy Hawks
2007, Route 66 Safety Program
2005, Biomass Fuel Project
Buildings
LEED
Current status of LEED Buildings on the UI Campus, UI LEED buildings
UI triples number of LEED-accredited staff (08/09). Press Release.
Art Building West (ABW)
Merit Award for Excellence in Architecture - New Building, Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum
Institute Honor Award for Architecture, The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Excellence in Architecture, AIA
Top Design Recognition Award, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Beckwith Boathouse (BBH)
Environmental & Energy Leadership Award, Green Building category, Corridor Business Journal
Blank Honors Center (BHC)
Citation Award, AIA, Central States Region Design Awards
Campus Recreation & Wellness Center (CRWC)
2011 Facility of Merit, Athletic Business magazine
Dream Design Award Winner, Aquatics International
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (CHA)
2012 Best Projects Sports/Entertainment Award of Merit, Engineering News Record
25-Year Award, AIA, Iowa Chapter
Sika Sarnafil Sustainable Roofing Performance Award
Combined Heat & Power Plant, Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant (CHP)
National Recognition Award for Engineering Excellence from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
Named one of POWER magazine's top plants
Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center (HTRC)
Facility of the Year Award, Iowa Tennis Association (ITA)
Missouri Valley Facility of the Year Award, United States Tennis Association (USTA)
Design Merit Award, AIA, Iowa Chapter
Recreation Paving Award, Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa
Information Technology Facility (ITF)
Excellence in Engineering, First Place, AASHRAE
Kinnick Stadium Renovation (KS)
Outstanding Design for Renovation and Modernization, American School & University
Architectural Design Grand Award Winner, Masonry Institute of Iowa
Old Capitol Fire Restoration Project (OC)
Honor Award for Excellence in Architecture for Restoration and Preservation, Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
Excellence in Architecture, AIA
Stuit Hall Renovation (STH)
Historic Preservation Award, Friends of Historic Preservation, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, Johnson County Historic Preservation Commission
West Campus Chilled Water Plant Renovation (CWP2)
Grand Place Award, Buildings and Systems Category, 2008 Engineering Excellence Award, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Iowa
Energy & Environment
Landscaping and Trees
UI designated Tree Campus USA for 2009, 2010, 2011. Building & Landscape Services recognized. (11/09) Press Release.
Combined Heat & Power Plants
Engineering Excellence Award, American Council of Engineering Companies (2012) Press Release
Named one of POWER magazine's top plants (2012). Power Magazine
Biomass Fuel/Green Power
EPA names UI, Big 10 Conference leading green power purchasers, Collective Conference Champions Award (2012, 2013). Press Release.
EPA Top 20 list of on-site green power users (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012). The University of Iowa was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the Top 20 On-site Green Power User. UI receives EPA Green Power Partnership Award
APPA's Effective & Innovative Award, 2005, Biomass Fuel Project
Green Power Partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The UI is meeting a green power commitment to the EPA by burning oat hulls in place of coal, generating approximately 10 million kilowatt-hours of green power. (01/08)
UI Biomass Project and Energy Conservation Campaign named "Best Practice." Featured as best-practice examples to reduce greenhouse gases by the National Wildlife Federation in its recent report “Higher Education in a Warming World: The Business Case for Climate Leadership on Campus.” (02/08)
Successful completion of the Chicago Climate Exchange Phase I greenhouse gas reduction commitment of 4% below its baseline. University has now entered CCX Phase II, which extends the reduction program through 2010. (01/08)
Governor's Iowa Environmental Excellence Awards (2)- In 2004, the UI Biomass Fuel Project received two Governor's Iowa Environmental Excellence Awards.
Energy Control Center
APPA's Effective & Innovative Practices Award, 2012, UI Energy Control Center
Chosen as one of eight 'Favorite Green Practices in Higher Education,' Campus Technology magazine.
Energy Hawks
APPA's Effective & Innovative Award, 2010, Energy Hawks
Recycling and Waste Minimization
2008 Iowa Recycling Association Annual Award for Best Practices for recycling efforts and programs on campus. (09/08)
Recycling Bin Grant from the National Recycling Coalition (NRC). The Bin Grant program is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company and will allow the UI to increase recycling efforts both inside and outside campus buildings. (11/07)
Work Fluorescent Lamp Management Team wins IOWA (Improving Our Workplace Award) for fall 2007. The team developed a process to ensure that universal wastes (bulbs, batteries, and mercury containing equipment) would be handled, tracked and disposed of properly. (11/07)
Energy Plan
Energy Conservation and Management Strategic Plan . This ambitious and money-saving plan was released in February, 2007. The plan provides strategies to use more renewable energy, increase energy efficiencies, encourage energy conservation, attain energy security, ensure systems reliability, and more. Read the plan. (02/07). 2020 Vision (update 2010)
Partnerships
Pollution Prevention Intern Program . The State of Iowa and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recognized Facilities Management for Environmental Excellence and Leadership by participating in “The Pollution Prevention Intern Program”.
Safety
Route 66 Safety Program
The Route 66 Safety Program
wins APPA's Effective & Innovative Practices Award and the CACUBO 2007 RCB Capital Markets Best Practices Program. Route 66 Safety Program , CACUBO's 2007 RCB Capital Markets Best Practices Program - second place (10/07) and appeared in APPA's Facilities Manager. (10/07)