LUXADD joined the USGBC South Florida Chapter’s GALAVerde

Miami, FL, August 27, 2011 - Over 400 green-building enthusiasts attended the USGBC South Florida Chapter's annual LEEDership and Green Awards Program, GalaVerde, on the evening of Saturday, August 27, highlighted by keynote speaker Manny Diaz, former Major of Miami and strong proponent of green building and LEED.

For Jeff Burnside, Master of Ceremonies, NBC6 Special Projects Reporter and multiple Emmys winner for environmental issues, everyone at GalaVerde was already a champion. Making an effort in making the world more sustainable and preserve our environment for our children’s future is what Burnside has been advocating for over 20 years. This October 19-23 in Miami, Jeff Burnside will chair the largest environmentalist journalism conference ever held in the world, for the Society of Environmental Journalists.

Picture: Jeff Burnside and Carole McDowell

Community LEEDer Rob Hink and his wife Virginia, both Principals at The Spinnaker Group, have been outstanding in their dedication to the sustainability of the built environment for many years and took home two prices as their team also won the Green Business award.

Picture: 2nd from left: Rob Hink, Virginia E. Snyder-Hink, Steve Samenski, Nabil Maroun, Mark Schrieber

Congratulations to the following 2011 "Most Outstanding" winners!

Community LEEDer:
Rob Hink

Green Business:
The Spinnaker Group

Green Government:
City of Boynton Beach

Green Elected Official:
Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs

LEED NC (New Construction):
FAU College of Engineering & Computer Science

LEED CI (Commercial Interiors):
Co-Winner: DHL Global Forwarding at MICC
Co-Winner: Lexus Florida Training Center

LEED EB (Existing Buildings):
110 Tower

LEED CS (Core & Shell):
Co-Winner: Wells Fargo Center
Co-Winner: 1450 Brickell

LEED for Schools:
St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School

LEED for Retail:
Pizza Fusion – Weston

LEED Multi-Family:
NW Gardens I

LEED for Homes, Single Family:
GlassHouse by Zahn Development

The LUXADD Teams says thank you to the USGBC South Florida Chapter Leadership, the GALAVerde Committee and especially Executive Director Lee Cooke, with whom it was a pleasure working with.