Energy/Industrial Award of Merit: Airbus A320 Dual-Bay Hangar

Completed in just 13 months, this 94,000-sq-ft structural-steel high-bay hangar facility was built on a 232-acre site at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Ala., to enable aircraft manufacturer Airbus to better serve its U.S. airline clients.

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Excellence in Sustainability: ASHRAE Global Headquarters

The existing 66,700-sq-ft, 1970s-era office building provided an ideal opportunity for ASHRAE to apply its own building standards to transform a conventional structure into a net-zero energy building, thereby showcasing sustainability in action. 

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Government/Public Building Award of Merit: Tennessee State Library and Archives

This stunning five-story repository for Tennessee’s collection of books and public/historic records replaces the oldest archives building in the nation and includes three stories dedicated to the library and archives, one level of below-grade parking and a single-story mechanical penthouse. 

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