Los Vecinos Receives Gold Nugget
June 11, 2010
Los Vecinos, the 42 unit affordable, highly sustainable community in Chula Vista, CA opened in April 2009. For its strides in sustainable design, Los Vecinos has received generous recognition.
Most recently, Los Vecinos was honored by PCBC with the Gold Nugget Grand Award Honors for Green Sustainable Community of the Year. The Awards are the centerpiece of the PCBC – Homebuilding’s Premier Tradeshow and Conference. The 47th Annual Gold Nugget Awards recognized builders, developers, architects, and land planners with communities and projects in the 14 Western States and all international countries. Aesthetic merit, innovation and effectiveness in design/planning are the key criteria for the award and this particular category recognizes energy conserving designs.
The stellar design of Los Vecinos has also been recognized with the following awards so far in the years 2009 and 2010.
Los Vecinos, the 42 unit affordable, highly sustainable community in Chula Vista, CA opened in April 2009. For its strides in sustainable design, Los Vecinos has received generous recognition.
Most recently, Los Vecinos was honored by PCBC with the Gold Nugget Grand Award Honors for Green Sustainable Community of the Year. The Awards are the centerpiece of the PCBC – Homebuilding’s Premier Tradeshow and Conference. The 47th Annual Gold Nugget Awards recognized builders, developers, architects, and land planners with communities and projects in the 14 Western States and all international countries. Aesthetic merit, innovation and effectiveness in design/planning are the key criteria for the award and this particular category recognizes energy conserving designs.
The stellar design of Los Vecinos has also been recognized with the following awards so far in the years 2009 and 2010.
- LEED Platinum Certification 2009
- LEED for Homes Outstanding Multifamily Project Award 2009
- Los Vecinos received the highest score in the history of the LEED for Homes Program 2009
- SDGE Award of Excellence and Sustainability 2009
- SDGE Communities Champion Award 2009
- San Diego Earth Works E.A.R.T.H. Award 2009
- Mexican-American Business Professional Association, Outstanding Affordable Housing Project of the Year 2009
- ED+C Excellence in Design Award 2010
- SANDEE (San Diego Excellence in Energy) Award for Special Achievement for a Non-profit 2010
- San Diego Housing Federation Housing Project of the Year 2010
- San Diego Housing Federation SDG&E Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Award 2010
- PCBC Gold Nugget Grand Award Honors for Green Sustainable Community of the Year 2010