CUH2A Receives AIA NJ Awards for Design and Sustainability.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- CUH2A received both an Honor Award and a Merit Award at the annual AIA NJ Design Conference held at Montclair State University earlier this month. The awards for design and sustainability went to two projects: the Dubiotech Headquarters Complex and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Both projects were designed using Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED[R]) certification criteria.

AIA NJ awarded the Dubiotech Complex the highest honor, the only Honor Award for an un-built project. According to the juror's notes, the Dubai project "addresses environmental issues but uses new moves" and "creates new vision for this part of the world." PNNL received a Merit Award, with jurors commenting on the solar orientation, response to the desert, and design of subterranean space.

"We are proud to be recognized for excellence in design, and we are convinced that these awards confirm what we have always known -- that our projects exemplify clear design vision and our commitment to sustainability," says Scott Butler, president of CUH2A. These two awards come on the heels of two other AIA awards: a citation award from the AIA Potomac Valley for the C.W. Bill Young Center in Bethesda, MD; and a Collaborative Merit Award for Excellence in Architectural Design from AIA Cincinnati to BHDP Architecture with CUH2A for the Procter & Gamble Central Building Lobby Renovation.

CUH2A architects, engineers and planners design the most advanced science and technology facilities in the world. Since its founding in 1962, CUH2A has designed over 60 million square feet of research and development space. The firm serves academic, corporate and government clients worldwide from offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dubai, London, New York, Princeton, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.