The Aurora Awards are presented at the SEBC’s Black Tie Gala/Spectacular at the Rosen center in Orlando, FL on July 13, 2013. The Award competition recognizes achievements in building design. As a team member on many of the winning projects Two Trails Inc. is proud to be a part of the client teams that were nominated and won an Aurora Award.
The Aurora Awards is a competitive award competition held during SEBC (Southeast Builders Conference). Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) sponsors the Award competition; one of the largest associations of it’s kind. The Aurora Award design competition is presented to outstanding builders, planners, architects, developers, designers, and interior merchandisers within a twelve state southeastern and eastern Caribbean region.
The design competition since it’s inception thirty-four years ago, continues to grow and honor residential and commercial designers and builders in 135 categories. Categories consist of Commercial, Residential, Price Point, Energy Efficiency, Green Building and many more. The builders in the categories also recognize major Team members on the project. Two Trails Inc.-Green Building Consulting is proud to be a part of thirty-seven (37) 2013 Aurora Awards this year.
“We are proud to be a part of our client’s success this year. Two Trails was a chosen team member in client projects that received a combined total of 37 Aurora Awards. Our success is dependent upon our clients’ success. We love seeing our partners exceed, especially in the green categories!” stated Drew Smith, President of Two Trails Inc.
Awards won by Two Trails Clients-
Grand Aurora Awards:
29-001 - KITCHEN $500,001-$1,000,000
Winner: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc. For The Pearl, Sarasota, FL
52-005 - INTERIOR DETAILING $1,000,001-$2,000,000
Winner: Phil Kean Design Group For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
61-001 - WATER-WISE HOME Best Water-Wise Home
Winner: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc. For The Pearl, Sarasota, FL
61-003 - WATER-WISE HOME Best Water-Wise Home
Winner: Phil Kean Design Group For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
62-002 - SOLAR ENERGY HOUSE Single Family Home
Winner: Synergy Building For Manasota Beach House, Sarasota, FL
62-002 - SOLAR ENERGY HOUSE Single Family Home
Winner: Synergy Building For Manasota Beach House, Sarasota, FL
63-001 - NATURAL GAS HOME Single Family Home
Winner: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc. For The Pearl, Sarasota, FL
66C-001 - GREEN CONSTRUCTION Demonstration Model - $1,000,001-$2,000,000
Winner: Marc Rutenberg Homes For Castaway III, Palm Harbor, FL
68D-001 - GREEN CONSTRUCTION New Construction - Over $2,000,000
Winner: Synergy Building For Manasota Beach House, Sarasota, FL
88-001 - SITE PLANNING CATEGORIES Best Community Site Plan
Winner: Newland Communities For Starling at FishHawk Ranch, Lithia, FL
Aurora Awards:
10-003 - Detached Single-Family Home $1,000,001-$1,500,000
Winner: Neal Communities. For Barbados II, Bradenton, FL
16-002 - CUSTOM HOME (One of a Kind) $750,001-$1,000,000
Winner: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc. For The Pearl, Sarasota, FL
27D-012 - REMODELING, REHABILITATION OR HISTORICAL RESTORATION Whole house Renovation Over $100,000 Winner: Phil Kean Design Group For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
29-001 - KITCHEN $500,001-$1,000,000
Winner: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc. For The Pearl, Sarasota, FL
30-004 - KITCHEN $1,000,001 - $2,000,000
Winner: Marc-Michaels Interior Design, Inc. For Castaway III, Palm Harbor, FL
30-005 - KITCHEN $1,000,001 - $2,000,000
Winner: Cabinetry Creations, Inc. For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
35-005 - BATH $1,000,001-$2,000,000
Winner: Marc-Michaels Interior Design, Inc. For Castaway III, Palm Harbor, FL
35-006 - BATH $1,000,001-$2,000,000
Winner: Cabinetry Creations, Inc. For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
35-007 - BATH $1,000,001-$2,000,000
Winner: Phil Kean Design Group For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
43-002 - INTERIOR MERCHANDISING $1,500,000-$2,000,000
Winner: Marc-Michaels Interior Design, Inc. For Castaway III, Palm Harbor, FL
43-003 - INTERIOR MERCHANDISING $1,500,000-$2,000,000
Winner: Phil Kean Design Group For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
52-004 - INTERIOR DETAILING $1,000,001-$2,000,000
Winner: Marc-Michaels Interior Design, Inc. For Castaway III, Palm Harbor, FL
52-005 - INTERIOR DETAILING $1,000,001-$2,000,000
Winner: Phil Kean Design Group For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
55-010 - LANDSCAPE DESIGN/POOL DESIGN Custom Home (One of a Kind)
Winner: Phil Kean Design Group For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
60-001 - ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME Duke Energy
Winner: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc. For The Pearl, Sarasota, FL
60-008 - ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME FPL
Winner: Phil Kean Design Group For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
61-001 - WATER-WISE HOME Best Water-Wise Home
Winner: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc. For The Pearl, Sarasota, FL
61-003 - WATER-WISE HOME Best Water-Wise Home
Winner: Phil Kean Design Group For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
62-002 - SOLAR ENERGY HOUSE Single Family Home
Winner: Synergy Building For Manasota Beach House, Sarasota, FL
63-001 - NATURAL GAS HOME Single Family Home
Winner: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc. For The Pearl, Sarasota, FL
66C-001 - GREEN CONSTRUCTION Demonstration Model - $1,000,001-$2,000,000 Winner: Marc Rutenberg Homes For Castaway III, Palm Harbor, FL
67-001 - GREEN CONSTRUCTION Affordable Housing
Winner: Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota Co., Inc. For Forked Creek Duplex, Englewood, FL
68B-002 - GREEN CONSTRUCTION New Construction - $500,001-$1,000,000
Winner: Josh Wynne Construction, Inc. For The Pearl, Sarasota, FL
68D-001 - GREEN CONSTRUCTION New Construction - Over $2,000,000
Winner: Synergy Building For Manasota Beach House, Sarasota, FL
69B-001 - GREEN CONSTRUCTION Remodeling, Rehabilitation or Historical Restoration - Over $100,000 Winner: Phil Kean Design Group For Bay Point, Orlando, FL
70C-001 - GREEN CONSTRUCTION Over 500 Acres
Winner: Newland Communities For FishHawk Ranch, Lithia, FL
70D-002 - GREEN CONSTRUCTION Mid-Rise Under 4 Floors
Winner: Two Trails Inc. For Seabourn Cove Luxury Apartments, Boynton Beach, FL
88-001 - SITE PLANNING CATEGORIES Best Community Site Plan
Winner: Newland Communities For Starling at FishHawk Ranch, Lithia, FL
For a complete list of all award winners go to: http://www.theauroras.com/
About Drew Smith | Two Trails, Inc. was founded in 2001, by an innovative builder who set out to change the methodology of conventional building science. Drew realized that the only way to change the industry was to become the resource for the knowledge on how to implement healthy, sustainable projects. He “hung up his hammer” and opened one of the first green building, consulting firms in the nation.
By helping to develop standards for the American Lung Association, National Home Builders Association, Florida Green Building Coalition, and USGBC LEED for Homes by either writing the standard or testing the viability of the standard in the field, he was able to provide his firm with a thorough understanding of the science of building sustainable, healthy, environmentally conscious, and affordable solutions for the building industry. He was “green” before “green” was more than a color. Our President, Drew M. Smith, LEED AP BD+C, was the founding President of the Florida Green Building Coalition and is the first Governor appointed Green Building Commissioner for the State of Florida. Two Trails, Inc. provides hands-on consulting making it easy to achieve certification.
About Two Trails, Inc. | Two Trails, Inc. is one of the nations premier Green Building Consulting firm established in 2001. We provide green consulting services nationwide for commercial, residential, remodeling, and developments seeking to obtain LEED certification and/or LEED commissioning by USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council), National Green Building Standard (NGBS), Energy Star by the U.S. Department of Energy, & Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) certifications.