AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Submissions for the 2025 Jeffrey L. Bruce Awards of Excellence Program Now Open
Submissions accepted through September 30, 2025
Award winners will be profiled in front of hundreds of industry professionals online, in the Living Architecture Monitor, and in numerous other publications.
To submit a project, you must fill out the submission form, save it into .doc or .pdf format, and create a 5-10 slide photo presentation (in powerpoint or .pdf format). Then you will be ready to submit! You may also provide an additional plant list for your project if you so choose.
Download a Green Roof/Wall Design Submission Form
Awards and Recognition Program
Each year we recognize integrated design and installation excellence with the Green Roof & Wall Awards of Excellence. We also recognize outstanding contributions to the industry in research, policy, and corporate contribution. Award winners will be profiled in front of hundreds of industry professionals at CitiesAlive, in the Living Architecture Monitor, and in numerous other publications.
The Green Roof & Wall Awards of Excellence program recognizes distinction in five areas:
Design Awards acknowledging excellence in innovative and integrative green roof and wall design.
Research Award honoring outstanding research contributions to the green roof industry.
Civic Award honoring outstanding contributions to green roof policy development.
Living Architecture Monitor Advertising Award honoring supporters of the Living Architecture Monitor.
President's Corporate Award honoring individuals and companies that have made a significant contribution to the industry.
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For questions about the Awards of Excellence submission process, contact awards@greenroofs.org.
2023 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2023 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognized outstanding Design projects in four design categories, as well as Individual accomplishments in policy, research, and lifetime achievement. The Awards ceremony took place Virtually on January 9, 2024.
Extensive Commercial/ Industrial/ Institutional
Carle Foundation Hospital Will’s Garden
Civic
Pete Ellis, GRP
Research
Dr. Leigh Whittinghill
Lifetime Achievement Award
Randy Sharp, BCSLA, FCSLA, GRP
Honorable Mention Master Thesis
Thomas Hickey
Outstanding Master Thesis
Michael Guidi
Outstanding Doctoral DIssertation
Katherine Manning
Corporate Legacy Award
LiveRoof/LiveWall
Corporate Legacy Award
Naturcycle
Corporate Legacy Award
Soprema
2022 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2022 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognized outstanding Design projects in eight design categories, as well as Individual accomplishments in policy, research, and board recognition. The Awards ceremony took place in person during CitiesAlive Philadelphia on October 18, 2022.
Intensive Commercial/ Industrial/ Institutional
4131 State St
Omni Ecosystems
Small Scale Residential
5665 Woodlawn
Omni Ecosystems
Interior Green wall
Drexel University Living Wall
Parker Plants
Urban Agriculture
Javits Center Farm
Brooklyn Grange
Civic
Mona Das
Research
Dr. Olyssa Starry
Board Chair’s Recognition Award
Charlie Miller, P. Eng
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Manfred Kohler
Honorable Mention Master Thesis
Alyssa Skilton
Outstanding Master Thesis
Harveer Singh Takhar
Outstanding Doctoral DIssertation
Anna Droz
2021 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2021 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognized outstanding Design projects in eight design categories, as well as Individual accomplishments in policy, research, and board recognition. The Awards ceremony took place online in a dedicated webinar on January 19, 2022.
Intensive Commercial/ Industrial/ Institutional
Old Chicago Post Office
Civic
Mothers Out Front
Research
Lee R. Skabelund
Board Chair’s Recognition Award
Ed Snodgrass
2020 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2020 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognized outstanding Design projects in eight design categories, as well as Individual accomplishments in policy, research, and board recognition. The Awards ceremony took place online during CitiesAlive Virtual 2020 from October 20-23, 2020.
Intensive Commercial/ Industrial/ Institutional
Civic
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez
Research
Dr. Reid Coffman
Board Chair’s Recognition Award
Peter Lowitt, AICP
2019 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2019 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognized outstanding Design projects in six design categories, as well as Individual accomplishments in policy, research, board recognition, and advertising. The Awards ceremony took place on October 29th, 2019, at Grey to Green: Metro DC in Silver Spring, MD.
Advertising Design
Civic
Elizabeth Hart-Morris
Lifetime Achievement - Research
Dr. Richard Sutton
Board Chair’s Recognition Award
Jeffrey Bruce, ASIC, FASLA, GRP, LEED
2018 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2018 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognized outstanding Design projects in eight different categories, as well as Individual accomplishments in policy development, research, and finally Corporate excellence through advertising and corporate leadership. The Awards ceremony took place on September 27th, 2018, at CitiesAlive: 16th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference in Brooklyn, NY.
Civic
Brandon Reitheimer
President’s Award
Paola Garcia
Research Poster
Fire Behavior of Green Roof Substrate
Nataliia Gerzhova
Research Poster
Factors Influencing Temporal & Seasonal Variation of Nutrients in Runoff From an Extensive Green Roof
Nataliia Gerzhova
JLIV Best Paper
Observations on the Survival of 112 Plant Taxa on a Green Roof in a Semi-Arid Climate
Jennifer Bousselot
Amy Schneider
Mark Fusco
Advertising Design
American Hydrotech
2017 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2017 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognized outstanding Design projects in eight different categories, as well as Individual accomplishments in policy development, research, and finally Corporate excellence through advertising and corporate leadership. The Awards ceremony took place on September 20th, 2017, at CitiesAlive: 15th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference in Seattle, WA.
Extensive Industrial/Commercial
Rooftop Wheat Prarie
Omni Ecosystems
Extensive Institutional
VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre
Connect Landscape Architecture
Intensive Industrial/Commercial
1516 West Carroll Ave Roof Farm
Omni Ecosystems
Intensive Institutional
Fenway Farms
Recover Green Roofs
Interior Green Wall
Small Scale Residential
Hedgegate
AE Design
Special Recognition
Mountain Equipment Coop Head Office
Connect Landscape Architecture
Research Poster
Current and Potential Uses of Green Roofs on Hospitals
Arjun Viray
Olyssa Starry, PhD
JLIV Best Paper
Deploying Living Walls as Kinetic Facades
Leann Andrews, PLA
Nancy Rottle, PLA, FASLA
Research
Bruce Dvorak
Texas A&M University
Advertising Design
Sika Sarnafil
Corporate Leadership
Lynda Wightman, Hunter Irrigation Products
2016 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2016 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognized outstanding Design projects in eight different categories, as well as Individual accomplishments in policy development, research, and finally Corporate excellence through advertising and corporate leadership. The Awards ceremony took place on November 3rd, 2016, at CitiesAlive: 14th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference in Washington, DC.
Extensive Industrial/Commercial
Alberta Ecoroof Initiative
Green T Design
Extensive Institutional
Bridgepoint Active Healthcare
Stantec Architecture
KPMB Architects
HDR Architecture
Diamond Schmitt Architects
PFS Studio
MBTW Group
Extensive Residential
Williamsburg Condominium
New York Green Roofs
Intensive Institutional
Urban Farming at the Trent
ZinCo Canada
Interior Green Wall
Edmonton Federal Building
Nedlaw Living Walls
Intensive Industrial/Commercial
Tech Deck
Bionic Landscape
Small Scale Residential
Edgeland Residence
Ecosystem Design Group/Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Special Recognition
The Javits Center Green Roof
FXFOWLE Epstein
Advertising Design
Civic
Hamid Karimi, PhD
Research
Richard K. Sutton, PhD
Corporate Leadership
Oscar Warmerdam, Sempergreen/Purple-Roof
2015 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2015 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognized outstanding Design projects in eight different categories, as well as Individual accomplishments in policy development, research, and finally Corporate excellence through advertising and corporate leadership. The 2015 Awards ceremony took place on October 7th, 2015, at CitiesAlive: 13th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference in Brooklyn, NY.
Extensive Industrial/Commercial
Berry Architecture Office
Berry Architecture & Associates
Extensive Institutional
Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology
Roofmeadow
Intensive Industrial/Commercial
Aventura Optima Plaza
Savino & Miller Design Studio
Intensive Institutional
Helen Schuler Nature Centre
O2 Planning & Design Inc
Intensive Residential
TriBeCa Loft
New York Green Roofs LLC
Exterior Green Wall
Breathe Wall
LiveWall, LLC
Small Scale Residential
Urban Rooftop Vegetable Garden
Johanne Daoust
Special Recognition
LeFrak Lakeside Center Prospect Park
Roofmeadow
Advertising Design
Civic
Kevin L. Shafer, P.E.
Research
Dr. Bill Retzlaff
Corporate Leadership
2014 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2014 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognize outstanding projects in seven different design categories, as well as accomplishments in research, policy development, and corporate support. The Awards ceremony took place on November 13th, 2014, at CitiesAlive, the 12th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference in Nashville, TN.
Extensive Industrial/Commercial
Midtown High Rise
New York Green Roofs
Extensive Institutional
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Jeffrey L. Bruce & Co
Extensive Residential
Silver City Townhomes
XeroFlor America
Intensive Industrial/Commercial
Whole Foods Market
Recover Green Roofs, LLC
Intensive Institutional
PS 6 Eric Dutt Eco Center
MKM Landscape Architecture
Exterior Green Wall
The Shoppes at Kingsbury Square
Wolff Landscape Architecture
Interior Green Wall
Social Science Building, University of Ottawa
Diamond Schmitt Architects
KWC Architects
Nedlaw Living Walls
Small Scale Residential
Kimball Ave. Green Roof
Omni Ecosystems
Special Recognition
Music City Center
Roofmeadow
Greenrise Technologies
Civic
Michael Gibbons
Research
Dr. Youbin Zheng
University of Guelph Green Roof Research Team
Corporate Leadership
2013 Awards of Excellence Winners
The 2013 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence recognize outstanding projects in seven different design categories, as well as accomplishments in research, policy development, and corporate support. The Awards ceremony took place on October 25th, 2013, at CitiesAlive, the 11th Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference in San Francisco, CA.
Extensive Industrial/Commerical
Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility
SYMBIOS
Extensive Institutional
Kauffman Performing Arts Center
Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company
Intensive Institutional
Vancouver Island University
Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture
Intensive Residential
The Visionaire
MKM Landscape Architecture
Exterior Green Wall
Drew School
ROMA Design Group
Interior Green Wall
Drexel University
Diamond Schmitt Architects
Small Scale Residential
Skyhigh Residence
SYMBIOS
Special Recognition
Olive Street
Recover Green Roofs, LLC
Civic
Scott Potter
Research
Dr. Maureen Connelly
Corporate Leadership
Douglas York
Ewing Irrigation Products