Westport Names April 2025 Green Building Award Winners

Press release from the Town of Westport:

WESTPORT, CT — At a ceremony at Town Hall on April 25, the Town of Westport and Sustainable Westport awarded Westport Green Building Awards to three recipients exemplifying sustainable design and construction.

Award Recipients:

17 Maple Grove Avenue: Owner Scott Harrington

1 Hockanum Road: Owner Thomas Hensel

142-150 Main Street - Nomade Restaurant owners Ciara Webster & Patrick Jean

Additional information on the subject properties may be found at: Sustainable Westport GBA

The Westport Green Building Award for Achievement in Sustainable Design and Construction recognizes residential and commercial projects that make, or have made, significant contributions to sustainability and Westport’s future as a Net Zero Community. This award is a collaboration between the Town of Westport and Sustainable Westport, and it acknowledges noteworthy accomplishments that add benefit to the Westport community.

To learn more about what residents can do to make their home more sustainable, refer to the Sustainable Westport Green Building Awards Program on Sustainable Westport’s website, sustainablewestport.org, and follow the link to Guidance for Applicants.

ABOUT SUSTAINABLE WESTPORT

Sustainable Westport is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire, support and connect Westport residents, organizations and the town in furtherance of the 2017 RTM resolution committing Westport to use best efforts to become a Net Zero community by 2050 or sooner, where the community has reduced its impacts across energy, water and waste so that they are sustainably managed, using approaches that are economically viable, of social benefit and environmentally responsible.

The Town of Westport and Sustainable Westport invites Westport residents to submit an application or a nomination for projects that meeting the criteria for a Westport Green Building Award as found on the Sustainable Westport website Sustainable Westport, or contact Chris Vornkahl at cvornkahl@westportct.gov, 203-341-5025 with questions regarding the application process. All Westport properties are eligible to receive the Award. Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis and awarded throughout the year.

This press release was produced by the Town of Westport. The views expressed here are the author’s own.