The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia recently announced the finalists of the 2019 Excellence in Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards.  The winners will be recognized at a special celebration on May 23 in Philadelphia.

The awards celebrate and elevate green stormwater infrastructure projects and innovations, the triple bottom line (TBL) benefits of a nature-based approach to stormwater management, and the partners who bring these projects to life in the Greater Philadelphia Area.

The winners in each of the three categories are--

-- Public Projects: Built projects managed in large part by a public agency and/or on public property (municipal, state, federal)--

-- Chester Arthur Schoolyard – SALT Design Studio

-- Panati Playground – Gilmore & Associates, Inc.

-- Andorra Creek Floodplain Restoration Project– T&M Associates

-- Private Projects: Built projects managed in large part by private entity and/or on private property--

-- Nature’s Sanctuary – West Laurel Hill Cemetery

-- Drexel’s Perelman & Korman Quad –Meliora Design

-- Innovation: Processes, programs or technology that break new ground, by applying information, ingenuity, and initiative to significantly advance GSI’s impact

-- The Community Academy of Philadelphia – ISS

-- The Kelly Green Project – Asarum LandDesign

-- WikiWatershed – Stroud Water Research Center

-- Climate-Smart Cities – Trust for Public Land

-- Green Infrastructure Living Laboratory – Philadelphia Water Department/Drexel University

For more information on the Awards and the celebration, visit the SBN’s 2019 Excellence In GSI Awards Ceremony webpage.