USGBC communities in the Carolinas announce 2019 Sustainable Business Awards finalists
Winners will be announced during the Carolinas Green Gala on Dec. 5.

The USGBC North Carolina and USGBC South Carolina communities are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2019 Sustainable Business Awards. The Sustainable Business Awards promote and recognize excellence in sustainable design, environmental stewardship and community impact, and highlight the green building initiatives and achievements of local projects, businesses and individual leaders. Given in several categories, our project awards honor innovative, high-performance buildings that are leading the way throughout the Carolinas.
Winners will be announced during a special ceremony at the annual Carolinas Green Gala celebration, which will be held on Dec. 5 at the Mint Museum Uptown in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 6–9 p.m. Event attendees will also have the opportunity to vote to decide which of the nominees will take home the prestigious People's Choice Award. Please visit the gala website for more information and to register.
2019 Sustainable Business Awards finalists
Innovative Project, Building Design and Construction
Bank of America Tower at Legacy Union, Charlotte, North Carolina
Chatham Park Medical Office Building #2, Cary, North Carolina
RTI International Horizon Building, Durham, North Carolina
SAS Building A, Cary, North Carolina
Innovative Project, Building Design and Construction: Education
Center for Health and Well-Being, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Clemson University Allen N. Reeves Football Complex, Clemson, South Carolina
Royal Oaks Elementary School, Kannapolis, North Carolina
Wake Technical Community College–Stephen C. Scott Northern Wake Campus, Raleigh, North Carolina
Innovative Project, Interior Design and Construction
BARINGS, Charlotte, North Carolina
AmerisourceBergen's LEED Gold Facility: Kingsley Park II, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Little Charlotte Office, Charlotte, North Carolina
WNCC Conference Center, Huntersville, North Carolina
Community Champion Project
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools: Renaissance West STEAM Academy, Charlotte, North Carolina
Cherry Park Elementary School, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Royal Oaks Elementary School, Kannapolis, North Carolina
The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center, Greenville, South Carolina
Marquee Green Building
Bank of America Corporate Center: Decade of LEED O+M Certifications, Charlotte, North Carolina
Bank of America Tower at Legacy Union, Charlotte, North Carolina
Talley Student Union, Raleigh, North Carolina
The Dillon, Raleigh, North Carolina
Community Change Agent
Volunteer Leadership
Doug Broome, Architectural Designer, Little
Donald Green, Sr. Project Manager, Progressive AE
John Hansen, Principal, Craig Gaulden Davis, Inc.
Isela Martinez, Designer, LS3P Associates, Ltd.
Community Impact
City of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
LS3P Associates, Ltd., locations around North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
National Gypsum, headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina