KTA Newsletter December 2009

KTA Wins National Award from USGBC

The BrightBuilt Barn has won the 2009 LEED for Homes Innovative Project Award from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).  Phil Kaplan, Tedd Benson, of Bensonwood , and BrightBuilt Barn owner Keith Collins accepted the award at GreenBuild, the annual conference of the USGBC.

According to the USGBC, “BrightBuilt Barn was selected for this award because it brings to life a vision of an evolved future for the homebuilding industry, and effectively employs a smaller, replicable, flexible prefabricated design that succeeds in re-imagining the look and feel of 'home,' while keeping upfront costs low and long term operational costs to an absolute minimum.”

We couldn’t agree more.  Thank you USGBC and thank you BrightBuilt Barn Team!

Photograph by Courtney Baker, USGBC

Limelight Award

We are also pleased to announce that the Falmouth Flyer is the recepient of the Maine U.S. Green Building Council's Green Homes Limelight Award.  According to Naomi Mermin, President of USGBC Maine, "We are proud to have awarded Kaplan Thompson Architects special recognition for their pioneering work in Green Home Design at the 2009 'In The Limelight' celebration."  Falmouth Flyer is another fine example of KTA's commitment to Beautiful, Sustainable, and Attainable homes.

Photograph by Naomi C.O. Beal