World Green Infrastructure Award Winners Announced
On behalf of the World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN), We are pleased to announce the winners and honorable mentions of our prestigious award program. After eight months of diligent work by our six-member working committee and a rigorous judging process involving 30 judges from 4 continents and 25 countries across 20 sessions, we have selected the top projects, research, and policies in each of our six categories.
The winners and honorable mentions were chosen based on a comprehensive set of evaluation criteria. We commend all participants for their outstanding contributions to the field of vertical green infrastructure.
The awards ceremony took place at the WGIN Conference in Auckland, New Zealand, during the gala dinner. We celebrated these achievements with our global community.
Auckland, New Zealand (3-5 September) The WGIN (World Green Infrastructure Network) was thrilled to announce the winners and honorable mentions of the for World Green Infrastructure Awards. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in sustainable urban design and environmental stewardship
Category 01: Green Roofs
Winner: Boronggook Drysdale Library - Sloping Green Roof. (Drysdale, Australia)
Honorable Mention: Chicago City Hall Rooftop Garden (Chicago, Americas).
Category 02: Green Walls
Winner: The Standard - Fire Compliant Green Wall. (Brisbane, Australia).
Honorable Mention: Badouzi Restaurant - Indoor Waterfall Green Wall (Yunlin, Taiwan).
Category 03 : Green Neighborhood scale and on-grade
Winner: Tarralla Creek Wetlands. (Croydon Australia).
Honorable Mention: Forest Green Campus (Warsaw, Poland)
Honorable Mention: Wadanggari Park (St Leonards, Australia).
Category 04: Green Infrastructure Policy
Winner: The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and The EU Nature Restoration Regulation.
Honorable Mention: Toronto Green Roof Bylaw (Toronto, Canada).
Category 05: Green Infrastructure Research and Academic work
Winner: "Hort Innovation and Green Roof Research" coordinated by Professor Nicholas William from the University of Melbourne, Australia, with a team of researchers and experts from public and private institutions. (Melbourne, Australia).
Honorable Mention: "Thermal Performance of Green Walls and Roofs" coordinated by Abdollah Baghaei, Massey University, New Zealand.
Category 06: Green Infrastructure student posters
Winner: "Aitken Creek Oasis: Climate-Resilient Suburban Design and Biodiversity Restoration" (Melbourne, Australia).
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