Charlottesville, VA - Every year, the Modular Building Institute (MBI) hosts the industry's premier awards program, the MBI Awards of Distinction Contest, recognizing the best in commercial modular building design and construction, with entries submitted by MBI member companies.

A highlight of the contest is the Best of Show category, where awards are conferred by industry peers for what they collectively recognize as the best modular structures in the business.

This year’s Best of Show for Green Building Design went to the Harvard Yard Childcare Center in Cambridge, MA by Triumph Modular and Commercial Structures Corp. (http://www.modular.org/Awards/AwardEntryDetail.aspx?awardentryid=817).

The Best of Show for Renovated Reuse went to the Marriott Grande Lakes Sales Center in Orlando, FL by Affordable Structures and Southeast Modular Mfg. (http://www.modular.org/Awards/AwardEntryDetail.aspx?awardentryid=755)

Following are other green building winners:

First Place:
Harvard Yard Childcare Center in Cambridge, MA by Triumph Modular and Commercial Structures Corp.
http://www.modular.org/Awards/AwardEntryDetail.aspx?awardentryid=817

Honorable Mention:
Performance IQ in Riverside, CA by M Space Holdings LLC and Walden Structures, Inc.
http://www.modular.org/Awards/AwardEntryDetail.aspx?awardentryid=808

Following are other renovated reuse winners:

First Place:
Marriott Grande Lakes Sales Center in Orlando, FL by Affordable Structures and Southeast Modular Mfg.
http://www.modular.org/Awards/AwardEntryDetail.aspx?awardentryid=755 

Honorable Mention:
JigsawKids Preschool in Pasco, WA by Pacific Mobile Structures, Inc. and Blazer Industries, Inc.
http://www.modular.org/Awards/AwardEntryDetail.aspx?awardentryid=851

A well-respected and volunteer judging pool was comprised of Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief,  Building Design + Construction Magazine; Jim Jones, PhD, Professor, School of Architecture & Design, Virginia Tech; Mohamed Al-Hussein, PhD, PE, Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental, Engineering Hole School of Construction, University of Alberta; Robert Kobet, AIA, LEED Faculty, CEO/President, The Kobet Collaborative; Lorenz Schoff, PE, President, Energy Efficient Solutions; and David Corson, Editor/Publisher, Commercial Construction Magazine.  The judges scored building entries on a number of criteria including architectural excellence, technical innovation, cost effectiveness, energy efficiency, and calendar days to complete, while marketing pieces were judged on strategy, implementation, and quantifiable results.

MBI presents its Awards of Distinction at the closing awards banquet of World of Modular, its annual convention and trade show. The 2011 convention was held March 12-14 at the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and featured prominent speakers, educational sessions, entertainment and prizes, and an exhibit hall of suppliers for the commercial modular construction industry.

Find a full list of Awards of Distinction winners here.