RUSSELLS POINT, OH — Collaborative Design, Ltd. received the ninth annual State of Ohio Governors Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency Honor award for the design of the Honda Transmission Technical Center. The award was presented to Collaborative Design, Ltd. and Honda Transmission Mfg. at the ninth annual Governor's Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency luncheon in November. The Governors Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency honors winners for their innovative energy efficient programs and products. The winners demonstrated that reducing energy consumption translates into reduced energy costs for Ohio residents and businesses.

Collaborative Design, Ltd. in association with WE Monks and Company, the MEP Engineer, were the team to design Honda's state of the art energy efficient building. The new $1.9 million, 16,100-square-foot Honda Transmission Manufacturing opened in October, located at the Technical Center at the Russells Point, Ohio facility.

Honda had three key target goals, achieved with this project:

• Improved associate working environment
• 50% reduction in utility energy costs
• Minimum use of 25% recycled building materials

The building's theme was "facility Innovation" and the project incorporated 10 key green technologies in the design and construction. The green technologies implemented were: high r-value insulation levels: geo-thermal heating and cooling: radiant floor heating: direct digital controls: operable windows with low-e coating and insulated glass; light fixtures with F8 Lamps; occupancy sensors; and automatic light dimming control systems to maintain constant light levels in sunlit areas. Approximately 27 percent of construction material content was recycled building construction materials.

The project was registered with the U.S. Green Building Councils Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program, and is waiting for certification.