Case Studies from the Mayor's Sustainability Awards

The case studies of District Green Businesses provide models for improving your company’s environmental performance.  They include businesses and organizations that practice outstanding environmental stewardship, implement innovative best practices, pollution prevention and resource conservation.

2011 Award Winners
Read case studies of the 2011 Mayor's Sustainability Award winners for ideas on how to improve your company’s environmental performance:

- Outstanding Achievement by a Hotel

• Topaz, A Kimpton Hotel

- Outstanding Achievement by a Restaurant

• Firefly, A Kimpton Restaurant

- Innovation in Green Products or Services

• Skyline Innovations

- Outstanding Achievement by an Educational Facility

• Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School

- Outstanding Achievement by a Construction/Development Company

• Bradley Site Design, Inc. (BSD)

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The following case studies are more winners of past Mayor's Environmental Excellence Awards. 
If you need more information about the case studies, please email Mary Lynn Wilhere in the Office of Policy and Sustainability.

Outstanding Achievement by a Construction/Development Company

• Akridge (2009)
• GreenShape, LLC (2009)
• The Tower Companies (2009)
• Community Preservation and Development Corporation (CPDC) (2010)
• Bradley Site Design, Inc, (2011)

Outstanding Achievement by a Hotel

• The Fairmont Washington, D.C. (2009)
• Willard InterContinental Hotel (2009)
• Marriott Washington at Metro Center (2010)
• Topaz, A Kimpton Hotel (2011)

Innovation in Green Products or Services

• Clean Currents, LLC and Latino Economic Development Corporation (2009)
• Zipcar (2009)
• Skyline Innovations  (2011)

Outstanding Achievement by a Large Facility

• Akridge (2009)
• Guest Services, Inc. (2009)
• American Chemical Society (ACS) (2010)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC) (2010)

Outstanding Achievement by a Small Facility

• Circle Yoga, LLC (2009)
• Flow Yoga Center (2009)
• Natural Body Spa & Shoppe - West End (2009)
• DC Central Kitchen (2010)
• Landis Construction Corporation (2010)

Outstanding Achievement by an Educational Facility

• Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School (2011)

Outstanding Achievement by a Restaurant/Food Service

• Big Bear Cafe, LLC (2009)
• Poste Moderne Brasserie (2009)
• Restaurant Nora (2009)
• Busboys and Poets (2010)
• Founding Farmers (2010)
• Firefly, a Kimpton Restaurant  (2011)

Partners of the Year (associations and non-profit organizations)

• Casey Trees (2009)
• Green Builders Council of DC and Miller & Long Company, Inc. (2009)
• Live Green (2009)
• Alice Ferguson Foundation (2010)
• American Society of Landscape Architects (2011)
• Rock Creek Conservancy (formerly Friends of Rock Creek's Environment) (2011)