The Clark County School District's Miley Achievement Center was recently named a "Best of 2006 Nevada Award in Green Building: Public Project" winner. JMA Architure Studios, the school's architectrual partner, submitted the winning deisgn, one of 18 winner selected statewide from the annual competition.

Winning design were chosen based on the follwing criteria: quality of design and contruction, innovation, contribution to the industry, ability to overcome challenges and overall excellence. The winners were selected by an independent panel of judges who were chosen from the construction industry in each state.

Miley Achievement Center was designed and constructed following strict Green Building guidelines and is in the process of registering ofr Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings.

Each of the 18 winning projects, selected from 105 entries statewide, will be featured in the December 2006 issue of Southwest Contractor magazine. An awards ceremony honoring the 2006 Best of Nevada selections will be held in the Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas on Tuesday, December 12, 2006.

Press release courtesy of CCSD Communications Office.