Earth Advantage hosted its most recent annual Builder Awards ceremony at McMenamins Edgefield on September 18, 2025. The event featured an awards ceremony, networking luncheon and par-3 golf, offering a unique forum for attendees to connect, exchange ideas and celebrate leadership in advancing energy and housing solutions.
For more than two decades, the Earth Advantage Builder Awards have brought together leaders from across the housing industry to celebrate outstanding achievements by builders who are exceeding requirements for energy efficiency, indoor air quality and more. This year’s program combined recognition, networking and inspiration, showcasing innovations, best practices and partnerships that drive solutions and shape resilient, high-performance housing.
The 2025 Earth Advantage Award Winners are:
- Most Silver Homes: Structure Development NW
- Most Gold Homes: Stone Bridge Homes NW
- Most Platinum Homes: Ichijo USA
- Most Zero Energy Ready Homes: Noyes Development Co.
- Most Zero Energy Homes: Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity
- Construction Manager of the Year—Portland: Ryan Martini—Habitat for Humanity Portland Region
- Construction Manager of the Year—Bend: Kendra Schmidt—Solaire Homebuilders
- Innovative Design: Alberta Custom Home—R.S. Wallace Construction
- Market Rate Single-Family Project of the Year: Kakuro Development—Owen Gabbert Construction
- Affordable Single-Family Project of the Year: Cedar Townhomes—Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity
- Zero Energy Project of the Year: Hood House—Akos Construction and Outside Architecture
- Earth Advantage Lifetime Achievement: Bruce Sullivan
Please join us in congratulating the award winners! To learn more, visit the Earth Advantage website.