ABC Eagle Award Northland, A Church Distributed

Northland wins an Eagle Award in the category of Religious Facilities $20- 50 million and is also nominated for Project of the Year. The 3,000 seat Sanctuary is one component of a new 160,000 sf building along with a foyer the size of a football field, prayer rooms, 25 classrooms, a bookstore, a café, a children’s playground, an outdoor gathering space for events and theatrical performances and more. Additional elements of the project include enhanced communications technologies that will allow Northland to both connect to current multi-site locations at Lyman High School, Mount Dora and West Oaks as well as locations across the globe in places such as Cairo, Egypt.

Brian A. Walsh, DBIA, LEED AP

LEED Professional Accreditation distinguishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the LEED certification process. LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Rating System. In 2008, administration of the Professional Accreditation program transitioned to the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). The Green Building Certification Institute, established with the support of the U.S. Green Building Council. To learn more: http://www.gbci.org/

Orangewood Christian School

The new two-story 50,000 sq. ft. education building includes facilities to accommodate high school students with four state-of the-art science labs, a media center, 24 classrooms, and a 10 room Children’s Ministry addition for Orangewood Presbyterian Church. On the west side there is a two-story expansion of approximately 10,000 square feet. The first floor houses the new athletic center which includes a weight room and locker rooms. The second floor will be the home of Orangewood Church’s student ministry. The existing building will be renovated to have a new cafeteria/kitchen and separate choir, band, art and drama rooms.