International

2025 Green Good Design - Evanston’s 1st Passive House
2025 Future House Awards - Evanston’s 1st Passive House
2024 BLT Award ‘Design Excellence in High Performance Buildings’ - Evanston’s 1st Passive House
2000 Chicago Dept. of the Environment ‘Green Homes for Chicago’ International Design Competition

National

2025 Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) ‘Excellence in Urban Renewal’ - Evanston’s 1st Passive House
2024 PHIIUS certification and PHIUS Net Zero certification - Evanston’s 1st Passive House
2018 LEED Platinum Certification - 1426 Mulford, Evanston
2012 LEED Platinum Certification - 370 Washington Ave, Glencoe

Regional

2024 AIA Illinois - Design Excellence in High Performance Buildings - Evanston’s 1st Passive House

Local

2024 Design Evanston - 1210 Maple, Evanston ‘Evanston’s 1st Passive House’
2024 Design Evanston - 522 1/2 Forest Ave, Evanston
2024 Design Evanston - 1514 Judson, Evanston
2017 Design Evanston- 1300 Church St, Evanston
2017 Design Evanston- 2413 Payne Street, Evanston
2017 City of Evanston Preservation Award - 522 1/2 Forest Ave, Evanston
2015 Highland Park Preservation Award - 588 Sheridan Road, Highland Park
2015 Design Evanston - Craftjack Offices, Evanston
2013 Friends of the Chicago River Blue Ribbon Award - 370 Washington Ave, Glencoe
2011 Village of Glencoe Preservation Award - 370 Washington Ave, Glencoe
City of Evanston Preservation & Design Award - 2305 Hartrey, Evanston
2010 Design Evanston Excellence Award - Urban Design/Planning - 'Evanston Offshore Windfarm'
2008 Design Evanston - 2039 Orrington, Evanston
Chicago Association of Realtors, 801/807 St. John’s Avenue, Highland Park
2006 Design Evanston - 1837 Asbury, Evanston
2006 Design Evanston - 2514 Jackson, Evanston
2003 City of Evanston Preservation Award - 1112 Hinman, Evanston
2001 Design Evanston Excellence Award - Clybourn Financial Building, 2930 Central St, Evanston
1998 Design Evanston - 2208 Wesley, Evanston
1998 City of Evanston Preservation Award ‘Neighborhood Revitalization’ - Bills Finer Foods

Media

2026 Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Leaders in Sustainability - NextHaus Alliance
2026 Better Magazine Eco Warriors Award - Kipnis Architecture + Planning
2022 Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Leaders in Sustainability - Kipnis Architecture + Planning
2022 Better Magazine Best of 2022 Award - Best Architect in Chicago
2019 Better Magazine Best of 2019 Award - Best Architect in Chicago
2011 Chicago Magazine - Green Award
2009 Natural Home Magazine Reader’s Choice – Home of the Decade, Sturgeon Bay, WI
2008 i4Design Magazine - ‘Wall of Fame’ Suite Sixteen

Personal

2026 Climate Action Museum - Climate Action Hero/Business category
2019 Illinois Green Alliance - 14th Annual Emerald Award for Individual Leadership
2015 Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA)
2010 AIA Chicago - Presidential Citation for 2030 Commitment Working Group
2007 City of Evanston Environment Board - Environmental Stewardship Award