The Iowa City Public Works (ICPW) Phase I building has received an Excellence in Energy Efficient Design award through the Commercial New Construction (CNC) program offered by Alliant Energy and MidAmerican Energy Company in collaboration with energy design assistance provider Willdan. Participating building projects received a CNC program final verification report between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. The top projects selected for an award had the highest kBTU savings percentage in Alliant Energy and MidAmerican’s Energy’s service territory.

Neumann Monson Architects was honored with five AIA Central States Region Excellence in Design Awards this September at a virtual awards celebration. The awards program honors projects in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma with notable accomplishment and excellent design qualities.

We’re excited to announce that two projects designed by Neumann Monson have received an AIA Iowa Excellence in Design Awards and two Excellence in Craft Awards!

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) honored Neumann Monson Architect’s Nathan Griffith with the 2020 AIA Iowa Young Architect Award during a virtual awards ceremony of the annual AIA Iowa convention.

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) honored Neumann Monson President Tim Schroeder, AIA, with the 2020 AIA Iowa Medal of Honor. Tim was formally recognized during a virtual awards ceremony of the annual AIA Iowa convention.

New Sustainable Concrete Technology Will Revolutionize the Construction Industry in Iowa By Nathan Griffith As global pollution continues to rise, reducing the amount emissions through innovations in building materials has been receiving increased attention from the media in the last few years. Earlier this year at one of our monthly staff meetings, one of my colleagues introduced CarbonCure, a new technology that greatly reduces carbon emissions from the production of concrete. We recently learned that a local business, Metro Pavers of Iowa City, will be the first in Iowa to begin offering CarbonCure in August.

St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, Ankeny, has received a 2019 Faith & Form/AIA Interfaith Design (ID) Knowledge Community Award in the religious architecture – new facilities category. The program encourages and supports excellence in the design of worship spaces and their accoutrements. More than 100 projects were submitted with nearly one-third located outside the United States. Jurors noted that some of the best projects were modest in scale and budget and displayed sensitivity to their local cultural, historical, and social context. Awarded projects were published in the Winter 2019 Awards Issue of Faith & Form magazine and can be viewed on the Faith and Form website.

Beginning in mid-March, a large portion of our studio began working remotely. The shift has gone remarkably well, with just enough video gaffes and frozen screens to keep us humble. Though we miss stopping by each other’s desks and meeting up in the crit space, there’s something comforting about having everyone just one call away.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Iowa Chapter recognized two projects designed by Neumann Monson with Impact Awards during the annual spring conference on Wednesday, April 1st. This was the second year of the Impact Awards program which recognizes architectural projects that are specifically designed to directly benefit social, humanitarian, community or environmental causes.

Matt Krieger, AIA, has been appointed to the Iowa City Climate Action Commission, a newly formed 11-member group charged with advising the City Council on climate issues, analyzing climate actions, and engaging the public on climate and sustainability goals. The Climate Action Commission succeeds a public steering committee that created the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation plan, adopted in September 2018.