Published: Wednesday, November 12,
2008 1:11 PM EST
The house built by HomeBASE students didn't win the Recchie
Award, but the "green" house was in pretty lofty company
during the awards ceremony last week, said Worthington
Kilbourne High School teacher Roger Beck.
Held Thursday, Nov. 6, at Broad Street Presbyterian Church,
the Columbus Landmark Foundation's award ceremony included
presentations on each of the nominated projects.
"These were all multimillion-dollar projects," Beck said.
"The project that won was a fantastic renovation of
affordable housing, using apartment blocks in an urban area,
and cost per unit was about $100,000."
The house the students built at 258 N. 21st St. in Columbus
cost about $200,000 and was built to be "one of the most
green and sustainable houses in the state of Ohio," Beck
said.
Built by students and educators working in the former
HomeBASE learning community at Kilbourne, the house already
had won the Foundation's President Award last year.
The Recchie Award is given to "the most significant
structure built within the last year in the city of
Columbus."
"For us to be even nominated for this award and to be
included with the finalists was very humbling," Beck said.
"In terms of what has been recognized outside of the school
district, this house is more widely known and respected far
more than anything else the district has ever done."