--- title: CSA WINS SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE MERIT AWARD image: https://www.carbonae.com/hs-fs/file-14241210-jpg/images/sustainablilty2.jpg --- [![carbon 2022 logo](https://www.carbonae.com/hubfs/carbon-ae-horizontal-logo-2.svg "carbon 2022 logo")](https://www.carbonae.com) ![Sustainable design blog for progressive architecture](https://www.carbonae.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gallery/1366_x_500_blog_cover.png?width=1366&name=1366_x_500_blog_cover.png "Sustainable design blog for progressive architecture") # The Sustainable Design Blog ### For the love of beauty, functionality, and the planet Earth ## [CSA WINS SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE MERIT AWARD](https://www.carbonae.com/journal/bid/14746/csa-wins-sustainable-architecture-merit-award) Posted by [Carbon Design](https://www.carbonae.com/journal/author/carbon-design) on Wed, Dec 31, 2003 ![](https://www.carbonae.com/hs-fs/hubfs/C%20Mark-3.png?width=35&name=C%20Mark-3.png) Find me on: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/carbon-design-architecture) ***Twin Lakes Park Green Office Building*** ![sustainable architecture](https://www.carbonae.com/hs-fs/file-14241210-jpg/images/sustainablilty2.jpg)Sarasota, FL - Carlson Studio Architecture's new Twin Lakes Park has been awarded the 2003 Sustainable Florida/AIA Award of Merit. By creating a sustainable environment combining vision and pragmatism, Carlson Studio Architecture designed the Twin Lakes Park Office Complex to function as a shining example of leadership in sustainable design. It is the area's first "green architecture" commercial building. The project is LEED registered, with the expectation of LEED Gold Certification upon completion. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a voluntary, standardized rating system developed and endorsed by the U.S. Green Building Council. ![sustainable architecture award](https://www.carbonae.com/hs-fs/file-14241203-jpg/images/sustainablilty1.jpg)For more specific information, see the summary of the Twin Lakes project's [Aspects of Sustainability](https://www.carbonae.com/hs-fs/file-14244915-pdf/docs/twinlakes.pdf). This document is posted as a pdf file. To view this type of file requires the use of Adobe's Acrobat Reader. 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