awards

2007 Pioneer Valley Smart Growth Award for Affordable Housing

2003 National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials Agency Award of Excellence

2003 National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials National Award of Excellence

2002 WMAIA Citation Award

These acknowledgements were awarded to the Churchill Neighborhood project, in Holyoke, MA

2014 Rental Housing Association's Community of Excellence Award in the Green/Sustainable Category

This award was garnered for the Village at Hospital Hill Phase II, Northampton, MA, developed and managed by The Community Builders, Inc. 

2009 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award

This award was presented to the Church Street School Senior Housing, Ware, MA

2013 Accessible Design Award 

The Hoosac Hall project at MCLA in North Adams, MA won a jointly sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) and the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (MAAB). The award recognizes Hoosac Hall for the utilization of accessible architecture, which dramatically improved the appearance and use of the facility.

King Street Condos Design Competition Winner

In 2014, Marc led a team of people from Dietz & Company Architects to best other local architecture firms by winning a competition for a beautiful, upscale six-story condominium project in downtown Northampton, MA. 

The design was the result of a collaboration between Marc, Marco Crescentini and other team members.

 Marc Sternick Named as Recipient of the NESEA 2020 Distinguished Service Award 

Marc Sternick has been named as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Service Award  by NESEA (North East Sustainable Energy Association). Marc has been actively involved with this organization for about 25 years and has served on their Board of Directors and served as the 2014 Conference Chair.  NESEA advances the adoption of sustainable energy practices in the built environment by cultivating a community where practitioners share, collaborate and learn. 

PUBLICATIONS

Marc has had projects featured in the following   publications:

· Architecture Magazine 

· U.S  Journal of Housing & Community   Development 

· Federal Home Loan Bank, Boston -   Website

· Department of Housing and Urban   Development Report by Steven Winter Associates

PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS  

· Guest Lecturer, UMass class Net   Zero Building Design, by Kent Hicks, January 2020

· Guest Critic, UMass Architecture   Department, various classes, December, 2019

· Building Our Future - State of   the Art of Energy Efficient Building Practices, Smith College, 2015

· The State of the Art of   Sustainable Buildings, Symposium on Preservation and Sustainability,   University of Massachusetts, 2013

· Designing to Achieve   Sustainability, Springfield Developers Conference, 2010

· Implementing Green Design in   Residential and Commercial Buildings, Springfield Area  Sustainable Energy Association, 2008

· Innovations in Affordable   Housing Conference, Lecturer, 2006

· Designing Energy Efficient   Low-Income, Multi-Family Housing on a Budget. Choosing  materials, systems and detailing that make   sense. Build Boston, 2003

· High Performance Housing on a   Budget, NESEA Conference Workshop, 2001 

· Urban Design and Communities,   Hampshire Educational Collaborative, Lecturer, 2001

PROFESSIONAL   MEMBERSHIPS / ACTIVITIES

· Small Homes Committee, Hampshire   county Habitat for Humanity, ongoing

· Building Committee, Hampshire   Regional YMCA, ongoing

· NESEA, 2014 Conference Chair,   Building Energy Conference / 2013 Conference   Co-Chair

· North East Sustainable Energy Association   (NESEA), Board of Directors 2010-2013

· American Institute of Architects

· National Council of   Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)

· Smith College, Kahn Institute, Guest Lecturer / Center for the   Environment, Guest   Lecturer

· University of   Massachusetts/Amherst, various classes and symposiums, Guest Lecturer

· Smith College Campus School, Guest Lecturer

EDUCATION

University   of Colorado, Denver 

Master of   Architecture, 1985

University   of New York, New Paltz

Bachelor of   Science in Solar Design, 1981