Jill Vaughan (center right), Executive Director of the Downtown Economic Partnership, presents the 2020 Golden Brick Award for Sustainability & Resiliency to leaders of the LYNX e-bus partnership: From left, William Slot, Chief Innovation Officer of LYNX; Linda Ferrone, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer of OUC; and, far right, Chris Castro, Director of Sustainability, City of Orlando.
OUC – The Reliable One, the City of Orlando and LYNX all shared the 2020 Golden Brick Award (GBA) for “outstanding performance or leadership in sustainability that supports Orlando’s vision to become one of the most sustainable cities in America.”
The Downtown Economic Partnership, on May 11, 2021, presented 12 Golden Brick Awards for “any project that positively impacts Downtown Orlando.” The Sustainability & Resiliency GBA recognized LYNX’s zero-emission electric bus initiative. OUC’s partnership in the project includes building the charging infrastructure for the battery-powered e-buses. LYNX currently operates eight e-buses on its downtown LYMMO line and expects to grow its e-bus fleet to 14.
The soccer ball-shaped solar sculpture “Gyration” at Exploria Stadium was a finalist in the Sustainability & Resiliency category. OUC, University of Central Florida, Orlando City Soccer and the Costa Group were partners on the project.
OUC sponsored the Sustainability & Resiliency Golden Brick Award.
The following 12 projects were awarded 2020 Golden Brick Awards:
- ARTS: JEFRË: Points of Connection
- COMMUNITY: FAIRWINDS Foundation
- COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT: Orlando Health Sligh and Copeland Medical Office Complex
- DIVERSITY: Yesterday, This Was Home: The Ocoee Massacre of 1920
- HOSPITALITY: HÄOS on Church
- INNOVATION: Dr. Phillips Center Frontyard Festival
- NEW OFFICE DESIGN: RSM US
- PUBLIC WORKS: Parklets: Expanding Retail Sales
- REDESIGN + RENOVATION: Net Conversion
- RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: The Julian Apartments at Creative Village
- SPORTS + SPECIAL EVENTS: Bright Young Things + Dazzling Nights
- SUSTAINABILITY + RESILIENCY: Lymmo Electric Bus Fleet
