Recently, the Double-Water Low-Carbon Community Center has earned three Professional Project Awards (PPA) at the 2026 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI). The project is led by Professor Xiao Yan’s team at Zhejiang University–University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Institute (ZJUI), and delivered in close collaboration with the Zhejiang University (Ninghai) Joint Research Center for Bio-based Materials and Carbon Neutral Development, as well as the Architectural Design Institute of Ninghai Urban Construction Investment Group. It took home the Special Award for Most Innovative Project (less than $100 million), the Award of Excellence for Structural Systems Design, and the Award of Merit for Sustainability.