Sponsors: USGBC, EnviRenew Initiative
Type: Open
Language: English
Eligibility: Students and Emerging Professionals having graduated not more than 5 years ago
Registration Fee:
Student Team/Individuatl - $25
Emerging Professional Team/Individual - $50
Awards: Up to four designs will be selected from the local competition finalists to be showcased at Greenbuild 2010 and, for the first time, the designers will see their projects built in New Orleans’ Broadmoor neighborhood. Once the homes are built, they will enter a measurement and verification phase in which they will be graded on energy efficiency, water reuse, and indoor air quality among other categories. The design team whose home performs best during measurement and verification will be awarded the final grand prize.
Timeline:
1 March 2010 - Early Registration Deadline
31 May 2010 – Final Registration Deadline
31 May 2010 – Submission Deadline
July 2010 – Awards Ceremony
29 August 2010 – Finalists notified
Jury: Judges in each USGBC Chapter will pick one student entry and one emerging professional entry for competition at the national level. A national panel of judges, including residents of the Broadmoor neighborhood and builders and designers from both New Orleans and elsewhere, will then choose four designs from the pool of local winners.
Design Challenge: USGBC’s 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition will for the first time be one national project challenge, focusing on LEED for Homes, affordable housing, universal design, and functionality for elderly occupants. The competition will have 2 categories: students and emerging professionals. Qualifying submissions should not exceed 880 square feet, $100,000 in construction costs, and must meet the requirements of LEED for Homes Platinum certification. Up to four designs will be selected from the local competition finalists and, for the first time, designers have the chance to see their designs built in New Orleans’ Broadmoor Neighborhood.
Submission Requirements: Plans, Sections, elevations, diagrams, perspectives, completed preliminary LEED for Homes checklist, Cost Estimation Template
For more information, go to: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=257
Type: Open
Language: English
Eligibility: Students and Emerging Professionals having graduated not more than 5 years ago
Registration Fee:
Student Team/Individuatl - $25
Emerging Professional Team/Individual - $50
Awards: Up to four designs will be selected from the local competition finalists to be showcased at Greenbuild 2010 and, for the first time, the designers will see their projects built in New Orleans’ Broadmoor neighborhood. Once the homes are built, they will enter a measurement and verification phase in which they will be graded on energy efficiency, water reuse, and indoor air quality among other categories. The design team whose home performs best during measurement and verification will be awarded the final grand prize.
Timeline:
1 March 2010 - Early Registration Deadline
31 May 2010 – Final Registration Deadline
31 May 2010 – Submission Deadline
July 2010 – Awards Ceremony
29 August 2010 – Finalists notified
Jury: Judges in each USGBC Chapter will pick one student entry and one emerging professional entry for competition at the national level. A national panel of judges, including residents of the Broadmoor neighborhood and builders and designers from both New Orleans and elsewhere, will then choose four designs from the pool of local winners.
Design Challenge: USGBC’s 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition will for the first time be one national project challenge, focusing on LEED for Homes, affordable housing, universal design, and functionality for elderly occupants. The competition will have 2 categories: students and emerging professionals. Qualifying submissions should not exceed 880 square feet, $100,000 in construction costs, and must meet the requirements of LEED for Homes Platinum certification. Up to four designs will be selected from the local competition finalists and, for the first time, designers have the chance to see their designs built in New Orleans’ Broadmoor Neighborhood.
Submission Requirements: Plans, Sections, elevations, diagrams, perspectives, completed preliminary LEED for Homes checklist, Cost Estimation Template
For more information, go to: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=257