EGB Design Competition

Design Competition Information
USGBC's Natural Talent Design Competition provides applied learning experience in the principles of integrated design, sustainability, and innovation, all of which are components of the LEED® Green Building Rating System™.

Participants are invited to compete in the Gulf Coast Chapter competition this Spring. Local awards include green building scholarships.  

The top winner of the local competition will move on to compete for a national award at USGBC’s annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo. National awards include green building scholarships, as well as travel and registration to Greenbuild, where finalists’ entries are displayed and final judging occurs.

2010 Natural Design Competition, in partnership with Salvation Army’s EnviRenew Initiative, will focus its sights on the rebuilding effort in New Orleans, Louisiana. Competitors will be divided into students and young professionals groups and will design a LEED for Homes project that is priced affordably and is functional for elderly occupants. 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.

Design Competition Links
Download the complete Program Description
Download our promotional one-pager
Watch and listen to the Webcast
Download the Webcast PowerPoint
View a pdf version of the Webcast PowerPoint
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Team Formation
Students and Emerging Professionals interested in coordinating their team formation through the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter are invited to enter contact information below. The EGB Committee of the local chapter will facilitate assignment of Mentors to competition teams according to the criteria provided.


Click here to join a team

Mentors Needed!
The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter would like to highly encourage established professionals to volunteer their time and talents to this year’s competition. Become a Mentor for a Student or Emerging Professional competition team by providing your contact information below. The EGB Committee of the local chapter will facilitate assignment of Mentors to competition teams according to the criteria provided.

Click here to Mentor

Judges Needed!
The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter would like to invite chapter members to participate in the local judging of the competition team submissions. The EGB Committee of the local chapter will review judge nominations and coordinate the judging activities in mid-June.

Early Registration Deadline: March 1, 2010

Final Registration Deadline: May 31

Project Submissions: May 31

Chapters Host Local Awards Ceremonies:

July 2010

Local Finalist Projects Posted at Open Architecture Network and USGBC: July 2010

Four Design Finalists Notified: August 29, 2010

All Projects Notified of Status: September 3, 2010

Public Unveiling of Four Design Finalists at Greenbuild Chicago: November 2010
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