Delaware Valley Green Building Council
2008 Design Competition
Program Summary
Resources
Submissions
Past Winners
Questions and Answers
Contact Us
The mission of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC) is to advance and promote sustainable and environmentally responsible planning, design, construction and operation of the region’s buildings, landscapes, cities and communities, mindful of the legacy left for future generations.
As an important part of the Education and Outreach Programs the DVGBC conducts an annual design competition to engage regional colleges and universities in the process of sustainable design. The goal is an interactive design competition that will expose participants to sustainable design strategies, the USGBC LEED™ criteria and an integrated design process. The Competition aims to encourage the partnership of colleges, universities, design and engineering professionals, and community members in an applied learning experience. The Competition is targeted toward integration with the Spring 2008 college and university curriculum.
The local DVGBC Competition is part of the national U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) 2008 Natural Talent Design Competition. Participants will compete in local competitions across the nation to be local finalists who will move on to compete for a national award at Greenbuild, the USGBC’s annual Green Building Conference and Expo in Boston, MA, November 19-21, 2008, where finalists’ entries will be displayed and where final judging will occur.
2008 Winners Announced!
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Meet the Judges
Click here to read about the 2008 panel of judges
Award Update:
The Lighting Practice Innovative Sustainable Design Award
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Program Summary
Access to BuildingGreen Suite
BuildingGreen Suite is a password accessible website including sustainable material specifications, project case studies and past issues of Environmental Building News. Competition participants will be given a password to access the BuildingGreen Suite for the next 6 months, courtesy of USGBC.
To request a free password, email:
dvgbc.competition@gmail.com
Competition Schedule:
January 2008:
Registration available on the
national USGBC website.
January 31, 2008:
Webinar
"Green Building 101: Sustainable Design in the Delaware Valley & Beyond"
Click here for the previously recorded webcast from January 31st
February 7, 2008:
Webinar
"Sustainable Design and Schools"
Click here for the previously recorded webcast from February 7th
February 13, 2008:
Webinar
"High Performance Systems"
Click here for the previously recorded webcast from February 13th
February 22, 2008:
Tour of Manheim High School, Lancaster, PA (under construction and designed under LEED-NC).
Click here to register.
March 6, 2008:
Webinar
Germantown Friends Upper School
Science Classroom Building:
"A Building that Teaches"
Click here for the previously recorded webcast from March 6
May 5, 2008:
All submissions must be received by 12:00 pm.
If personally dropped off:
Attention of Paula Behrens
Center of Business and Industry, Room C2-18
18th and Callowhill Streets
(Entrance on 18th street)
Philadelphia, PA 19130
If Mailed:
Paula Behrens
Community College of Philadelphia
1700 Spring Garden St.
Philadelphia, PA 19130
May 14, 2008
Gallery Display and Awards Event 5:30 -7:30 pm
Community College of Philadelphia
Center for Business and Industry
2nd Floor, Room C2-28
18th and Callowhill Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19130
(Entrance on 18th Street)
Click here for more information
and directions.
October 1, 2008:
National deadline for those chosen to compete at Greenbuild.