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2010 Natural Talent Design Competition Finalists

August 30, 2010

The USGBC announced the four finalists for its 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition, which gives students and emerging professionals the opportunity to apply sustainable design principles to the ongoing the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans. The jury deliberation at the Andrew H. Wilson Charter School in the Broadmoor neighborhood in New Orleans and the announcement of finalists occurred in conjunction with the release of a five-year retrospective update released by USGBC earlier this week.

RAMPed Up

After a day of deliberation, the jury selected two student and two emerging professional teams whose designs for small, affordable, ADA-compliant (American Disabilities Act), LEED Platinum homes demonstrated innovative green building principles and will save the future homeowners money over the life-cycle of the home. These designs maintained respect for the Broadmoor aesthetic and respected the opinion of the neighborhood as captured by the community vote, held earlier in the summer.

The four finalists are:

  • “The Little Easy”, USGBC Connecticut Chapter
  • “RAMPed Up”, Urban Green USGBC New York City Chapter
  • “E.A.S.Y. House”, USGBC Green Building Alliance Pittsburgh
  • “Greenboy Productions”,USGBC Hawaii Chapter
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Certification Corner: LEED Platinum FXFOWLE’s SAP Americas

August 26, 2010

FXFOWLE‘s headquarters expansion for SAP Americas in Newtown Square, PA, has achieved LEED Platinum Certification, the highest rating given by the USGBC. Totaling 210,000 square feet, SAP Americas is currently the largest LEED Certified Platinum building in the State of Pennsylvania. The new four-story building received the maximum LEED points in the water efficiency and innovation in design categories.

SAP Americas

In addition to LEED Platinum Certification, SAP Americas headquarters expansion received the Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR certification, an ongoing initiative by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which encourages architects and their clients to design and operate buildings that reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment. The expansion received a Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR rating of 92 out of 100 (a rating of 50 indicates average energy performance, while a rating of 75 or better indicates top performance and earns certification).

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Integrating Sustainability into Design Education: The Toolkit

August 25, 2010

Integrating sustainability into design education: The Toolkit has launched as a result of last year’s The Designers Accord Global Summit on Sustainability & Education.

Valerie Casey, founder of the Designers Accord says of the site:

It is more than a record of the Summit discussion. It’s a strong statement about the future of design education. We hope the site will be a living library. Site users can add examples of their own discussions, exercises, and projects, as well as adding feedback, comments, and illustrations to enrich or improve other posted examples.

[via Core77]

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Convia Partners With Sylvania Lighting Services

August 25, 2010

Convia/ A Herman Miller Company, has announced its partnership with the country’s largest lighting maintenance provider, Sylvania Lighting Services. The partnership will help Convia customers meet energy management goals by giving them access to Sylvania’s technicians nationwide for commissioning and maintenance services.

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