[GSBN] Fwd: Lifecycle Building Challenge

[Mark Piepkorn]

This one is U.S.-centric... an EPA-sponsored 
competition for professionals and students 
emphasizing design-for-disassembly-and-reuse. No 
cash awards, but some juicy recognition to boost careers.


>From: VanGendt.Saskia at epamail.epa.gov
>
>>Design competition for professionals and students.
>>
>>The Lifecycle Building Challenge is sponsored 
>>by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
>>the American Institute of Architects, and West Coast Green.
>>
>>www.lifecyclebuilding.org
>>There is a new product category this year!
>>
>>The competition is focused on design for 
>>adaptability, material reuse, and minimizing 
>>lifecycle impacts from products.  Please 
>>contact us if you have any questions!  info at lifecyclebuilding.org


A bit more info from the website
http://www.lifecyclebuilding.org/entry-info.php


Registration and participation is free. Submission deadline is August 30 2009.

Lifecycle building is designing buildings to 
facilitate disassembly and material reuse to 
minimize waste, energy consumption, and 
associated greenhouse gas emissions. Also known 
as design for disassembly and design for 
deconstruction, lifecycle building describes the 
idea of creating high-performance buildings today 
that are stocks of resources for the future.

* Create designs that facilitate local building materials reuse
* Consider the full lifecycle of buildings and 
materials­from resource extraction through 
occupancy and, finally, deconstruction and reuse
* Focus on quality and creativity of designs and concepts
* Develop strategies that maximize materials recovery
* Reduce the overall embodied energy and 
greenhouse gas emissions of building materials through reuse
* Decrease environmental and economic costs
* Address real world issues

Enter the third year of the Lifecycle Building 
Challenge competition, to shape the future of 
green building and facilitate local building 
materials reuse. Submit your innovative project, 
design, or idea for reducing to conserve 
construction and demolition materials and reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions by designing buildings 
for adaptability and disassembly.

Categories:

Building - a whole building designed for disassembly and material reuse
In addition, building entries can highlight any of the following focus areas:
* existing buildings
* local material sourcing

Product - a building product that facilitates 
design for disassembly and material reuse
In addition, product entries can highlight any of the following focus areas:
* Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
* Carbon Management
* Water Efficiency & Quality
* Material Optimization
* Public and Ecosystem Health Protection

Professionals may submit both built and design work.
Students may submit only design work.
In addition, entrants may also register for Outstanding Achievement Awards:
* Best Greenhouse Gas Reduction
* Best Green Job Creation
* Best School Design

The award is primarily - but not solely - 
recognition (which, of course, can pay off in spades)...
http://www.lifecyclebuilding.org/awards.php


(Disclosure: I'm on the volunteer judicial panel this year.)


Mark Piepkorn
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