North Carolina Building Design Competition engages students in real-world projects
April 13 , 2006
(Raleigh) - The N.C. Sustainable Building Design Program announces its sixth annual Sustainable Building Design Competition, taking place on April 22, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, N.C. At the start of 2006, student teams of colleges and universities statewide were challenged to design an affordable, sustainable home that will be built for a Habitat for Humanity family.
Competition designs will be judged by nationally-recognized experts on elements relating to building science, energy, indoor environmental quality, material selection and more. Come see how students have addressed the design challenge at this statewide event. Through the Design Competition, the Program strives to integrate the principles of sustainability into college level design and construction curriculums.
Participating Schools
Appalachian State University, Cape Fear Community College, Coastal Community College, College of the Albemarle, Duke University, East Carolina University, Forsyth Technical Community College, N.C. A&T State University, N.C. State University, Pitt Community College This year, the Sustainable Building Design Program will have international entrants from Belarus through Forsyth Technical Community College. This is the first time international entrants will participate.
Following a local competition held at each school, first, second and third place winners advance to the state competition to compete for first place. This year's winning design will be built by three North Carolina Habitat for Humanity affiliates: Catawba, Chatham and Orange counties. The Triangle Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council will send the winning team to Denver, Colorado to compete at the Emerging Green Builders National Design Competition in November 2006.
Some of the many organizations and individuals that have helped make this program successful include Advanced Energy, Architectural Energy Corporation, Catawba County Habitat for Humanity, Chatham County Habitat for Humanity, Cherokee Investment Partners, Duke Power, N.C., Electric Membership Corp., SystemVisionTM, N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, Orange County Habitat for Humanity, Progress Energy, Building Green through Emerging Green Builders, N.C. Electricities and U.S. Green Building Council Triangle Chapter.
Sustainable Building Design Competition 2006 Judges
Sam Rashkin
National Director, ENERGY STAR for Homes,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Washington D.C.
Chris Benedict
Architect,
Chris Benedict, R.A,
New York, NY
Bob Calhoun
Executive Director,
Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys,
Ramrod Key, FL
Dan Estes
President,
Weaver Cooke Construction,
Greensboro, NC
Sharlyn Underwood
Interior Designer
SmithLewis ARCHITECTURE,
Roanoke, VA
Rex Pace,
Universal Design Solutions,
Raleigh, NC
Brian Coble,
Director, Healthy Buildings Resource Center,
Advanced Energy,
Raleigh, NC
For more information, the program contact is Tracy Dixon, 919.857.9000, and the media contact is, Sharon Gladwell, 919.857.9058
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in downtown Raleigh, documents and interprets the natural history of the state of North Carolina through exhibits, research, collections, publications, and educational programming. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 am to 5 pm, and Sun., noon to 5 pm. Admission is free. Visit the Museum on the Web at naturalsciences.org. The Museum is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary.
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