Atlanta, Ga. — The U.S. EPA recognized the winners of the second annual Lifecycle Building Challenge 2 (LBC2) competition. EPA acknowledges award winners for their innovative green building ideas that will help to reduce environmental and energy impacts of buildings and assist the building industry in the reuse of more than 100 million tons of building-related construction and demolition debris sent each year to landfills in the United States.

EPA, along with its partners, the Building Materials Reuse Association, the American Institute of Architects, Southface Energy Institute, West Coast Green, and StopWaste.Org, invited professionals and students nationwide to submit designs and ideas that support cost-effective disassembly and anticipate future use of building materials. The response to the challenge has led the partners to launch the competition for a third year in the fall of 2008 through 2009.

The competition, open to architects, reuse experts, engineers, designers, planners, contractors, builders, educators, environmental advocates and students, includes the following categories:

• Building — an entire building from foundation to roof
• Innovation — a component, tool, policy, part of a building, a strategy, or educational tool
• Outstanding Achievement Awards — best greenhouse gas reduction design, best school design and best residential design

Visit www.lifecyclebuilding.org and www.epa.gov/region4/p2 for information on the winners, to view images and learn more about the competition.