MoreThe awards will be presented during the USGBC’s International Conference and Expo to be held November 13–15, 2002, in Austin, Texas. You are invited to join SBIC in recognizing the award winners at a cocktail reception. The SBIC ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 13, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Meeting Room 16A (check the final conference schedule for any last minute changes). Please RSVP your attendance at this reception to Doug Schroeder at DSchroeder@SBICouncil.org or (202) 628-7400 x210. Muscoe Martin, Co-Chair of the USGBC Conference Education Committee, Partner, Susan Maxman & Partners, and SBIC member, will emcee the ceremony.
SBIC will recognize the winning projects in five categories:
- Sustainable Policy Initiatives
Title of Entry: Industry Foundation of Cool Metal Roofing Coalition
Submitted by: American Iron and Steel InstituteThe Cool Metal Roofing Coalition is a nonprofit, unincorporated association founded by five industry associations in 2002 with the mission of educating architects, building owners, specifiers, codes and standards officials, and other stakeholders about the sustainable, energy-related benefits of metal roofing. Members include the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA), Metal Construction Association (MCA), North American Zinc-Aluminum Coaters Association (NamZac), and National Coil Coating Association (NCCA). The education and outreach provided by the Coalition will assist the traditional building trade with knowing the business and environmental rationale for cool roofing systems as well as the practical knowledge and resources for their implementation into sustainable buildings. To learn more about the project, visit www.steel.org/news/pr/2002/pr020930.htm.
- Buildings: Residential
Title of Entry: Passive Solar House Plans by Sun Plans, Inc.
Submitted by: Debra R. Coleman, ArchitectSun Plans Inc. is the only house plan company in the United States that exclusively markets existing designs for passive solar house plans on a national basis. All of the designs are based on the Passive Solar Design Strategies: Guidelines for Home Builders as promoted by SBIC. Approximately half of the house plan book is dedicated to passive solar and energy efficiency in general. Throughout the house plans, Sun Plans illustrates how passive solar design can be put into practice. To learn more about the project, visit www.sunplans.com.
- Buildings: Small Commercial
Title of Entry: Environmentally Sensitive Architecture
Submitted by: Alicia Ravetto, ArchitectRAFI-USA (Rural Advancement Foundation International – USA) is a private, nonprofit organization in Pittsboro, North Carolina, working with rural farmers to promote conservation and agricultural biodiversity, as well as advising farmers of their rights and opportunities. In their new building, they wanted to provide offices for the organization staff, six rental offices for like-minded small nonprofits, and space for the Don Pollitt Conference Center. The building features numerous energy-efficient and environ-mentally sensitive strategies. The energy consumption target was set in the early stages of design, and ENERGY-10, a computer simulation software tool developed by NREL and promoted by SBIC, was used to model the building’s energy consumption. Knowing the energy consumption target aided discussions with engineers to determine optimal sizing for the HVAC system. To learn more about the project, visit www.aliciaravettoarchitect.com/rafi.html.
- Buildings: School
Title of Entry: Radnor Elementary School
Submitted by: Harry Pettoni, Architect, Gilbert ArchitectsGilbert Architects specializes in public educational facility design. Since 1988 they have worked on 36 elementary schools and 36 secondary schools for more than 54 school districts. During the start of a new project with the Radnor Township School District, the firm began researching cost-effective ways to include methods of sustainable green architecture into educational facility design. The result was a new Radnor Elementary School that includes numerous applications of sustainable green architecture and construction methods, including optimized building orientation, an energy-efficient geothermal mechanical system, enhanced daylighting, maximized indoor air quality, site and wildlife preservation, construction waste recycling methods, and maintenance and cleaning protocols. Environmental links are also tied into the educational curriculum. To learn more about the project, visit www.gilbertarchitects.com/portfolio_new.htm#radnor.
- Sustainable Design Curriculum
Title of Entry: Clustered Minors in Environmentally Sustainable Practices Program
Submitted by: Robert Koester, Director of the Center for Energy Research/Education/ Service (CERES)To address the growing need for students at Ball State University to increase their environmental literacy, a cluster of interdepartmental minors has been designed to offer new interdisciplinary opportunities for students to study environmentally sustainable practices. Existing academic minors in Environmental Policy and in Energy have demonstrated the potential for such interdisciplinary curricula to succeed. An advantage to this cluster of academic minors is the opportunity to reinforce Ball State’s unique capacity to support cross-disciplinary work in environmental studies and to bring together students from respective minors to share their diverse perspectives as they contribute to a common, integrated, closing course of this cluster. The Center for Energy Research/Education/ This year’s awards program is sponsored by the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, THE TRANE COMPANY, CARDINAL GLASS INDUSTRIES, and the PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION. Service (CERES) at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, is an interdisciplinary academic support unit focused on issues related to energy and resource use, alternatives, and conservation. To learn more about the project, visit www.bsu.edu/cote.
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