Remodeling Design Awards
Sponsored by: Remodeling magazine
The Remodeling Design Awards include a green remodeling category for projects that maximize energy performance and renewable products and techniques.
www.remodelingdesignawards.com
Deadline: April 1, 2009
Winners announced: October, 2009
Builder’s Choice Awards
Sponsored by: Builder magazine
Three categories in the Builder’s Choice Awards include a green/sustainable category: single-family detached home, projects, and special focus.
www.builderonline.com
Deadline: May 15, 2009
Winners announced: October, 2009
Best Sustainable Bath
Sponsored by: National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Design Competition and Rheem Manufacturing.
Designers will be judged on the five key criteria of the standard design competition categories: visual appeal, creativity, elements and principles of design, presentation, and safety and ergonomics. Additionally, competitors in this new category must submit information demonstrating how the included sustainable solutions in the bath maximize both comfort and efficiency. The winner will receive $5,000 and be recognized during the NKBA Design Competition ceremony.
www.NKBA.org/Competition
Deadline: October 20, 2008
Winners announced: At K/BIS, Atlanta, April 30 to May 3, 2009.
Best Sustainable Kitchen
Sponsored by National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Design Competition and GE Monogram.
Designers will be judged on the five key criteria of the standard design competition categories: visual appeal, creativity, elements and principles of design, presentation, and safety and ergonomics. Additionally, competitors in this new category must submit information demonstrating how the included sustainable solutions in the kitchen maximize both comfort and efficiency. The winner will receive $5,000 and be recognized during the NKBA Design Competition ceremony.
www.NKBA.org/Competition
Deadline: October 20, 2008
Winners announced: K/BIS, Atlanta, April 30 to May 3, 2009.
2009 National Green Building Awards
Sponsored by: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
These awards honor excellence in green residential design and construction practices and outstanding green advocacy efforts. Categories include Advocate of the Year (Builder, Remodelor, Individual, Group); Project of the Year (Single Family, Remodel, Multifamily); Development of the Year; HBA Green Building Program of the Year (New and Existing); and Outstanding Green Marketing. All award applications, supporting documentation and photographs must be submitted via email or on a compact disk. No paper applications will be accepted.
www.nahb.org/greenbuildingawards
Deadline: January 31, 2009
Winners announced: Winner will be recognized at a gala dinner on May 8, 2009, as part of the 11th annual NAHB National Green Building Conference.
ZERO-Energy Building Award
Sponsored by: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
Zero-energy buildings – buildings that produce as much energy as they consume – represent the cutting edge of environmentally responsible construction. The ZERO-Energy Building Award recognizes net-zero-energy buildings designed for the unique northeast climate. As an incentive for design/build teams, NESEA will offer a $10,000 cash prize for the best building in the Northeast that can document net-zero energy use while offering a high level of comfort, affordability and reliability. To be eligible for the award, buildings must be occupied and document net-zero energy use for one year. The competition is open to occupied buildings in the Northeast—the six New England states plus New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.
http://zeroenergybuilding.org
Deadline: January 15, 2009
Winners announced: March, 2009 at Building Energy Conference and Trade Show.
Green Effie Award
Sponsored by: Planet Green network, Discovery Communications.
Last year, the Effie Awards introduced the Green Effie Award to honor eco-marketing efforts that are making a difference. The Green Effie honors marketing communications for eco issues (e.g. sustainability, healthy lifestyle, energy conservation, green products / services, green business alignment, etc.). Any case in which the core communications idea is centered on an eco issue is eligible. The award will be similar in approach to the existing Effie for non-profit initiatives which exists to call attention to important / effective marketing communications in the fields of non-profit causes.
http://www.effie.org/about/about_green
Deadline: Feb, 2009 (check website for materials to be updated soon)
Winners announced: June, 2009
Lifecycle Building Challenge
Sponsored by: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Building Materials Reuse Association, American Institute of Architects, Southface Energy Institute, and West Coast Green.
A competition to develop strategies supporting building deconstruction and material reuse. Submit ideas in 2 categories: buildings or innovations (components, policies, educational tools, or ideas) that will reduce waste and advance building material reuse
The competition is open to architects, builders, and students. The EPA’s partners will also recognize exceptional entries in other categories. West Coast Green will recognize the Best Residential Entry, and Building Materials Reuse Association will select the Best Greenhouse Gas Reduction Design.
http://www.lifecyclebuilding.org
Deadline: July, 2009
Winners announced: Winners will be recognized at EPA’s Lifecycle Building Conference in November 2009.