AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects

Welcome to the AIA COTE Green Projects Web site.

You can view the selected projects from previous awards.

Follow the steps outlined below to submit a project for consideration by the jury as a Top Ten project for 2009.
-Download & Read
-Overview and Schedule (PDF 44 KB)
-Description of Project Requirements (PDF 160 KB)
-Online Submittal Tips (PDF 108 KB)
-Frequently Asked Questions (PDF 108 KB)
-Registration Form (PDF 132 KB)
-Register and Pay
-Print and fax or mail in the registration form with your payment.
-Submit Your Entry Online

Once you've gathered your images and information, it's time to submit your entry online. Sign Up or (if you've already signed up) Log In. If your project has been previously entered as a Top Ten submission or High Performance Buildings case study, you may be able to use that pre-existing data as a starting point. See the Overview document for details.

Submission deadline is Monday, January 19, 5:00 p.m. PST.

Mail Your Presentation Board
Boards must be postmarked by the above deadlines. See the Registration Form for details.

Additional Steps
You are strongly encouraged to:
-Submit your project for recognition through the ENERGY STAR program if it is of an appropriate building type.
-Complete your project profile for the High Performance Buildings Database.

(Support will be provided to the selected Top Ten projects to help with these additional steps.)

Renewable Choice works to help solve today's pressing energy and
environmental challenges. We offer simple and effective solutions for
you to purchase renewable energy, carbon offsets and clean technology
products. Reducing your environmental impact and moving towards energy
independence has never been easier.

There is a national and international market for Green and Healthy homes that cannot be reached by local advertising, marketing or local real estate professionals.

Marketing your Green and or Healthy home on the GreenHomesForSale.com Web site will give your home direct exposure to individuals interested in high quality healthy and environmental homes.

Although some real estate professionals may be familiar with the concept of Green and Healthy homes, many are not knowledgeable about the inerrant extra value of your specialty home.

There is no reason to restrict your options - market your home locally AND market your home on GreenHomesForSale.com 

Established in 1995,
the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency is an
ongoing project of the North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate
Renewable Energy Council (IREC) funded by the U.S. Department of
Energy.

IREC's mission is to accelerate the use of renewable energy sources and
technologies in and through state and local government and community
activities. Formed in 1980, IREC supports market-oriented services
targeted at education, coordination, procurement, the adoption and
implementation of uniform guidelines and standards, and consumer
protection. IREC's members include state and local government agencies,
national laboratories, solar and renewable organizations and companies,
and individuals.

Created in 1988, the North Carolina Solar Center promotes the use of
renewable energy technologies and green building practices through four
main program areas:

• technical assistance & training
• policy research & analysis
• education & outreach
• technology research, development, & demonstration

Through its programs
and services, the NC Solar Center seeks to stabilize energy costs for
consumers, stimulate local economies, reduce dependence on foreign
fuels, and mitigate the environmental impacts associated with energy
use. The NC Solar Center is operated by the College of Engineering at
North Carolina State University.

Bernadette V. Upton, is a Florida licensed interior designer, lecturer and consultant specializing in environmental interior design. She is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and Past President of the Florida South Chapter, as well as a founding member of the national ASID Sustainable Design Council. A LEED (Leadership In Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional with the US Green Building Council (USGBC), a program that sets standards for the sustainable building and design industry. In addition, a member and Home Designator of The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) and a member of the National Environmental Health Association. Ms. Upton was selected by Lennox Industries, Inc. to design the interiors of their first annual "Lennox Home Comfort Makeover." She has been a featured speaker for numerous conferences and seminars, as well as the host of 'Airtime', a radio talk show addressing indoor air quality issues.

Serving on the American Lung Association Southeast Florida Board for nearly a decade, she has designed numerous "Health Houses" and co-authored "A Baby's Breath" program for the ALA, which educates expectant parents to the importance of creating a healthy nursery and home.

Bernadette's partner, Daniel R. Giordano, an Industry Partner of ASID, a past board member of ASID Florida South Chapter and a member and Home Designator of The Florida Green Building Coalition brings a 35 year career in custom window treatments and installations to their business.

Their company EcoDecor, Inc. provides eco-friendly interior design services and furnishings for residential and commercial applications. Their committed advocacy of "green" design results in interiors that are beautiful, breathable and earth-friendly.  
Daniel R. Giordano
An ASID Industry Partner
& past Board Member
 
EcoDecor has been selected for the interiors for Vision House 2008 in Orlando, Florida.

Mission statement: Our design practice is based on user and earth friendly methods that will secure the health, safety, and welfare of the client. We offer environmentally sensitive interior furnishings, fabrics, and wall coverings that are both beautiful and breathable.

Our Vision is: "Sustaining the integrity of eco in decor". 

Organic Makes Sense for Healthy Living and a Safe Environment!

Shop With A Consciousness in EcoMall's Green Marketplace.
Your Internet Portal for Wellness and Holistic Living.

Green home, Inc. first started in 1999 and has continued to succeed as the longest lasting environmental store and resource center on the internet. Located in the Richmond District of San Francisco, our main office is still technically in the original garage space, although there is a mystical spaceship atmosphere within the garage as we suspend ourselves in the endless universe of the internet in search of better ways to improve our planet.

In the beginning there was a simple question "What does it mean to be Green?" This expanded to extensive ongoing discussions among some of the nations' foremost environmental scientist, writers and thinkers. Evolving in the image of Green Home's founder, Lawrence Axil Comras, these discussions transformed into a useable collection of information and eco-friendly products for everyone to have as an all-in-one green resource on the web.

Brought together through an extraordinary series of serendipitous meetings, this core group continues to attract like-minded others while evolving and expanding across the country to educate and supply every household with natural eco-friendly product options for the good of our planet.

Green Home, Inc. is not just about selling environmentally friendly products but about education consumers. We are constantly expanding our library of eco-conscious information to explore the latest green trends, find the best green products available and personally and professionally test it before offering it to you. We are very proud of your decision to choose Green Home and to go green!

We are a group of concerned parents, friends, neighbors and professionals who are committed to educating the community on indoor air quality issues and its effects on you and your family. Many of us have been personally affected by unhealthy indoor air quality that is totally preventable. By creating awareness to this important issue, we will bring positive changes that will benefit the community. It is our mission to improve indoor air quality by offering the knowledge to help make the right choices to bring positive change to indoor air quality the community needs.

Who
We are a group of concerned parents, friends, neighbors and professionals who are committed to educating the community about indoor air quality issues that affects you and your family. Many of us have been personally affected by unhealthy indoor air quality.

Why
Why is indoor air quality important? Environmental conditions affect your health. Why has asthma become such an epidemic? Why are people suffering from illnesses that are directly linked to exposure to an unhealthy indoor air quality? By providing you the knowledge from the most current research, you will become educated in how indoor air quality affects you.

What
We are here to help guide you through the facts vs. hype regarding the choices available to you regarding this issue. By suggesting options and solutions to provide a cleaner environment in which to live, we help prevent unhealthy air quality.

When
We are currently working on many aspects of educating the community.

How
Through our website, publications, educational programs, and events we will create awareness that will lead to positive change in our indoor environment. 

The NBB is the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for research and development in the US.  It was founded in 1992 by state soybean commodity groups, who were funding biodiesel research and development programs.  Since that time, the NBB has developed into a comprehensive industry association, which coordinates and interacts with a broad range of cooperators including industry, government, and academia.  NBB's membership is comprised of state, national, and international feedstock and feedstock processor organizations, biodiesel suppliers, fuel marketers and distributors, and technology providers.

Mission Statement:

The mission of the National Biodiesel Board is to advance the interests of its members by creating sustainable biodiesel industry growth. NBB serves as the industry's central coordinating entity and will be the single voice for its diverse membership base. Industry growth will be achieved through public affairs, communications, technical, and quality assurance programs. We are dedicated to inclusiveness and integrity.

Vision 2015:

Our vision of the future is that by 2015, biodiesel will be viewed as an integral component of a national energy policy which increasingly relies on clean, domestic, renewable fuels. Positive market dynamics coupled with federal counter-cyclical policy will support a significant and stable market. Sales, primarily in the form of low level biodiesel blends, will replace 5% of diesel demand by 2015. Energy security and environmentally driven uses, such as B20, remain a significant and visible source of demand. Grassroots involvement remains a strong and vital strength of the industry.

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics. We are the only organization in the US focused exclusively on promoting the views and interests of the nation's estimated 50 million organic and socially responsible consumers.

The OCA represents over 850,000 members, subscribers and volunteers, including several thousand businesses in the natural foods and organic marketplace. Our US and international policy board is broadly representative of the organic, family farm, environmental, and public interest community.

The Organic Consumers Association was formed in 1998 in the wake of the mass backlash by organic consumers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture's controversial proposed national regulations for organic food. Through the OCA's SOS (Safeguard Organic Standards) Campaign, as well as the work of our allies in other organizations, the organic community over the last eight years has been able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of consumers to pressure the USDA and organic companies to preserve strict organic standards. In its public education, network building, and mobilization activities such as its Breaking the Chains campaign, OCA works with a broad range of public interest organizations to challenge industrial agriculture, corporate globalization, and the Wal-Martization of the economy, and inspire consumers to "Buy Local, Organic, and Fair Made."

OCA's overall political program is the Organic Agenda 2005-15, a six-point platform calling for:

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      The conversion of American agriculture to at least 30% organic by the year 2015, including major reforms in agricultural subsidies and appropriations to help family farmers make the transition to organic, develop local and regional markets, and adopt renewable energy practices.
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      Fair Trade and economic justice, not so-called corporate-driven "Free Trade" as the global norm.
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      A global moratorium on genetically engineered foods and crops.
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      A phase-out of the most dangerous industrial agriculture and factory farming practices.
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      Universal health care with an emphasis on prevention, nutrition, and wellness promotion.
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      Energy independence and the conversion of US and global agriculture, transportation, and utilities to conservation practices and renewable energy.

Our website, publications, research, and campaign staff provide an important service for hundreds of thousands of consumers and community activists every month. Our media team provides background information, interviews, and story ideas to television and radio producers and journalists on a daily basis - from national television networks to the alternative press.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. OTA’s mission is to promote and protect organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public, and the economy. OTA envisions organic products becoming a significant part of everyday life, enhancing people's lives and the environment.

OTA represents businesses across the organic supply chain and addresses all things organic, including food, fiber/textiles, personal care products, and new sectors as they develop. Over sixty percent of OTA trade members are small businesses.

The Department of Energy's overarching mission is
to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United
States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support
of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the
national nuclear weapons complex. The Department's strategic goals to
achieve the mission are designed to deliver results along five
strategic themes:

	Energy Security:  Promoting America’s energy security through reliable, clean, and affordable energy
	Nuclear Security:  Ensuring America’s nuclear security
	Scientific Discovery and Innovation:  Strengthening U.S. scientific discovery, economic competitiveness, and improving quality of life through innovations in science and technology
	Environmental Responsibility:  Protecting the environment by providing a responsible resolution to the environmental legacy of nuclear weapons production
	Management Excellence:  Enabling the mission through sound management

Within these themes there are sixteen strategic goals which are designed to help DOE successfully achieve its mission and vision.

EPA employs 17,000 people across the country, including our
headquarters offices in Washington, DC, 10 regional offices, and more
than a dozen labs. Our staff are highly educated and technically
trained; more than half are engineers, scientists, and policy analysts.
In addition, a large number of employees are legal, public affairs,
financial, information management and computer specialists.

EPA leads the nation's environmental science, research, education and
assessment efforts. The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency
is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has
been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American
people.

The Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
(ULSF) supports sustainability as a critical focus of teaching,
research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities
worldwide through publications, research, and assessment.  
ULSF is the Secretariat for signatories of the Talloires Declaration
(1990), which has been signed by over 350 university presidents
and chancellors worldwide.

Worldwatch Institute delivers the insights and ideas that empower
decision makers to create an environmentally sustainable society that
meets human needs. Worldwatch focuses on the 21st century challenges of
climate change, resource degradation, population growth, and poverty by
developing and disseminating solid data and innovative strategies for
achieving a sustainable society.

ZERO WASTE is the recycling of all materials back into nature or
the marketplace in a manner that protects human health and the environment.