Objectives • Broaden environmental education in the building professions within the university system
• To empower students and young professionals within the green building movement to become future leaders
• Highlight the presence, efforts, and initiative of students and emerging leaders in the green building movement
• Encourage the reduction of the dependence on fossil fuels within the building industry.
• Integrate students with esteemed individuals from the USGBC and green building industry
• Raise awareness of exemplary designs of future designers by displaying them at Greenbuild
• Utilize LEEDTM as a guideline for building design and performance
• Recognize and award students and emerging green builders for their dedication, creativity, innovation, and commitment to sustainable design
Eligibility The Competition is open to all university level students (of any discipline and level) and individuals within five (5) years of graduation.
• Teams and individuals wishing to participate in the competition will qualify to enter the nearest competition site to their residence.
• Both individuals and teams are permitted to enter
• Multi-disciplinary teams are strongly encouraged.
• Teams are to be no larger than five individuals.
• Only one entry per team/person will be accepted.
• We encourage teams to secure a faculty member or industry professional to fill an advisory role. The Competition Committee will not recommend advisors but encourage participants to seek them out themselves. Please check the USGBC website for a list of LEED Accredited Professionals in your area or contact your local USGBC chapter for help identifying an advisor.
• International entries will be accepted at both the local and national levels. However, it is up to the international team to secure their own translation of the applicable program, as well as additional support for translation clarification. It will not be the responsibility of the local or national host committee to translate.
Awards Participants will compete in a local competition, the top winner of which will move on to compete for a national award at Greenbuild Boston 2008. Awards include Green Building Scholarships as well as travel and registration to Greenbuild (http://www.greenbuildexpo.org), the USGBC’s Annual Green Building Conference and Expo, where finalists’ entries will be displayed and where final judging will occur. Greenbuild 2008 will be held in Boston, MA, November, 2008. | Click here to download Design Guidelines Important Dates May 11 - Submission Deadline 
The USGBC Design Competition provides applied learning experience in the principles of integrated design, sustainability, and innovation; all of which are components of the LEEDTM Green Building Rating System. |