Greensburg GreenTown Competition

Sponsor: FreeGreen, The Chain of Eco-Homes, Greensburg GreenTown, AT&T, AIA Kansas

Type: open

Registration:
$100 – for professionals
$50 – for students

Awards:
1st Prize – $10,000 and Aid from FreeGreen in CD Completion, Representation on the FreeGreen.com site, Project Publishing, and the right to be built in the Chain of Eco-Homes.
2 Runner-Ups – $1,000 and Aid from FreeGreen in CD Completion, Representation on the FreeGreen.com site, and the right to be built in the Chain of Eco Homes.

Timetable:
15 August 2009 – registration deadline
15 September 2009 – submission deadline
15 October 2009 – announcement of winners
15 November 2009 (tentative) – award ceremony and public display of winning entries

Jury:

Michelle Kaufmann, Michelle Kaufmann Designs

Allison Arieff

Lloyd Alter

Ben Uyeda, Zero Energy Design

Mason Earls, Chain of Eco-Homes Project Manager

Design Challenge:
The three new homes would be part of GreenTown’s Chain of Eco-Homes Project. This is part of a development of a total of twelve homes in Greensburg, each of which will serve as a “Living Laboratory”, featuring a variety of building techniques, sizes, prices, energy efficiency features, and green living products and services. Each home will be unique, and each will be available both as an informational center and as eco-lodging where people can experience green living first hand. This will be the first such project in the nation, and will be key to developing eco-tourism in Greensburg, Kansas.
These homes are to be designed for a modest mortgage — these Eco-Homes are to be buildable for under $110/sf. There is a construction cost cap of $154,000 for each home.

For more information, go to: http://www.freegreen.com/greensburg/Green-Design-Contest.aspx