Competition celebrates achievements in sustainability and the progress of rebuilding NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Green Building Council: WHAT:Final judging for USGBC’s 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition USGBC's 2010 Natural Design Competition, in partnership with Salvation Army’s EnviRenew Initiative, is focused on the rebuilding effort in New Orleans. Approximately 360 student and emerging professional teams from around the world submitted designs for an 800-square-foot home, built in the traditional New Orleans shotgun style. Priced affordably and functional for elderly occupants, the homes meet the design requirements of LEED Platinum. Four designs will be chosen to be built in New Orleans’ Broadmoor neighborhood. Once the homes are built, they will enter a measurement and verification phase in which they will be graded on energy efficiency, water reuse and indoor air quality among other categories. The design team whose home performs best during measurement and verification will be awarded the final grand prize at Greenbuild 2011. WHO:Jurors for the 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition -- Bob Berkebile, Principal, BNIM -- LaToya Cantrell, President, Broadmoor Improvement Association -- Valerie Casey, Founder & CEO, Designer’s Accord -- Rick Fedrizzi, President and CEO, U.S. Green Building Council -- Rose Jackson Flenorl, Manager of Social Responsibility, FedEx -- Captain Ethan Frizzell, Area Commander, Salvation Army New Orleans -- Kurt Hagstette, Associate Director, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Architects -- Lindsay Jonker, Executive Director, Salvation Army’s EnviRenew -- Liz Ogbu, Associate Design Director, Public Architecture -- Cameron Sinclair, Co-founder, Architecture of Humanity Read bios for the distinguished panel of jurors here. WHERE:The Wilson School – 1111 Milan Street, New Orleans, La., 70115 WHEN:Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 at 5 p.m. – The four finalists will be announced VISUALS:The 49 semifinalist designs in digital form, B-roll of judging and interviews/commentary with the judges are available. Site tours to the Broadmoor neighborhood where homes will be built are also available.
