ABOUT THE COMPETITION

The “Green Habitat” student design competition is designed to inform and challenge students in architecture attending Southern California colleges and universities, to design a low-income, affordable housing development that exemplifies the high performance, low energy design principles championed by the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification program and the American Institute of Architects Committee for the Environment, in addition to meeting core architectural program considerations for the client, Habitat for Humanity®.

For this competition, students are being asked to design an 11-unit housing development on a real, currently undeveloped, 3/4-acre site in Sylmar, being planned by the San Fernando/Santa Clarita Affiliate of Habitat for Humanity®. The goal of the competition is to help Habitat develop a ‘green’ model for this and future developments, and to raise student awareness in the potential and applications of sustainable design for this and future projects.


THE AWARDS

A total of $3,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the winning students ($1,500 for 1st, $1,000 for 2nd, and $500 for 3rd.), which we hope to increase through additional sponsorships. Project proposals will be on display in the Gallery at the Harley EllisDevereaux, on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, from July through September 2007.


FORMS

Program Requirements.pdf
Registration Form.pdf
Submission Form.pdf
Site Drawing.dwg
Q&A.pdf


REFERENCES

The following references provide specific information on Habitat and sustainable “green” housing design. Some of these are focused specifically on meeting USGBC LEED® certification criteria, and competitors are strongly encouraged to use these resources. They are essential for understanding the nature, scope and objectives of the competition program.

• Habitat for Humanity: www.habitat.org
• Habitat for Humanity Santa Fernando/Santa Clarita Valley Affiliate: local.habitat.org/sfscv
• US Green Building Council: www.usgbc.org
• Green Builder: www.greenbuilder.com
• Green Resource Center: www.greenresourcecenter.org
• Green Home Building: www.greenhomebuilding.com


CONTACT

For more information contact Amy Masten: akmasten@hedev.com