New York DEP and EPA Open Green Building Competition

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 have announced a call for entries in the second annual New York City Green Building Competition. The competition is open to projects built in or designed for specific sites within the boroughs of New York City. Awards will be made in five categories: industrial buildings, single-family houses and low-rise multiple dwellings, mid-rise and high-rise apartment houses and hotels, commercial and office buildings, and public buildings. Entries are due January 17, 2006, and winners will be announced in March. Details are online at www.nyc.gov/html/oec.