U.S. Team in Green Building Challenge Seeks Projects

The U.S. team entered in the Green Building Challenge ’98 (GBC ’98), an international project to develop assessment methods for environmentally responsible buildings, is looking for buildings in the United States to assess for energy and environmental performance. Nominated projects must be elementary schools, medium to large office buildings, or multifamily residential buildings. They may be either built or in the design stage and may include substantial redesign and reconstruction of existing buildings. Buildings will be chosen from among those nominations based on their comparability to other buildings, regional diversity, and availability of data on which to base the assessment. The GBC ’98 will culminate in a major conference during October 1998 in Vancouver, British Columbia (online info: www.greenbuilding.ca). Submission information is available from the AIA at 202/626-7482 or on the Internet www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/. Submissions are due by July 1.