Masonry Magazine February 2011 Page. 29

Words: Ralph Acampora, Dianne Walsh
Masonry Magazine February 2011 Page. 29

Masonry Magazine February 2011 Page. 29
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The Brickstainable competition raises the bar for integrative design in all areas of the built environment, while encouraging the use of clay bricks.

BrickStainable Design Competition
THE NET ZERO CHALLENGE: The BrickStainable International Design Competition raises the bar for integrative design in all areas of the built environment, while promoting standards and practices that encourage the use of clay bricks as a sustainable material. More than 200 teams of architects, designers, contractors, engineers, material scientists, educators, students and environmentalists from 50 countries submitted designs using clay bricks as the primary building material for a hypothetical net-zero energy corporate headquarters office in Baltimore. All are welcome to attend the Awards Ceremony at the National Building Museum on March 31, 2011. For ticket formation, visit www.BrickStainable.com. IMAS

Alan Richardson is president of Potomac Valley Brick. Peter Doo, AIA, LEED AP is president of Doo Consulting. Together, they operate the BrickStainable Design Competition. Email Alan at alanr@pvbrick.com and Peter at peter@dooconsulting.net.

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