“What Makes it Green?” 2008 Winners
Last week, at the Regeneration ‘08 conference in Seattle, winners of the 2008 “What Makes It Green?” competition were announced. Partnering with regional chapters of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment took the opportunity to recognize some of the best green designs in the Northwest and Pacific regions. (For this competition, the regions were defined as Alaska, Guam/Micronesia, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Idaho, Japan, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia).
Below are the top 10 projects, along with short descriptions of ‘what makes them green’. (For more details on these projects, and to see all of the 2008 submissions, check out: http://wmig.aiaseattle.org/taxonomy/term/1).
- Bertschi School, Seattle WA
Because it is an urban infill project, the Bertschi Center reduces urban sprawl and provides the opportunity for families to live in the city and minimize their transportation usage. This project also takes advantage of its position as an educational facility, and provides features such as cutaways in the walls to showcase green features.
