IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS COMPETITION INCLUDES TWO STAGES: A POPULAR VOTE (ENTER ASAP) AND A LATER OCCURING JURIED PANEL VOTE (ENTER BY OCT 31). THIS GIVES ENTRANTS TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN THE GRAND PRIZE.
Kingspan is a global manufacturer of insulated metal panels (IMPs) and other innovative building products, whose growth is leading the way to the future of the building industry. Generation Kingspan™ (Gen K) student participants will help Kingspan® look to A Net-Zero sustainable building future by submitting an original design concept for a potential, new Kingspan® office and manufacturing facility in North America. Participants will submit their best, most innovative designs for this facility with the following criterion in mind:
- Design Concept
- Energy Efficiency
- Use of sustainable design practices
The first stage of the competition (popular vote) starts August 1 and continues through November 7. Entries are open to review and voting by the entire public and design community. During this stage, entries can be assigned social badges by voters (each badge worth one point) based on the energy efficiency, sustainability and design-vision of the entry. Entries also receive feedback through commenting by voters. The winning popular voted entry will be that entry which accrues the most badges (points).
The second stage of the competition (juried vote) starts Oct 31 (submission deadline) and the winner is decided by the panel of expert judges.
The winning designs of the two stages will face-off at the 2012 Greenbuild International Expo in San Francisco, Nov 14-16, 2012 to compete for the title of the overall grand prize winner.
Prizes include scholarships, internships with professional architectural firms, cash prizes, a laptop computer and software, media coverage in Hanley Wood print and digital publications.
ENTER EARLY TO WIN!
