US Green Building Council – 2009 Natural Talent Design Competition.

Ian Merker a young architect with MFDB Architects here in Sacramento was kind enough to share with us this annual event for young architects for the Natural Talent Design Competition for the U.S. Green Building Council. Open to students and young professionals within 5 years of graduation. You can see last years winners here.

“USGBC’s Natural Talent Design Competition provides applied learning experience in the principles of integrated design, sustainability, and innovation, all of which are components of the LEED® Green Building Rating System™. Participants compete in local competitions, and the top winner of each moves on to compete for a national award at USGBC’s annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo. Awards include green building scholarships, as well as travel and registration to Greenbuild, where finalists’ entries are displayed and final judging occurs. Now in its sixth year, the next Design Competition will take place November 11-13, 2009, at Greenbuild in Phoenix.”