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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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How can we improve the impact big boxes have on their communities?
The inherent simplicity of design makes these large retail developments both cheap and quick to construct. However, there is a dark side. The Atlanta Chapter of the Emerging Green Builders (EGB) invites everyone to rethink and redefine the big box - past, present, and future into an expression of SUSTAINABLE design.
Go Beyond LEED -- use your design to highlight areas where you believe LEED is lacking or deficient.
Open to all, including professionals.
Registration deadline: May 15
Submission deadline: June 15
complete rules and submission guidelines at https://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=5329
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.
