Nominations are now open for the 2010 Montana BetterBricks Awards.  These awards honor the vision and commitment of leaders who dedicate themselves to high perrformance buildings in Montana.

Nominations are due by September
Ceremony will be held in October
Location TBD

The BetterBricks Award salutes the individuals leading the way for high performance commercial buildings with an emphasis on energy efficiency.  Award ceremonies take place in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. 

The categories available for navigation are as follows:

ARCHITECT:  individuals who design buildings and lead design teams on projects that consistently achieve high levels of energy efficiency for both new construction and major renovations

DESIGN ENGINEER:  those who contribute significant solutions to the energy efficient design of mechanical and electrical systems, both passive and active systems

ADVOCATE:  advocates and supporters of design and operation of high performance buildings including consultants, government, non-profit, educators, etc.

OWNER/DEVELOPER:  decision makers about strategic investments in high performance buildings including executives, developers, owners, and managers authorize and enable high performance buildings to be built

Visit the BetterBricks website, or click here to make your nominations today!

BetterBricks partners with local organizations to offer educational opportunities to building professionals about the benefits of energy efficient buildings.  For this lecture series, BetterBricks teamed up with IDL - Boise to provide tools, strategies, skills, and case studies to help incorporate energy efficiency into design and business practices. 

The spring 2010 series was comprised of 5 lectures, each centered around the topic Shaping Architecture.  The videos are all available for viewing at the Integrated Design Lab - Boise website.  Simply log-in to click on any of the following lectures.

Passively Aggressive: Strategies for High Performance Buildings
Presented by:  Rob Pena

The Design and Construction of a High Performance Building--An Integrated Methodology College of Southern Idaho's HSHS Building
Presented by:  Jason Butler, Ken Tewksbury, Ken Butler, Michael Arrington, and Dr. Mark Sudgen

"Right" Sizing Roof-top Units
Presented by: Dr. Ery Djunaedy

Operating the Genzyme Building to Achieve Energy Savings
Presented by: Louis Capozzi, Genzyme

Envisioning High-Performance Hospitals: Implications for a New, Low-Energy, High-Performance Prototype
Presented by: Heather Burpee, Washington IDL

Seattle's Lighting Design Lab is coming to Bozeman to share with us their wealth of knowledge about the lighting design field.  Don't miss this spring's two lectures:  The Impact of New Legislation on Lighting, and Effective Use of the Newest Lighting Controls -- Beyond the Basics.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Wednesday April 28th
Homewood Suites
1023 Baxter Lane, Bozeman

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