iGreenBuild’s Top 10 Premier Green Buildings

Thanks to everyone who submitted nominations for our inaugural iGreenBuild Top 10 Premier Green Buildings Contest. While every nominee deserves recognition for their innovative use of sustainable materials, their commitment to energy efficiency and preservation of natural resources, and in many cases their focus on building with a purpose, these 10 stand out. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Premier Green Buildings. Each twitter nominator will receive a copy of the book Leading With Marketing, by Brian Gallagher and Kimberly Kayler. Over the next month, we will profile each of these buildings, so check back often for details and insight into each of these exciting projects and some of the people behind them:

1. The Frontier Project- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
2. TC Williams High School- Alexandria, VA
3. Elgin Academy- Elgin, IL
4. Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) office at Saint Anne’s Court; Dallas, TX
5. The King Pavilion@ ISU College of Design- Ames, IA
6. Genzyme Corporation- Cambridge, MA
7. Battery-Powered House- West Lancaster, CA
8. Refract House- Santa Clara, CA
9. Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s Energy Lab- Kamuela, HI
10. Jacob Burns Film Center’s Media Arts Lab- Westchester County, NY

We hope you enjoy the list, and we know you’ll enjoy getting to know these buildings. We’d love your comments on the list (even if you disagree!) and keep sending cool projects our way. You can follow us Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

IceStone Announces Contest

IceStone, the NY-based maker of green, durable surfaces used for countertops, bar-tops, bathrooms, flooring and other applications, annouced a contest for commercial installations. The Annual IceStone Installation Competition – showcasing ecofriendly, green, sustainable surfaces and how 100% recycled glass and concrete surfaces can help make our environment a better place.

Owners and contractors that have completed an IceStone commericial installation shot could be eligible to win a trip for two to Arctic Norway. For more information on the contest, visit the iGreenBuild.com IceStone Contest Page. The contest ends April 30, 2010; Winner will be announced in May 2010.



Judges:

We are proud to have on our 2nd Installation Competition panel the following pioneers and thought leaders:

- Rick Cook, Principal, Cook + Fox

- Rick Fedrizzi, President, United States Green Building Council (USGBC)

- Eric Corey Freed, Founder, OrganicArchitect

- Lisa Foster, Founder, One Bag at a Time

- Sven Lindblad, President, Lindblad Expeditions

- Tish Tablan, Environmental Manager, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry