Deadlines
December 6th: Abstracts due
December 6th- December 13th: Crowd discuss of abstracts
December 20th: Submit revised abstracts
December 27th: Announcement of project ideas
December 27th- March 6th: Work on your Round 2 project
March 6th: Submission deadline for Round 2 project
March 16th- March 24th: Crowd discuss
March 25th: Winners announced!
Prizes
$4,000 1st Prize
$2,500 2nd Prize
$500 Crowd vote
$500 Critic Award
From homes, to offices, to factories, to schools, and many other kinds of buildings, the places we inhabit cost energy. They cost energy to build, and to heat, cool, and to light, and they also represent one of the easiest, most straightforward ways to conserve energy. From construction to insulation, to window placement, to geothermal heat pumps, there are a myriad of ways to lower the energy cost of buildings, saving both money and emissions.
Bio-inspired window design
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