Sustainable design is an inherent aspect of design excellence. Projects should express sustainable design concepts and intentions, and take advantage of innovative programming opportunities.

Sustainable Design Intent and Innovation addresses:

• Key environmental issues; how and why they became important priorities
• Key ecological goals and concepts for your project and how they shaped your thinking (not a list of sustainable design measures)
• How these goals and concepts were expressed in the design
• Sustainable design innovations
• How sustainability measures led to a better overall project design
• Process of program analysis and any resource efficiencies realized by innovation

TOPICS (# on 50to50)

• (5)Building Form
• (19)Energy Modeling
• (26)Integrated Project Delivery
• (32)Passive Solar Collection Opportunities
• (34)Preservation/Reuse of Existing Facilities
• (37)Rightsizing Equipment
• (39)Space Zoning
• (41)Sun Shading
• (44)Thermal Bridging
• (46)Vegetation for Sun Control
• (47)Walkable Communities
• (48)Waste-Heat Recovery
• (50)Windows and Openings

Other appropriate topics include:

• Biomimicry