The 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition Award Ceremony, held at the Trespa Design Centre on July 14th, celebrated the remarkable design skills of the young architects and engineers in our community. Faced with the task of designing an affordable and functional Platinum LEED for Homes residence to be built in the hurricane-stricken Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans, over a dozen entrants thoughtfully executed the assignment.

A distinguished panel of judges, comprised of leaders in the green building industry, selected two first prize winners: ‘Ramped Up’, and ‘Essential Values.’ These projects will go on to compete at this year’s Greenbuild conference in Chicago where the winning designs will actually be built in New Orleans. The performance of the completed houses will be monitored and graded, with the most efficient, livable house receiving the grand prize.