Eco-Laboratory Wins National Award at 2008 Greenbuild
Dec. 3, 2008 – Weber Thompson’s Eco-Laboratory, a conceptual high-rise project designed by a team of four young designers at the firm, won the 2008 Natural Talent Design Competition hosted by the Emerging Green Builders at Greenbuild, the USGBC’s annual International Conference and Expo in Boston.
Eco-Laboratory is a theoretical project set in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. The conceptual design envisions a financially-viable residential development that responds to local social, economic and ecological needs through the integration of multiple systems. A myriad of innovative and sustainable features were incorporated, resulting in a carbon neutral building that meets the Living Building Challenge – a program developed by the Cascadia USGBC Chapter that pushes sustainable design beyond LEED to net zero energy, net zero water and self sustaining buildings.
The Natural Talent Design Competition is a national competition open to young professionals who have worked in the design field for less than five years.
“We’re proud to be recognized for our cutting-edge design,” said Myer Harrell, Weber Thompson designer and LEED AP, who accepted the award. “Eco-Laboratory blends culture and sustainability to provide a vision for a new type of housing that we hope will soon become a reality.”
Eco-Laboratory was designed by Harrell, Dan Albert Assoc ASLA, and former staff members Brian Geller LEED AP, and Christopher Dukehart.
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