SBIC (Sustainable Buildings Industry Council) is proud to announce the 2007 Beyond Greenâ„¢ High Performance Building Awards. This unique program recognizes the initiatives that shape, inform and catalyze the high-performance building market, as well as the real-world application of high performance design and construction practices. Award winners will be invited to present their projects at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. The program will be held on 16 January 2008 in conjunction with a U.S. Department of Energy sponsored lecture series.

Deadline for entries: 8:00 PM, 30 November 2007. Visit the site to learn more.

Do you have a camera? Then you can enter this prestigious competition and make a donation to breast cancer at the same time. There are moments in life when we suddenly see the world from a fresh perspective, and appreciate the beauty of the people and places around. Renaissance invites you to enter photographs that you feel capture these special moments.

Have your work judged by expert photographers Eamonn McCabe and Mary McCartney, as well as internationally acclaimed singer KT Tunstall and magazine editor Sara Cremer. The winners will be included in a sale at a major London gallery, will participate in a public exhibition and will be published in a book of the competition.

Competition closes at 22:00 GMT on 10 December 2007. Visit the site for details.

The National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) and the New Mexico Tourism Department, will take the global stage, 8-10 April 2008 to launch its inaugural Global Green Indigenous Film Festival. The film festival will be held in conjunction with NTEC’s 15th Environmental Conference 15-18 April 2008.

The Global Green Indigenous Film Festival and the conference will be held at the El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico. “For nearly 20 years NTEC has been working with and assisting tribes throughout the country to protect, regulate and manage their environmental resources. An international film festival of this caliber adds a new dimension that will bring innovative ideas together as a means for protecting the environment that the global community can benefit from. We extend an invitation to people around the world to come see the powerful work being done by Indigenous communities to protect mother earth,” stated Jerry Pardilla, NTEC Executive Director.
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Entries are now being accepted for the 2008 NAHB National Green Building Awards. Each year, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recognizes individuals, companies and organizations for excellence in residential green design and construction practices and for green building program and advocacy efforts.

The prestigious awards will be presented at a gala dinner as part of the 10th anniversary of the NAHB National Green Building Conference in New Orleans, 11-13 May 2008.

Building entries can be scored to the green home certification system of the applicant’s choice. Applications are due 30 January 2008, and all entrants must be NAHB members. Visit the site to learn more.

The Idea: Everyday we meet people, talk to people on the web, watch beautiful faces on ads and tv. At the end of the day we often resume that there was lots of communication but we don’t know anything about each other.

Toca Me wants you to allow them a view behind your nice face. Show them your thoughts and feelings, your fears or pleasures, what you are occupied with in your daily life from sadness to happiness, from global issues to personal thoughts.

The technique could range from photography to graphic design, from illustration to typography. You are all free - just use your preferred style for your interpretation of the topic. Deadline is 1st December 2007. Visit the site to learn more.

Don’t miss the 18 January 2008 entry deadline for Professionals and the 31 January 2008 deadline for Students. It’s your chance to win a Gold Cube in the 87th Annual Awards. Enter your Advertising, Design, Interactive, Photography and Illustration, even unpublished work in “Playground.” There are also breakout categories, ADC Hybrid and ADC Design Sphere and sponsored awards from Corbis and Yahoo!

Look for two new awards - the ADC Hybrid Award for innovative advertising communications and the ADC Design Sphere Award for a sustained design program for a single client. Visit the site to learn more.

Via: Dexigner