Green Events in the Washington/Baltimore Area by Lisa Ferretto from Hord Caplan Macht

March 24–October 11, 2010

Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront

Architecture and Design Galleries, third floor

MoMA and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center joined forces to address one of the most urgent challenges facing the nation’s largest city: sea-level rise resulting from global climate change. Though the national debate on infrastructure is currently focused on “shovel-ready” projects that will stimulate the economy, we now have an important opportunity to foster new research and fresh thinking about the use of New York City's harbor and coastline. As in past economic recessions, construction has slowed dramatically in New York, and much of the city’s remarkable pool of architectural talent is available to focus on innovation. http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1031

  

April 10, 2010; 10am – 12pm

Basic Vegetable Gardening

the Waverly Branch Library, 400 E 33rd St,

Grow it, Eat it!  Come learn how to start and maintain a successful vegetable garden.  Win a new copy of either Carrots Love Tomatoes or Roses Love Garlic! FREE, no registration required.  For more information, please contact: Sarah Krones, sarah.krones@parksandpeople.org, 410-448-5663x114.

 

April 10, 2010; 9 AM - 12 PM

Project Clean Stream 2010

Throughout Central Maryland and the Eastern Shore - Maryland

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is looking for volunteers to take part in Project Clean Stream.  Volunteer Opportunities: The Alliance is seeking volunteers on two levels: Site Captains to lead clean ups and orient volunteers; we also need general volunteer crews. Free.  Contact: Vickie Stinson - (410) 377-6270.  http://www.acb-online.org/event.cfm?EVENT_ID=827

 

April 10, 2010; 9am - 6pm

Ecological Home Design Workshop,

Takoma Park, MD. 

Explore the full creative process to create an ecologically responsive home (or addition). This workshop is held at a home built following these practices. For more information, contact bill@HeliconWorks.com, or visit www.HeliconWorks.com

 

April 11–13, 2010

THE 2010 NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MARKET TRANSFORMATION

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, D.C.

http://aceee.org/conf/mt10/index.htm

 

April 12, 2010

BEST2 Conference

Portland OR

Building Enclosure Science Technology, http://www.thebestconference.org/

 

April 13, 2010; 8:00 pm

Michael Pollan “In Defense of Food: The Omnivore’s Solution”

Kraushaar Auditorium Goucher College

Michael Pollan—the bestselling author, journalist, activist, and well-known critic of the global industrial food complex—will appear as the Spring 2010 Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Visiting Professor. This event is free and open to the public, but tickets must reserved in advance by calling the Goucher College Box Office at 410-337-6333 or by e-mailing boxoffice@goucher.edu. There will be a book signing following the lecture, and books will be available for purchase.  http://www.goucher.edu/x39230.xml

 

April 13-14, 2010

LEED Green Associate and Building Design and Construction Prep Seminar

1821 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009

Looking to become LEED accredited? Interested in earning 16.0 HSW in the process?? Don't pass up this great opportunity!  Green Education Services is North America's premier LEED accreditation exam preparation firm. Their proprietary curriculum and interactive approach is focused on helping AEC professionals tackle any LEED exam, and holistically understand the entire value chain of Sustainable Design applications and Green Building Certification specifications.  http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Agenda.aspx?i=933e7f28-ec55-4eb2-83d0-43643b3efb94

 

April 14, 2010;  6 to 9 p.m.

PlanMaryland Public Forums
Community College of Baltimore County, Essex Campus Center Lobby 7201 Rossville Boulevard 

PlanMaryland is a new planning process designed to create a better and more sustainable future for Maryland. The state legislature created the authority for such a plan in the 1970s, but a broader recognition of the costs of unsustainable types of land use has grown in recent years to the point where such a plan is now urgently needed. We need to do a better job of steering development toward areas that already have roads, schools and other public infrastructure. 6:- 7:. - Open House, meet State and local officials and community groups.  7 to 9. - Public Forum including an interactive "Keypad polling" activity and table discussions  http://plan.maryland.gov/getinvolved/PublicForums.shtml

 

April 14, 2010;  1:00pm

Webinar:  Introduction to Greenhealth Tracker
Greenhealth Tracker™ is the newest tool in a line of products being developed by Practice Greenhealth to help its members manage environmentally sensitive systems in their facilities. This sophisticated, yet easy to use, web-based data management tool will help you quantify and manage your organization’s waste and material streams. Track your total waste stream and identify opportunities to save money and manage more efficient operations. If you’re not managing your waste, you’re wasting your resources. Register Online

 

April 15, 2010; 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Green Business Awards Luncheon

Marriott Inner Harbor

"Going green" has become one of the Baltimore business community's main initiatives and more Baltimore businesses and are working hard to reduce their environmental impact. Join us for lunch  for the 3rd Annual Green Business Awards and help us celebrate those companies who have gone above and beyond in making Baltimore a greener place to work.  http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/event/14331

 

April 15, 2010

Artist for the Climate

Get fired up again about ending global warming. You'll laugh. You'll cry. And you'll have to act fast to get a ticket!   Just $10 for students. $15 for everyone else. We're going to throw in a surprise musical act, too. You'll love it.  All money raised will help support the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, an outfit Bill McKibben calls "the best regional climate organization in the world." Please also consider joining us for a special reception with the authors themselves just prior to the event. We'll feed you, give you wine, and you can get all your books autographed on the spot. www.chesapeakeclimate.org/Artists4Climate

 

April 16, 2010; 8 - 10 a.m.

Greater Baltimore Committee Alternative Energy Symposium
UMB BioPark, Building Two Conference Room, 801 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD

GBC Members/Non-Members: $35  https://www.gbc.org/NewsAndEvents/EventRegister1.cfm?eid=2075

 

April 16, 2010;  1:00pm

Webinar: Green Construction Series: Pioneering the Platinum Path for Healthcare – A 2010 Update

Co-hosted by Green Guide for Health Care – Earn 1.5 CEUs from AIA.  Completed in 2007, the new Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas in Austin is the only inpatient hospital to achieve LEED platinum level certification. The facility is part of a 700 acre new urbanist development on the brownfield site of a former municipal airport. The contextual low rise structure is pierced by six courtyards, each of which has a distinct landscape inspired by the native plants from the different eco-regions of the hospital’s 46 county service area – thus connecting families to the familiar, while educating them about the broader region.
Register Online

 

April 17-24, 2010

7th Annual Baltimore Green Week

Various locations in and around Baltimore City 

Now in it's 7th year, Baltimore Green Week is a series of events that promote sustainability through lectures, workshops and other special events.  The week kicks-off at the EcoFest in Druid Hill Park on Saturday, April 17th from noon-6 p.m. near the reservoir.  Join us for music, art, free bike rides and yoga classes, all while picnicing under the newly bloomed cherry blossoms!  For a full schedule of events, go to www.baltimoregreenworks.com/events or call 410.952.0334 for more information.

 

April 17, 2010;  noon-6 p.m.

Baltimore Green Week: EcoFest

Druid Hill Park

Baltimore Green Week’s kick off event, EcoFest, invites local food vendors, growers, businesses and organizations that maintain a sustainable focus.  There will be plenty of activities happening so use this opportunity to try something new like yoga, take a bike ride around the reservoir, dance or sing along to June Star and the Frontier Dentists or take a moment to enjoy a back massage.  There will also be tours of the new Highlandtown Healthy Living Center from 1-4 p.m.  For more information on any of these events, please contact bgw@baltimoregreenworks.com or call 410.952.0334.

 

April 17, 2010

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's Baltimore Spring Clean up

Baltimore 

Please call 311 to register your community. Containers for debris collection will be available on a first call basis.  Trucks will NOT be available. Even communities without a container can participate by bagging and stacking debris at a designated location so that it can be picked up on Monday, April 19th.  Please provide your designated collection point when you register your clean up with 311.

 

April 17, 2010; 9AM to 5PM

design charrette – Green Home Rehab

The Under Armour Humble & Hungry Café 1030 Hull St Baltimore,

Participate in the design of a socially, ecologically and economically sustainable home!  Under Armour, Sandtown Habitat for Humanity and USGBC-MD are partnering to rehab a West-Baltimore rowhome into a model for affordable green building! With your help, this project will incorporate some of the most progressive and effective green building materials and strategies! Whether you’re a seasoned professional or an interested amateur, this is an event you don’t want to miss. Come see how green building works! Full-day participation is encouraged, if you have a scheduling conflict for part of the day please contact Will Phillips- wphillips@underarmour.com  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/621022495

 

April 18, 2010, 1-3pm

Home Energy Audits

Carroll Community College

For more information and to register click here

 

April 19, 2010

Baltimore Green Week:  City Day

Vollmer Center at Cylburn Arboretum

Press Event with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.  Cocktail Party. For more information on any of these events, please contact bgw@baltimoregreenworks.com or call 410.952.0334.

 

April 19, 2010

a symposium on German-American partnerships in green building

German Embassy in Washington, DC

This event will be part of the  Transatlantic Climate Bridge Initiative.  There is no charge for the symposium, but you must pre-register. Lunch will be served. Keynote address by Michelle Moore, Federal Environmental Executive in the Office of the President.  Speakers include internationally recognized authorities on sustainable design: Herbert Dreiseitl , Stefan Behnisch , Michael Braungart .  Parking is on the street (no parking on Embassy grounds)  TO RSVP, email: sustainable-buildings@wash.auswaertiges-amt.de

 

April 19-20, 2010

ASHRAE Conference Existing buildings in urban areas
Grand Hyatt New York, NY

Existing buildings in urban areas present the largest markets for dramatically cutting energy use through efficient design, construction and operation strategies and the application of innovative policies. This conference presents global and local perspectives for effectively reducing energy use in existing buildings.  Join ASHRAE in New York as we explore how to cut energy waste in urban areas. This conference educates building design and operating professionals, building owner and managers and government officials about the theoretical and practical matters associated with major improvements in the energy efficiency of existing buildings.  http://www.ashrae.org/events/page/2473

 

April 19-20, 2010

REGREEN: Implementing Green Residential Remodeling
Austin, TX

A whole systems approach to residential remodeling, taught by BuildingGreen's Peter Yost and others.

 

April 20, 2010

Baltimore Green Week Events 

Sustainable Community Development Projects

MICA and Morgan State University will present sustainable solutions to community redevelopment needs.  Throughout the semester, BGW was able to connect some of Baltimore’s leaders in local sustainability efforts with the students through a series of engaging conversations in the classroom.  With a focus on the much needed redevelopment of what was once our city’s northern border, the North Avenue corridor, the discussion touched on the following topics; transportation, infrastructure, waste management, local agriculture, community initiatives and the history of North Avenue.  Students were then challenged to come up with sustainable solutions to some of the issues grappled with in class.  These projects will be presented throughout the day and in the evening as an art opening.

Free Tree Giveaway

Eddie’s of Roland Park

50 - FREE trees from TreeBaltimore will be available at Eddie’s from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

For more information on any of these events, please contact bgw@baltimoregreenworks.com or call 410.952.0334.

 

April 20, 2010

Credentialing Maintenance Workshop:  "I've got it- how do I keep It?"  

Century Engineering, Hunt Valley

 

April 21, 2010

Baltimore Green Week Events

Tour the Port,

RSVP’s required!  This is a hard hat tour and you must be 18 or over to join.  Limited to 15 passengers.  Take a walking tour of the newest “green” addition to the Living Classroom facilities, Masonville Cove where you will have the opportunity to talk to the Maryland Port Authority about revitalization projects and plans for contaminated land, air and water quality improvements.  Afterwards, take a tour of the new dredge facility that is under construction.  For more information on any of these events, please contact bgw@baltimoregreenworks.com or call 410.952.0334.

 Film Forum

Enoch Pratt Free Library

Two films:  Food, Inc at 12 p.m., FRESH at 2:30 p.m.  For more information on any of these events, please contact bgw@baltimoregreenworks.com or call 410.952.0334.

 

April 21, 2010; 12-1

BAF Spring Forum Series:  Transform Baltimore 

second floor auditorium of the Johns Hopkins Downtown Center, 10 N. Charles Street.

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation announces its Spring Forum Series of lectures about Baltimore’s architecture, built environment, city planning, and history.  Laurie Feinberg, chief of Comprehensive Planning for the Baltimore City Planning Department, discusses the mammoth and long-awaited rewrite of the City’s zoning code, and the timetable for release of the draft of the new form-based code. 

 

April 21, 2010 - 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.,

Plan Maryland forum

Anne Arundel Community College, Community College Center, 101 College Parkway · Arnold, MD

Maryland Department of Planning's series  -- this is a new planning process designed to create a better and more sustainable future for Maryland. The state legislature created the authority for such a plan in the 1970s, but a broader recognition of the costs of unsustainable types of land use has grown in recent years to the point where such a plan is now urgently needed. We need to do a better job of steering development toward areas that already have roads, schools and other public infrastructure. Your voice is needed to shape the future of Maryland's planning and development! Please RSVP to Rich Josephson, Director, Planning Services, Maryland Department of Planning, rjosephson@mdp.state.md.us or 410-767-0901.

 

April 21, 2010; 1-4 p.m.

Webinar:  Right from the Start – Commissioning for High Performing Buildings

Hear from leading commissioning experts about how commissioning supports a smoother construction process, maximizes energy and cost reductions, and provides a facility that operates as intended. This program will define the “what, why, when, and who” of the commissioning process and provide you with tools to commission your high performing building. This free webcast is sponsored by the ASHRAE Chapter Technology Transfer Committee with support from ASHRAE’s High Performing Buildings Magazine.  (3) Professional Development Hours PDH or three (3) AIA Learning Units may be awarded to viewers who complete the “Participant Reaction Form” online by April 30, 2010.  www.ashrae.org/CxWebcast 

 

April 22, 2010

Earth Day - 40^th Anniversary

The 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day!   http://www.earthday.org/  www.earthday.net

 

April 22, 2010

POSTPONED: Expected Opening for Bmore Bgreen Exhibit

Baltimore MD

We are postponing our opening by a month or two!  Come to our Happy Hour on April 8^th at the Waterfront Hotel in Fells Point to help us fundraise and find out more information.   Information on tax-deductible Sponsorship opportunities can also be found at www.bmorebgreen.com/pdf/sponsorship.pdf  Bmore Bgreen is a traveling sustainability exhibit developed jointly by the architectural firm of Hord Coplan Macht, S.H. Silverblatt Electrical Contractor, Silsam Energy Group and Baltimore Green Works. Through a unique combination of three-dimensional and interactive displays, the exhibit teaches children about the important concepts underlying sustainable living practices while facilitating a fun learning experience for everyone.  www.bmorebgreen.com.

 

April 22, 2010

Baltimore Green Week Events

Toxic Chemical Reform: A look at how chemicals affect our health and what we can do to change it!

Chemicals have been in the news a lot lately, from baby bottles to cosmetics to that "new car smell." But is there really a problem? The federal law governing toxic chemicals is 34-years old and has never been updated. During that time the EPA has only required testing of 200 of the 62,000 chemicals in use at the time the law passed and it's only restricted 5. Meanwhile in peer-reviewed health and medical journals the scientific evidence has been piling up linking common chemicals to chronic health problems that are on the rise, like childhood cancer and early puberty.  Join us for a discussion where we will hear from leading professionals at the local, state, and federal level.

Earth Day Celebration:

The Department of Recreation and Park’s TreeBaltimore and the Students from the City’s Office of Sustainability Initiative will partner on the 2^nd annual Earth Day by planting trees in Druid Hill Park. 

 

April 22, 2010

Submit projects to EPA that achieve Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR

Join the growing number of architects taking the ENERGY STAR Challenge. See if your design projects receive an EPA energy score of 75 or higher using the online Target Finder. Your design project will be distinguished as ENERGY STAR with the intent to perform among the top 25 percent of U.S. buildings.

Target Finder also shows if your projects meet the goals for reducing fossil fuel energy use established by the AIA 2030 Commitment and be showcased at the AIA Convention in Miami, FL.

 

April 22, 29 and May 6, 13, 2010; 6:30-9:00 pm,

Greening Your Business - Four CCBC class series,

Catonsville, MD

Thursdays beginning April 22. Focused on bottom line results, this continuing education series will help you through the first steps to "going green."  We'll provide some answers to these questions: What does it mean to “green” your business?  What kind of commitment does “greening” require?  Does “going green” make sense in this economy?  This course scheduled on the evenings of 4/22, 4/29, 5/6 and 5/13.  Geoff Stack, geoff@stackcoordination.com, 410-802-5754.  Registration, directions and details at http://freshgreenimage.com/free-green-business-forum/.

 

April 22, 2010;  7:30 AM  

Breakfast Roundtable:  Innovation in Design and Innovation in Operations 

Schlenger Pitz & Associates  15 West Aylesbury Rd. Timonium, MD

 

April 23, 2010

Baltimore Green Week:  Sustainable Food & Art

A “Taste of GREEN Baltimore” Food Tour: 

$25 per person, Meet at 11:45 a.m. and get ready to sample the tastes and treats of some of Baltimore’s most sustainable restaurants!  You must be 21 or over to join, limited to 30 passengers.

Social Change Art Opening: 6-8 p.m. at Towson Arts Collective, 406 York Rd. Lower Level, Towson, MD 21204. 

Artists gather in this juried show to address social change issues and to activate the community by engaging viewers with their re-use of materials, by eliciting reactions and starting conversations.  The show will be juried by Rebecca Hoffberger, Founder of the American Visionary Arts Museum and Marc Steiner, Host of the Marc Steiner Show and Producer of Emerging Media.

Walter P. Carter Tree Planting. Tree Give-A-Way and Tree Delivery: 

TreeBaltimore and Constellation Energy will host a FREE tree giveaway, tree planting and tree delivery to residents in partnership with the students at Walter P. Carter Elem/Middle, the Watershed Associations, Parks and People Foundation and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, AmeriCorps and Bike Baltimore.

Earth Day with the Greater Baltimore Leadership Association at Druid Hill Park: 

The Department of Recreation and Park’s TreeBaltimore and the Greater Baltimore Leadership Association will plant trees in Druid Hill Park with local schools including St. Ignatius Loyola 7^th grade boys.

 

April 24, 2010

Baltimore Green Week:  Energy Conservation

Energy Conservation and Weatherization Workshop:

Join us as we partner with the Neighborhood Design Center and Civic works to offer a free workshop on weatherization and energy conservation in the home.  Afterwards you should stick around as we cookout in the backyard! 

Chinquapin Park Clean-up/Tree Planting with Delta Sigma from Morgan State:  

In a continuing effort to fix up the Hillen Road section of Chinquapin Park, with a tree planting and cleanup, along with laying the ground work for a neighborhood vegetable garden.

Walter P. Carter Tree Planting. Tree Give-A-Way and Tree Delivery: 

TreeBaltimore and Constellation Energy will host a FREE tree giveaway, tree planting and tree delivery do to help out we haven’t thought of to residents in partnership with the students at Walter P. Carter Elem/Middle, the Watershed Associations, Parks and People Foundation and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, AmeriCorps and Bike Baltimore.

 

April 24 – 25, 2010
Reef Ball Construction
CBF's Oyster Restoration Center, Shady Side, MD

Help us construct reef balls-concrete spheres that will ultimately provide habitat for oysters and fish. http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=195&cgid=1&ceid=193&cerid=0&cdt=4%2f25%2f2010

 

April 24, 2010, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm,

Earth Day Anacostia River Cleanup & Celebration

30+ cleanup sites in DC and MD.  

Join the Anacostia Watershed Society as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and help clean up the Anacostia River!  Volunteers will be participating in a massive trash cleanup at 30+ sites along the shores of the Anacostia River in the District of Columbia and several upstream tributaries in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties in Maryland.  An Earth Day Celebration will follow the morning cleanup at Seafarers Yacht Club in DC featuring free food, music and presentations by government officials.  For volunteer registration and more information, visit: www.anacostiaws.org.

 

April 25, 2010; 11:15am - 11:15pm 

The Climate Rally

National Mall – Washington, DC

The 40th anniversary of Earth Day is quickly approaching, but the United States has failed to enact a comprehensive climate bill. Each day, government leaders are perpetuating a system that increases our reliance on foreign oil, drives job loss and threatens the well-being of future generations.  On Sunday, April 25th, Earth Day Network and partner organizations will organize a massive climate rally on The National Mall to demand Congress enacts climate and clean energy legislation in 2010.

 

April 25, 2010

Baltimore Green Forum

Baltimore, MD

The Baltimore Green Forum is a monthly environmental & discussion forum held usually on the fourth Sunday of each month, open to the public free of charge. For questions, to co-sponsor, or to RSVP, contact  baltimoregreenforum@gmail.com or 301-345-2234

 

April 27, 2010; 4pm

Baltimore Commission on Sustainability Meeting

417 E. Fayette St., 8th Floor, Baltimore

Public meetings the fourth Tuesday of every month at 4pm at the Baltimore City www.baltimorecity.gov/sustainability

 

April 28, 2010; 7:30-9am

See The Green- Behind-The-Scenes-Health Care for the Homeless
Johns Hopkins Downtown Center 10 N Charles St  2ND FLOOR AUDITORIUM  Baltimore, MD

Going Green – A Case Study Presentation and Lessons Learned New Construction – Owner Occupied Facility.   Going Green with a new building is not a "no-brainer." Hundreds of decisions are needed in response to challenges in programming, design, construction, operations and management. It requires commitment and a different way of thinking from the conventional. The respected social service organization, Healthcare for the Homeless (HCH), made the commitment to go green with its newly opened facility in Baltimore. It took dozens of brains to figure out how to deliver a LEED Gold building for a non-profit organization, with limited budget, in a very tight, urban setting.  Register here

 

April 28, 2010

See the Green Building Tour- Goucher College Athenaeum Project-

Goucher College 1021 Dulaney Valley Rd.Towson, MD

http://www.goucher.edu/x17081.xml

 

April 28-30, 2010

Sustainable Hospitals
Austin, TX

Highlighting current case studies from Top Ten Green Hospitals in the U.S. list and other green healthcare topics.  Environmentally conscious health care is taking the lead in hospital trends. Many hospitals are now taking the “first do no harm” mission to heart by fixing the root of the problem, their facilities. By increasing their sustainability, hospitals are benefiting from energy savings, better patient outcomes, staff retention and community approval. This conference is intended for individuals who work in the health­care field, specifically for those individuals who are affiliated with engineering, en­vironmental services, or anyone who has an interest in reducing the ecological footprint of their hospital http://www.acius.net/wiki.aspx/Conferences/Upcoming?view=overview&id=148

 

April 29, 2010, 6:30 - 8:00 pm

NBM, For the Greener Good Series: Sustainable Schools

National Building Museum 401 F Street NW Washington, DC

Discover why greener schools mean a brighter future for us all. A conversation with: Dr. Howard Frumkin, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Steve Turckes, Perkins+Will, Glenn Cummings, U.S. Department of Education and Joanne Silberner, National Public Radio (moderator). a public series that affirms the National Building Museum's commitment to environmental sustainability. It calls on experts from diverse backgrounds to investigate links between environmental sustainability and design, public health, energy policy, bioscience, infrastructure, education, and even popular culture. The series features topics ranging from nuclear power to consumerism and urban slums to carbon storage. Participants will discuss ideas, experiences, and potential solutions in a public exchange at the Museum.  Http://www.nbm.org/programs-lectures/series/for-the-greener-good-1.html

 

April 30 2010

Submission Deadline: Design Competition:   Mowing to Growing: Reinventing the American Lawn

The competition is launched in the context of larger issues concerning the environment, global food production and the imperative to generate a sense of community in our urban and suburban neighborhoods. From Mowing to Growing is not meant to transform each lawn into a garden, but to open us up to the possibilities of self-sustenance, organic growth, and perpetual change. In particular, it seeks specific technical, urbanistic, and architectural strategies not simply for the food production required to feed the cities and suburbs, but the possibilities of diet, agriculture, and retrofitted facilities that could achieve that level within the constraints of the local climate. Eligibility: Professionals and students of all fields are eligible to submit. However, there will be two separate categories of judging: one for professionals and college students and the second for high school students.  Registration Fee: $150 – Professional teams, $50 – per high school student team; Awards: $10,000 – Professional Prize, $1,000 – Student Prize http://www.oneprize.org