AWARDS HONOR

• Design firms and their clients who demonstrate best practices in collaboration while achieving sustainable design excellence
• Corporate and not-for profit/government organizations that provide global leadership in development of sustainable policies, programs and processes

Focus in 2007 encourages design and policy innovations in energy reduction and/or alternative energy use.

Entries are being accepted for the 2007 through March 1, 2007. Notice of intent to submit must be submitted by Feb. 1. 2007. Entry fee is $100.

GLOBAL RECOGNITION

Finalists and winners will be featured in global media outreach and at a special awards ceremony.

SPONSORS

The awards are sponsored by: CoreNet Global, The International Interior Design Association (IIDA), and The American Institute of Architects (AIA) - Committees on the Environment and Interior Architecture.

UNDERWRITERS

Underwriting sponsors: Tandus (headquarters in Dalton, Georgia), Johnson Controls (headquarters in Milwaukee, WI), and Cubellis (headquarters in Boston, MA), and Haworth (headquarters in Holland, MI),

The 2006 Steering Committee for the Awards:

Holley Henderson, IIDA, LEED™ Accredited Professional, Principal, H2EcoDesign, (Atlanta, Georgia). She chairs the USGBC LEED-CI and Core Committees, serves as LEED-CI faculty, and is on the IIDA national Sustainability Committee

Kevin Sneed, AIA, IIDA, director of architecture, OTJ architects, (Washington D.C.) and is Vice Chair, Committee on Interiors, AIA

Dr. Nick Axford, Senior Director, CB Richard Ellis Ltd (UK) and principal author of the Corporate Real Estate 2010 research report on Sustainability and CSR for CoreNet Global.

Complete information is available on the following websites: www.iida.org; www.aia.org; www.corenetglobal.org. For questions, contact Martha Parker, program manager at sustainableleadership@att.net

About the sponsoring organizations
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) works to enhance quality of life through excellence in interior design and to advance interior design through knowledge, value and community. IIDA is a professional networking and educational association of 10,000 members in eight specialty forums and more than 30 Chapters around the world. Additional information is available on IIDA's website www.iida.org. It is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

AIA/Interior Architecture Committee and the AIA/Committee on the Environment are professional interest areas of the American Institute of Architects. The American Institute of Architects is the voice of the architecture profession dedicated to serving its members, advancing their value and improving the quality of the built environment. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

CoreNet Global is the world's premier association for corporate real estate executives, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

For more information contact: Martha Parker, Program Manager, Sustainable Leadership Awards for Design and Development at sustainableleadership@att.net

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