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Lower 9th Ward Housing Development the Result of Brad Pitt’s Sustainable Building Competition New Orleans, May 10, 2007 – Global Green USA today named The Home Depot® Foundation its lead funding partner for a green affordable housing community in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. The Home Depot Foundation is the largest supporter of this project aimed at fostering support for “greening” the entire rebuilding effort in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, LA, September 7, 2006 - Global Green USA President Matt Petersen and design jury chairman Brad Pitt announced the winner, Workshop/APD (Matthew Berman and Andrew Kotchens) of the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans at a press event last week at historic Gallier Hall in New Orleans. GLOBAL GREEN USA AND BRAD PITT ANNOUNCE WINNER OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN COMPETITION FOR NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS, LA, August 31, 2006 - Global Green USA President Matt Petersen and design jury chairman Brad Pitt announced the winners of the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans today. Six Finalist Plans Showcase Strategies to Rebuild New Orleans With Energy Efficient, Healthy, Cost-Effective Designs; Goals Include Improving Lives of Famlies in Need by Lowering Energy Bills and Lessening Health Impacts from Poor Indoor Air Quality NEW ORLEANS , LA AND SANTA MONICA, CA - July 17, 2006 – Global Green USA and Brad Pitt announced today 6 finalists for the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans. Each finalist responded to the competition goals of demonstrating how green building and intelligent architecture can be brought together in an innovative way while respecting the historical context of New Orleans neighborhoods. The designs can be viewed and voted upon at www.globalgreen.org. Plans Showcase Strategies to Rebuild New Orleans in a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly and Cost Effective Way NEW ORLEANS , LA, July 14, 2006 – Surrounded by green building displays, Global Green USA President Matt Petersen was joined by design jury chairman Brad Pitt, Pritzker Award winner Thom Mayne and the rest of the jury made up of nationally renowned architects and environmental experts as they launched their Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans. The event also included the competition jury, made up of nationally renowned architects and environmental experts, and marked the conclusion of four days of deliberations to review more than one hundred green building design submissions from across the country and around the world. NEW ORLEANS, LA, APRIL 20, 2006 – Global Green USA and Brad Pitt announced today that they are teaming up to sponsor a design competition to provide an opportunity for talented architects, urban planners, designers, ecologists and students to put forward a creative yet practical vision for New Orleans neighborhoods. Participants will be asked to put forth designs using green principles for the reconstruction of several New Orleans neighborhoods including a multi-use community center, single family home
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GLOBAL GREEN USA NAMES THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION ITS LEAD FUNDING PARTNER TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY HOMES IN NEW ORLEANS
GLOBAL GREEN USA & BRAD PITT ANNOUNCE WINNER OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN COMPETITION FOR NEW ORLEANS; WINNING DESIGN REDUCES ENERGY USE BY 63%; SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL HELP LOWER ENERGY COSTS TO RESIDENT S CLOSE TO ZERO; US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL AND AIA PARTNER WITH GLOBAL GREEN ON TECHNICAL JURY; STAGE II DESIGN JURY FEATURES MAYNE, EIZENBERG, HUFF
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