Keyspan launching design competition.KeySpan Corporation is launching a design competition to kick off its new "Green Cinderella Program" which they hope will raise awareness and spark interest in environmentally-sound building development. The New York-based energy company will award grants up to $75,000 to projects that meet certain eligibility standards. The deadline for submitting an application is July 30th, with winners to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. in September. The judging process will consider unique building designs, innovative use of renewable/sustainable technologies and materials, and projects that recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. current building footprints or brownfield See greenfield. sites (i.e. "Smart Growth"). The rules are: projects must be located in KeySpan's New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of or Long Island service area. Projects must incorporate high efficiency natural gas technologies. Project developer & associates must have a proven environmental compliance history. Developers' financial commitment to green building components must be at least a 3:1 ratio of developer investment to KeySpan grant. Projects must incorporate environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] design/ building concepts in accordance with US Green Building Council Leadership in Environmental Design (LEED) rating standards. Anyone with questions about KeySpan's program can contact Bob Keller at rkeller@keyspanenergy.com. |
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