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FuturArc�Green�Leadership�Award�2011� � � ���� � � Page�1�of�3�
PRESS�RELEASE�For�immediate�release�
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FUTURARC�GREEN�LEADERSHIP�AWARD�2011��
The�FuturArc�Green�Leadership�Award�(formerly�known�as�the�BCI�Green�Design�Award)�
recognises�the�team�behind�a�completed�project:�the�developer,�consultants�and�contractors,�
who�have�collectively�pushed�the�limits�and�definition�of�what�a�Green�building�is�in�Asia�and�
Australia.�
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The�competition�seeks�to�award�teams�that�have�demonstrated�the�best�in�innovation�and�
environmental�stewardship�in�architecture.�
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Dr�Nirmal�Kishnani,�this�year’s�jury�chair,�elaborates,�“The�FuturArc�Green�Leadership�Award�is�
given�to�completed�projects�that�espouse�principles�of�sustainability�that�are�both�innovative�
and�contextually�sensitive.�It�offers�the�building�industry�a�showcase�of�viewpoints—converging�
roadmaps�to�the�larger�goals�of�ecological�design—as�represented�by�the�journey�taken�by�
each�project�team�that�turned�its�ideas�into�reality.�Last�year’s�winners—when�it�was�known�as�
the�BCI�Green�Design�Award—were�a�spectrum�of�project�types�and�approaches�from�a�holiday�
resort�in�Bali�to�public�housing�in�Hong�Kong.�This�year�the�jury�expects�no�less�ambition,�
perhaps�greater�diversity,�as�the�award,�now�in�its�third�year,�garners�a�following�in�the�
region.”�
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FuturArc�Green�Leadership�Award�2011� � � ���� � � Page�2�of�3�
Eligibility��
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The�project—defined�as�new,�restored,�rehabilitated�or�converted—must�be�completed�
between�1�January�2007�and�31�December�2010,�and�must�be�located�within�Asia�or�Australia.��
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Entries�are�invited�in�five�categories:�
1. Residential�Architecture�–�Individual�Houses�
2. Residential�Architecture�–�Multiple�Houses�
3. Commercial�Architecture�
4. Institutional�Architecture�
5. Interior�Architecture�
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The�competition�is�open�from�now�till�30�November�2010.��
Winners�will�be�notified�by�the�end�of�March�2011�to�receive�their�trophies�and�prizes�at�the�
annual�BCI�Asia�Awards�ceremonies�held�in�May�2011�in�seven�cities;��Hong�Kong,�Indonesia,�
Malaysia,�Philippines,�Singapore,�Thailand�and�Vietnam.��
All�entrants�are�required�to�register�and�submit�their�entries�online�via�the�competition�
website�at�www.futurarc.com/greenleadershipaward.���
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Media�Contact��Dian�Putra�Marketing�&�Communication�Manager�BCI�Asia�Construction�Information,�Indonesia��Email:�[email protected]�Tel:�021�5790�2930�Mobile:�0812�108�6417������
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FuturArc�Green�Leadership�Award�2011� � � ���� � � Page�3�of�3�
About�the�Jury�Panel��Nirmal�Kishnani,�PhD,�is�Chief�Editor�of�the�FuturArc�Journal.�He�is�an�advocate,�educator�and�
practitioner� in� the� field� of� Green� building� design,� presently� with� the� Department� of�
Architecture�at�the�National�University�of�Singapore�where�he�holds�the�appointment�of�Senior�
Lecturer�and�Programme�Director�of� the�Master�of�Science� in� Integrated�Sustainable�Design.�
He�has�lectured�and�written�widely�on�the�subject�of�Green�design�process.�Since�2002�–�when�
he�founded�one�of�the�first�dedicated�Green�design�consultancy�operating�in�and�out�of�Asia�–�
he� has� consulted� on/for� many� projects� and� organisations� in� the� region� including� the� Asian�
Development�Bank�and�United�Nations�Environment�Programme.�Dr�Kishnani� sits�on� several�
advisory� panels� in� Southeast� Asia,� active� in� the� development� of� policy� instruments� and�
capacity�building�in�the�Green�building�industry.�Dr.�Kishnani�is�also�Jury�Chair�of�FuturArc�Prize�
2011�and�a�juror�for�the�Emerson�Cup.�
Deo�Prasad,�PhD,�is�Professor�and�the�Director�of�the�Sustainable�Development�Program�at�the�
University�of�New�South�Wales.�He�has�worked�on�milestone�projects�including�Australia’s�first�
solar� village,� scientific� validation� of� computer� simulation� tools� for� energy� performance�
prediction� of� buildings� and� related� green� building� assessment� tools,� advanced� performance�
simulation�of�buildings�using�complex�modelling�software�and�the�Green�Olympics�projects.�He�
has�won�an�Australian�National�Research�Innovation�Award,�the�NSW�Government�2004�Green�
Globe� Award� and� the� Australian� Institute� of� Architects� 2006� National� Award� for� research,�
design�and�education�in�sustainability.�
Kevin�Hydes�is�the�CEO�of�Integral�Group,�a�Global�Building�Engineering�firm�with�an�industry�
leading�seven�LEED�Platinum�completed�projects�focused�on�DEEP�GREEN�solutions.�He�served�
as�Chair�of�the�USGBC�from�2005�2006,�Chair�of�WGBC�from�2007�2008�and�is�a�founder�and�
director�of�CanadaGBC.�Hailing� from�Leeds� in� the�UK,�Kevin�has� focused�on�green�design� for�
the� past� 15� years.� His� vision� led� to� the� first� LEED�Gold� certified� project� in� Canada,� the� first�
LEED�EB�Gold�certified�project� in�North�America,�and�the�successful�completion�of�dozens�of�
projects�worldwide.�He�is�an�Honorary�Member�of�the�Royal�Architectural�Institute�of�Canada�
and� the� Architectural� Institute� of� British� Columbia,� and� an� adjunct� professor� at� McGill�
University� School� of� Architecture.� He� is� an� advisor� to� both� the� Clinton� Carbon� Positive�
Communities�program�and�One�Planet� Living.�He� is� a�member�of� the�Singapore�government�
international�Panel�of�Advisors.�
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FuturArc�Green�Leadership�Award�2011� � � ���� � � Page�4�of�3�
About�the�Competition��The�FuturArc�Green�Leadership�Award�was�launched�in�2009�by�the�BCI�Group�of�Companies�to�seek�out�innovative�and�ecologically�responsible�buildings�in�Asia.��About�the�Promoter�
FuturArc�Journal�(www.futurarc.com)�is�the�Competition�Organiser.�Published�quarterly�by�BCI�Asia�Construction�Information�Pte�Ltd,�the�Journal� is�the�region’s� leading�voice� in�sustainable�architecture� and� design� as� it� recognises� the� impact� of� buildings� on� society� and� the�environment.� FuturArc� promotes� architecture� that� demonstrates� creativity� and� social� and�environmental�responsibility.�
The�Competition�Registrar� is�BCI�Asia�Construction� Information�Pte�Ltd� (www.bciasia.com),�a�subsidiary�of�the�BCI�Group�of�Companies.�