Four of the field’s top minds will judge entries

ROCKVILLE, MD—August 23, 2010—Vivian Loftness of Carnegie Mellon, Martin Vachon of AXIM Concrete Technologies, Bill Browning of Terrapin Bright Green, and Anna Dyson of Center for Architecture Science and Ecology will judge the entries in this year’s BrickStainable Design Competition.

Architects, engineers and design professionals around the world compete to design a net zero building using brick as the primary material.

ROCKVILLE, MD—July 15, 2010— Teams of architects, engineers, material scientists, landscape architects, ecologists, students and others have another opportunity to design an sustainable building using clay brick as the primary material for BrickStainable Design Competition.  Thanks to the success of the inaugural BrickStainable 2009 competition, Potomac Valley Brick will hold the competition once again this year.

April 28, 2010 – Rockville, MD

The 2009 BrickStainable Competition was a great inaugural competition in pursuit of design solutions that exploit the unique properties of brick masonry construction as well as seeking new ideas in the development of this age old building material.

January 27, 2010 – Rockville, MD

Hoping to unearth innovative ideas to showcase brick in sustainable new design uses, Potomac Valley Brick (PVB) launched its first international sustainable architectural design competition. With an overwhelming response, 95 entries from 17 countries around the world were submitted.

Dec 23, 2009 - Rockville, MD

Hoping to unearth innovative ideas to showcase brick in sustainable new design uses, Potomac Valley Brick (PVB) launched its first international sustainable architectural design competition. With an overwhelming response, 95 entries from over 17 countries around the world were submitted.

October 9, 2009 – Rockville, MD

Potomac Valley Brick (PVB) selected Bill Browning to deliver its keynote address during the “Brick-Stainable” awards ceremony to be held at the National Building Museum on January 27, 2010.

September 1, 2009 – Rockville, MD

Potomac Valley Brick (PVB) named four sustainable design academic and industry professionals to the “Brick-Stainable: Re-Thinking Brick” competition jury. “Brick-Stainable” asks a participant to design a net-zero energy building using clay masonry as the primary material.

May 27, 2009 – Rockville, MD

Hoping to unearth innovative ideas to showcase brick in sustainable new design uses, Potomac Valley Brick (PVB) announces a call for entries for a new international architectural green design competition.