Maplewood Career Center
Computer-Aided Engineering
Pre-Architecture, Pre-Engineering, & Pre-Design Studies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 1-12-12
Contact: Jeffrey Bee, Maplewood Career Center, Office Phone (330) 296-2892 Ext. 551502
Email: beeje@mwood.cc
Re: The Great Big Home & Garden Expo 2012:
15TH Annual Student Model Home Design Contest
Ravenna – Maplewood Career Center will be the site for the judging and awards presentation portion of The Great Big Home & Garden Expo 15th Annual Student Model Home Design Contest. The judging will take place on Friday evening (1-20-12) at approximately 5:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
The speech and awards presentation will be Saturday morning (1-21-12) starting at 10:00 a.m., also held in the school cafeteria. Scheduled to appear to present the awards will be Sue Huff, Show Manager of The Great Big Home & Garden Expo. The presentation will conclude at approximately 11:00 a.m.
The top ten winning models and drawings will be displayed at The Great Big Home and Garden Expo, February 4-12 at the I-X Center. The grand prize winner will be awarded a $1000 scholarship to further his/her education in a related technical field. Cash awards will be given to the remaining 9 places. Second place will be $300 cash, third place will be $200 cash, fourth place $100, and fifth and sixth places $100, seventh through tenth place $50 each. Additional cash prizes will be awarded for 4 specialty categories; “Architectural Design of Merit” ($100), “Best Presentation” ($400), “Best Model” ($150), & “Best CAD/3D Drawings” ($100).
Sponsored by American Concrete Institute NE Ohio Chapter, Schill Architecture, Imaginit Technologies, Turner Construction and Marketplace Events these future architects, designers, contractors, and artisans were challenged to design a home that’s functional, marketable, innovative, energy-efficient, and addressed the wants and needs of a prospective homebuyer.
This year’s student contest theme is “Great Green Living: Deep Woods Vacation Cabin”. Students were to design a “green” home for a family of four who plans to build in the Cleveland area. The family intends to build the home on a minimal footprint lot, incorporating “smart” and “green” technology, yet have most amenities and features seen in a large contemporary home. The students were instructed to design the home featuring an above grade concrete home (ICF – Insulated Concrete Form) system, while incorporating appropriate and creative use of other building elements, such as energy efficient and environmentally conscious products and systems to reduce energy costs.
Concrete home design offers homeowners increased energy efficiency, lower maintenance and substantial cost savings. Because of their unique construction properties, concrete homes can be designed with virtually any type of exterior and interior. Concrete is one of the most fire resistant construction materials available, and the strength and durability of concrete walls offer unmatched resistance to the devastation of major storms.
Using their knowledge of architectural design, green building design technology, and concrete construction, student entries will include floor plan & elevation drawings as well as the much anticipated scaled model homes. They will be judged in 15 separate categories, including design, planning and innovations, energy-conserving features, drawing presentation, model presentation, and exterior design. Schools entered this year include Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Beachwood High School, North Royalton High School, Orange High School, Portage Lakes Career Center, Westlake High School and host Maplewood Career Center. A panel of building industry professionals from across the area will evaluate the student designs.
Jeffrey Bee
Maplewood Career Center
Computer-Aided Engineering Instructor
7075 State Route 88
Ravenna, OH., 44266
school: 330-296-2892 ext. 551502
beeje@mwood.cc
Website link (The Great Big Home & Garden Expo):
www.greatbighomeandgarden.com or
www.gbhag.com
Click here for a sneak peek at what's in store for Cleveland/Vancouver as Ty talks about his show appearance
http://www.greatbighomeandgarden.com/SHOWtyOH
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
The Great Big Home & Garden Expo
February 4-12, 2012 at the IX Center
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