Please read all Submission Requirements carefully. Files that do not meet all Submission Requirements will be disqualified. No refunds will be made for disqualified submissions.

DEADLINE
All submissions must be uploaded onto this Web site NO LATER THAN 5:00 pm CST MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2008.

UPLOADING FILES
You may add and remove files as frequently as necessary prior to the submission deadline, however all files must be received by the final deadline. Any files uploaded after this deadline will be disqualified and deleted without being viewed. Submissions may NOT be delivered in person or by mail. You must include your Registration Number on all files.

ANONYMITY
Submissions shall have no name or mark that in any way identifies the project or competitor, other than the Registration Number assigned to competitors upon completion of registration.

PRESENTATION BOARD(1) – Item # 1
Competitors shall submit one digital file for a single 30” x 40” board in a vertical/portrait format (long side vertical, short side horizontal). The file must be high resolution for exhibition and publication purposes and should be at least 150 dpi.

Scale and placement of drawings listed below are at the discretion of the competitor. The entrant’s competition Registration Number (which will be sent upon completion of the registration and payment of the registration fee) must appear on the board in the upper right hand corner in either 36-point plain black text on a white background or 36-point plain white text on a black background.

REQUIRED DRAWINGS (5) – Item #s 2 - 6
Five additional horizontal/landscape (short side vertical, long side horizontal) files are required for jury presentation and possible publication. Each of these files should be at least 150 dpi.

All submissions must include the following:

    2.  Rendered perspective OR elevation of the house viewed in context
    3.  Site plan with context (note graphic scale and N arrow on drawing)
    4.  Floor plans (all) in one image
          (note graphic scale and N arrow on drawing)
    5.  Two sections in one image (note graphic scale)
    6.  Typical wall section showing sustainable construction materials and
          assemblies in one image (note graphic scale)

 

Each of the five required images must include the entrant’s Registration Number in the upper right hand corner in either 36-point plain black text on a white background or 36-point plain white text on a black background.

 

REQUIRED TEXT- Item # 7
A text statement of no more than 250 words describing the project concept and design intent must be uploaded as a separate file in a Microsoft Word compatible (.doc) file.
English is the official language of the competition and only statements in English will be accepted.

 

REQUIRED BUDGET – Item # 8
A 99K Budget spreadsheet (click here to download) must be completed and uploaded as an Excel (.xls) file.

 

FILES, SIZE + FORMAT
Files must be uploaded in the following formats:

1. One 30" x 40" pdf at 150 dpi of the presentation board
(vertical/portrait orientation)

2-6. One 11" x 17" pdf at 150 dpi for each of the five required drawings (horizontal/landscape orientation)

7. One Microsoft Word compatible (.doc) file of the project description in 250 words or less.

8. One Excel (.xls) file of the Budget spreadsheet with all blanks filled.

Please do not submit any of the eight required items in any other format than requested above.


FILE NAMING
All files will be named with the Registration Number assigned upon completion of registration, followed by an underscore, followed by the name of the file as shown below.  Files for registrant 000000 would be labeled as follows:

Board:

000000_1board.pdf

Details:

000000_2rendering.pdf
000000_3siteplan.pdf
000000_4floorplan.pdf
000000_5sections.pdf
000000_6wall.pdf

Project Description:

000000_7description.doc

Budget:

000000_8budget.xls

Every file must include the entrant's Registration Number.

 

QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, please see the Questions and Answers section of this website. Additional questions must be submitted in writing to info@the99khouse.com. Your questions will be answered via email in a timely fashion.

DISCLAIMER
The competition organizers are not liable for lost, misdirected, or late entries. Decisions of the jury represent the professional judgments of its members and not the opinion of the competition organizers. All prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the competition organizers, and all decisions are final. While it is their intent to construct the winning scheme of Stage II, the organizers reserve the right to not proceed with construction for any reason.