The 9th 2020 Architecture at Zero competition was conceived as a response to the zero net energy targets set out by the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) in the 2008 report, California’s Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan. In this report, the CPUC set out four “Big Bold Energy Efficiency Strategies” for California that include the goals that all new residential construction in California be ZNE by 2020 and that all new commercial construction be ZNE by 2030.
The 2020 Architecture at Zero competition challenge was to create a zero net energy library for the San Benito County Free Library in Hollister, California. Entrants were encouraged to highlight energy efficiency strategies or systems. The competition was open to students, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, engineers and designers anywhere in the world. Congratulations to all the recent winners.
Professional Winner – Honor Award: The Book Garden, A Place for Community Buildingby Jensen Architects, San Francisco, U.S.
Professional Winner – Merit Award: Community Currentsby Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects, New York, U.S.
Professional Winner – Citation Award: The Branch by Dialog, Vancouver, Canada/San Francisco, U.S. and Byrens Kim Design Works, Oakland, U.S.
Student Winner – Merit Award: To Gather by Cankaya University, Ankara, Turkey
Student Winner – Merit Award: Atrial Creep by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Student Winner – Merit Award: Meraki by Cept University, Ahmedabad, India
Student Winner – Citation Award: Illumination by Academy of Art University, San Francisco, U.S. and Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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