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Section 1: Applicant information

Information you submit on this page will be used to track your submission and contact you, but will not be shared with judges. Submissions are open to Massachusetts-based architects, builders, designers, contractors, and design-build partnerships.

1.1 Lead Applicant Name(s)(Required)

Individuals: Please provide your first and last name. Teams: Please identify the Lead Applicant (first and last name) and list all other team members below.

First Last

Additional Applicant Names

Design Firm Name (If Applicable)

1.2 Affirmation of eligibility(Required)

Eligibility: Submissions are open to Massachusetts-based architects, builders, designers, contractors, and design-build partnerships. All participants must be aged 18 or over.

Select exactly 2 choices.

I affirm that I am Massachusetts-based architect, builder, designer, contractor, or design-build partnership.

I affirm that I am aged 18 or over.

1.3 Email(Required)

Please provide the best email address for all communications regarding this submission.

1.4 Address

Please provide a business or residential address for the lead applicant and/or design firm to confirm eligibility.

Street Address(Required)

Address Line 2

City or Town(Required)

State(Required)

Zip Code(Required)

Section 2: Project Information

Information you submit on this page will be shared with the judges. Please do not include identifying information on this page, or you may be required to resubmit or disqualified.

2.1 Project/Design Title(Required)

2.2 ADU Gross Floor Area (square footage)(Required)

Please enter a number between 0 and 900

Please enter a number from 0 to 900.

2.3 Unit Layout (select one)(Required)

Studio

One-Bedroom

Two-Bedroom or more

2.4 ADU Height (feet)(Required)

Please enter a number

2.5 Window/Wall Ratio(Required)

2.6 Foundation Type(Required)

Concrete Frost Wall

Block Frost Wall

Frost Proof Slab Foundation

Concrete Piers

Helical Pier System

Other

2.7 Energy Performance(Required)

I certify that my submission adheres to Table 4: Required Minimum Energy Performance Thresholds for all ADU Designs in the Submission Guidelines.

2.8 In addition to the overall prizes, each submission may be considered for awards in several subcategories. Please select any subcategories for which you would like to be considered.

In addition to these subcategories, your design will be assigned to a size-based subcategory based on your reported unit characteristics as either a "Compact ADU" or "Standard ADU."

Sustainable Design

Accessible Design

Innovative Construction

Section 3: Project Narrative and Attachments

Information you submit on this page will be shared with the judges. Please do not include identifying information on this page, or you may be required to resubmit or disqualified.

3.1 Project Narrative: Describe your overall design concept (max 1000 characters)(Required)

3.2 Describe any design choices you made to promote a functional and comfortable living environment in your ADU (max 1000 characters)(Required)

3.3 Describe any design choices you made to promote cost-effectiveness in your ADU (max 1000 characters)(Required)

3.4.1 Describe any design choices you made to promote sustainability in your ADU (max 1000 characters)(Required)

3.4.2 Describe any design choices you made to promote accessibility and universal design in your ADU(Required)

3.4.3 Describe any design choices you made to facilitate innovative construction methods for your ADU(Required)

Attachments

Please label each attachment using the following format: AttachmentLetter_ProjectDesignName (for example, AttachmentA_GreenADU). Information you submit on this page will be shared with the judges. Please do not include identifying information in any of your attachments, or you may be required to resubmit or disqualified. Attachments may take a moment to load. To continue to the next section of your application, ensure that all attachments are fully uploaded, as indicated by the green check mark and 100% bar underneath the attachment upload link.

3.5 Attachment A: Showcase Image(Required)

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Accepted file types: png, Max. file size: 50 MB.

3.6 Attachment B: Digital Poster Design(Required)

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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

3.7 Attachment C: Scaled Floor Plan(Required)

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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

3.8 Attachment D: Exterior Elevations(Required)

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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

3.9 Attachment E: Wall Section(Required)

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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

3.10 Attachment F: Site Plan Contextualization(Required)

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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

3.11 Attachment G: Renderings(Required)

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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Section 4: Submission Agreements and Waiver

Nothing you share on this page will be shared with the judges, except for the fact that you have completed all required waivers and attestations.

THIS ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS is executed by the undersigned (“ Submitter”) in connection with the Submitter’s voluntary submission (“Submission”) to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (“EOHLC”) acting for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (“the Commonwealth”) as part of the EOHLC’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Design Challenge (“Challenge”).

Where a team of individuals or entities have collaborated-on or contributed-to a single Submission, the Submitter must secure all associated permissions and rights from such contributors (“Team Members”) before signing this document or finalizing the Submission. Submitter agrees to assume any liability of the Commonwealth’s as may result from failure to secure such permissions and rights.

Voluntary Participation

Submitter acknowledges that participation in the Challenge is voluntary and not a procurement of architectural or professional services for EOHLC or the Commonwealth. Submissions are conceptual in nature and not intended to constitute final design documents or construction plans.

Intellectual Property Rights, Publicity, Publication, Reproduction and Use

Submitter agrees that, as a condition of their Submission to the Challenge:

a. Upon Submission, all materials and substantive components of the submission ("Submission Package") shall become the property of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth shall have title and own the copyright in the Submission Package and its substantive components. As such, the Commonwealth shall have the right to license the Submission Package which shall include the right to:

i. Reproduce, publish, display, distribute, transmit, and otherwise make the Submission Package available, including posting on state websites, social media, printed materials, public presentations, and press materials.

ii. Modify, adapt, excerpt, or create derivative works from the Submission Package.

iii. Permit members of the public, including homeowners, designers, architects, builders, municipalities, and others, to 1) view, download, or reuse the Submission Package, and 2) create derivative works inspired by or based on the Submission Package, and 3) design and construct ADUs based on or derived from the Submission Package.

b. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Submitter assigns all moral rights associated with the Submission Package, including any rights of attribution, integrity, disclosure, or withdrawal, to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth may, but is not required to, provide attribution to the Submitter.

c. Submitter shall not make any application for copyright or patent of the Submission Package or any of its substantive components without the prior written consent of EOHLC.

d. Submitter waives any right to assert or enforce any claims against the Commonwealth or any of its agencies, officers, employees, contractors, or designees, and any member of the public who downloads, copies, adapts, modifies, or uses the Submission Package in connection with planning, designing, or constructing an ADU.

e. Submitter shall retain a royalty-free, non-exclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish or otherwise use and to authorize others to use the Submission Package and its substantive components.

f. Nothing in this agreement prevents Submitter from entering private contractual relationships with homeowners or others, including for the creation of final, buildable plans based on the Submission Package.

4.1.1 Submitter Name(Required)

First Last

4.1.2 Date(Required)

Month

Day

Year

4.1.3 Attestation (Assignment of Copyright and Related Rights)(Required)

By checking this box and affixing my name above, I attest that I have read, understood, and agree to the foregoing and that I intend to electronically sign this document.

REPRESENTATIONS

Submitter represents that the Submission:

is the Submitter’s own original work or submitted with all necessary permissions;
does not infringe any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights; and
contains no information that would violate the rights of any third party.

REPRESENTATIONS: ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY

Submitter agrees, as a condition of their Submission, to assume any liability of the Commonwealth’s related to any misrepresentations made by Submitter to the Commonwealth as part of Submitter’s participation in the Challenge to the extent allowable by law, including but not limited to any infringement of intellectual property rights held by any other person or entity, including but not limited to Submitter’s employer or Team Members.

4.2.1 Submitter Name(Required)

First Last

4.2.2 Date(Required)

Month

Day

Year

4.2.3 Attestation (Representations and Assumption of Liability)(Required)

By checking this box and affixing my name above, I attest that I have read, understood, and agree to the foregoing and that I intend to electronically sign this document.

Submitter agrees, as a condition of their Submission, to hold EOHLC and the Commonwealth harmless and to waive any claims or causes of action against them that may accrue or have accrued related to the Challenge, the Submission, and the Submission Package, to the extent allowable by law.

4.3.1 Submitter Name(Required)

First Last

4.3.2 Date(Required)

Month

Day

Year

4.3.3 Attestation (Waiver of Claims)(Required)

By checking this box and affixing my name above, I attest that I have read, understood, and agree to the foregoing and that I intend to electronically sign this document.

Submitter acknowledges that:

The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities is subject to Massachusetts' Public Records Law, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 66, which generally requires the disclosure of public records upon request.

Information received by EOHLC from Submitters as part of the Challenge, including the Submission Package may meet the definition of "public record" under relevant law. The Commonwealth makes no representation that any portion of the Submission Package will be treated as confidential.

Submitters should carefully review their communications with EOHLC, including their Submission Package, in the context of relevant public records laws to ensure sensitive information is treated appropriately.

4.4.1 Submitter Name(Required)

First Last

4.4.2 Date(Required)

Month

Day

Year

4.4.3 Attestations (Acknowledgement: Public Records)(Required)

By checking this box and affixing my name above, I attest that I have read, understood, and agree to the foregoing and that I intend to electronically sign this document.

Acknowledgement: Reservation of Rights

Submitter acknowledges that:

EOHLC reserves all rights associated with the Challenge, including:

To accept or reject any Submission for any reason, including inconsistencies with submission requirements;
To waive minor inconsistencies/irregularities in submission requirements at its discretion;
To make scoring decisions;
To cancel or modify the Challenge in part or in whole, including but not limited to its timeline, prizes, awards, and honoraria.

Submitters are responsible for monitoring communications from EOHLC regarding the Challenge, including the above.

4.5.1 Submitter Name(Required)

First Last

4.5.2 Date(Required)

Month

Day

Year

4.5.3 Attestations(Required)

By checking this box and affixing my name above, I attest that I have read, understood, and agree to the foregoing and that I intend to electronically sign this document.