OGRA 2023: Philippines to join the contest in its 10th year

The Onduline Green Roof Award (OGRA)--a biannual design contest for architects, engineers, contractors, and developers–is celebrating its 10-year anniversary by expanding its reach beyond the borders of Indonesia.  

This year, the contest will welcome participants and submissions from all parts of Asia. With the submissions concluding last April 30, judging and awarding will occur from September to October.

2023 OGRA Details 

This year’s OGRA will focus on the theme, “Tropical Passive Roof Design for Low Energy House.” Professional architects, engineers, contractors, and developers were welcome to submit their work for consideration. These professionals came from Indonesia, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

The judging criteria for the competition will be as follows: 

• 30% - Can display an innovative passive roof system strategy.
• 20% - The design can systematically link the passive roof system with the overall passive design strategy of the house.
• 25% - Able to associate the design performance, maintenance method, and O&M cost reduction of the roof design.
• 20% - A description of the material's carbon footprint includes the locality of the material, emissions during production, and emissions during delivery of the material.
• 5% - Applicability and Feasibility of the building as a residence 

The top 5 winners will receive cash rewards, as well as be invited to Indonesia for the awarding ceremony. The cash prizes are as follows: 

• Top 1 - USD 3,300, to be invited as a guest speaker for Onduline’s future events.
• Top 2 - USS 2,300, to be invited as a guest speaker for Onduline’s future events.
• Top 3 - USD 1,600
• Top 4 and Top 5 - USD 1,000 

Additionally, all participants that have submitted their work to the OGRA will be included in the Exclusive Edition OGRA 2023 E-Book that will be launched and distributed after the event. Every participant will be credited as a contributor to the book. They will also be receiving an appreciation certificate.

Juries for the 2023 OGRA 

Four renowned professionals will join the jury for this year’s OGRA. The juries are the following: 

1. Olivier Guilluy, Onduline Asia Pacific Director - Has 25 years of successful experience as country manager, CEO, and regional director in the building material industry, working for Lafarge Group and Etex Building Material before joining Onduline. 
2. Iwan Prijanto, Chief of Green Building Council, Indonesia - Appointed as Chairperson of Green Building Council (GBC) Indonesia in October 2018 and also President Director at PT DEX Transit. Previously from 2009-2015. 
3. Felino “Jun” Palafox, Jr., Principal Architect - Planner at Palafox Associates, Philippines - Fifty-one years of experience in architecture and 49 years in planning. Architect Palafox has been lecturing in more than 20 countries around the world, including institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as Harvard University. 
4. Ivan Priatman, Principal Architect, ARCHIMETRIC - Director of Architecture at PT. Archimetric is a prominent architectural and engineering firm specializing in public buildings, where he holds the lead role in many of the firm’s notable projects ranging from commercial buildings, hotels, academic buildings, and so forth. 

Tropical Passive Roof Design For Low-Energy House 

Based on a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Asia is expected to contribute to more than half of the growth in world energy consumption by 2040. This gave the idea for the OGRA to use the theme to help play a role in achieving energy efficiency in housing all over Asia, especially in areas with tropical climates. 

Energy efficiency in homes and establishments is becoming an urgent necessity in Asia. A well-designed roof that can accommodate hot and humid climates can help homes stay cool and help citizens in saving energy. The 10th-year anniversary of OGRA will also serve as a call to action to advocate for renewable and sustainable energy to contribute to a greener future. 

Brief History of the OGRA 

The OGRA began in 2013 in Onduline, Indonesia. It began as a way to raise the popularity and reputation amongst Indonesian Architects. Onduline sought to collaborate with various local architects during this initial period. During the conception of the contest, they decided on themes to focus on every contest year. In 2012, OGRA focused on the theme “Tropical Green Roof Design.” 

2015 saw a larger audience because of its initial success. The year’s theme was. “Future Green Roof House Design.” 

In 2017, in the wake of using social media to promote brands and events, Onduline utilized their pages to reach a larger audience across Indonesia. That year, the theme used was “The beachside cottage roof design.” 

By 2019, OGRA sought to check the trends that are not just in Indonesia but the rest of Asia when it came to roof designs. Thus, they decided to use the theme “Tropical Green Roof System. 

Then in 2021, due to limitations in travel and other restrictions, OGRA sought digitized competition. The innovative use of online resources led the OGRA to hold all communication and process through the internet. The theme for the year 2021 was “Tropical Roof With Ecological Green Energy   

HOW TO JOIN

Three easy steps on how to join the contest

1. Visit ogra-contest.com
2. Register your information
3. Submit your outputs in compliance with the criteria

Watch this video on how to register and submit your output