1. The All-rounder: Performance Excellence in Multiple Categories

The most improved building across multiple sustainability categories.

Key Metrics: Source Energy Intensity, potable water, storm water runoff, waste, materials, indoor environmental quality, and occupant engagement.

Suggested Team Members: Owner, Operator.

2. All Together Now: Performance Excellence Across a Portfolio

The most improved portfolio across multiple sustainability categories.  Addressing more categories improves the portfolio's chances of winning.

Key Metrics: Energy, water, waste management, stormwater, materials use, indoor environmental quality, and tenant engagement.

Suggested Team Members: Owner or Third-Party Manager, Director of Operations.

3. The Smooth operator: operations and maintenance excellence

The most improved building across multiple sustainability categories achieved solely through improved operations and maintenance and/or retrocommissioning.

Key Metrics: Source Energy Intensity, potable water, waste, materials, and indoor environmental quality.

Suggested Team Members: Operator and/or Retrocommissioning Agent, Owner.

4. Power to the people: exceptional energy savings

The greatest percentage reduction in building energy use.

Key Metrics: Source Energy Intensity.  Two awards will be considered in the category: one for greatest percentage reduction; and the other for a reduction of 30% or more where the project finishes with a Portfolio Manager Rating of 90 or above (or qualifies for LEED EBOM EA Credit 1 for 15 points).

Suggested Team Members: Operator or Engineer, Owner, Operator.

5. shine a light on me:
The best lighting retrofit

The greatest percentage reduction in building lighting energy consumption or lighting power density.

Key Metrics: Lighting energy consumption, power density, and quality.

Suggested Team Members: Lighting Designer, Owner.

6. Take me to the river: winning water savings

The greatest percentage reduction in indoor and outdoor potable water use.

Key Metrics: Per capita potable water use.

Suggested Team Members: Operator or Plumbing Engineer, Owner, Operator.

7. it takes a village: commercial tenant performance improvements

The most improved commercial tenant space across multiple sustainability categories.

Key Metrics: Source Energy Intensity, waste, materials, indoor environmental quality, and employee engagement.

Suggested Team Members: Your Choice.

8. verdant brainiac: green renovation innovation

The most scalable green renovation project, particularly one that is innovative and overcame significant challenges.  Demonstration of scalability may include implementation across a portfolio of buildings.

Key Metrics: Source Energy Intensity, potable water, storm water, and indoor environmental quality.

Suggested Team Members: Your Choice.