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Urban Green Council’s EBie Awards Looking for Entries

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NEW YORK—The Call for Entries opened for the EBie Awards, a national juried competition created by the Urban Green Council that celebrates significant performance improvements in existing buildings and the people who made them happen. Entries are due by March 30, 2015.

The EBies (EE-bees, short for Existing Buildings) seek to recognize improved environmental performance in existing buildings among building operators, facilities managers, owners, engineers, retro-commissioning agents and other professionals who conceived and implemented the work. The awards put a spotlight on the real people who have found replicable solutions that cut energy and water use, measurably reduce waste, make lighting more efficient, engage tenants in sustainability initiatives, and make sustainability improvements across a building portfolio. A complete list of EBie Award categories is here.

Past winners include Ken Fais, Chief Engineer for Vornado Realty Trust-owned 1740 Broadway in New York City, for increasing recycling by 62 percent; Jesse Dillard, Energy Manager for the Dallas Museum of Art, for reducing energy use by 40 percent; and Steve Allwine, Building Manager for Johnson Braund Offices in Seattle, for reducing water use by 90 percent.

For each winning entry, Urban Green Council will award an EBie to the individual most responsible for making the project happen, as well as recognize his or her key team members. Complete details are at www.ebies.org including an inspiring video that explains how the program works and why it’s so important.

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