Dear ENERGY STAR partner,<\/p>\n
We are writing to let you know about EPA’s upcoming plans to present \u201cSeason 2\u201d of the National Building Competition, a coast-to-coast contest to save energy in commercial buildings and fight climate change.<\/p>\n
On January 25, 2011, ENERGY STAR partners will be invited to nominate one or more of the facilities they own or manage from across the United States to compete. We\u2019re excited to add a few new twists to this year\u2019s competition. Perhaps most importantly, all buildings that apply and meet eligibility requirements will be selected to compete to \u201cwork off the waste\u201d through improvements in energy efficiency with help from EPA’s ENERGY STAR program. Then, at the mid-point of the competition, EPA will narrow down the field to a select group of finalists who will then battle it out for the top spot. Among this group of finalists, the building that reduces its energy use the most on a percentage basis will be recognized by EPA as the winner.<\/p>\n
To learn more about last year\u2019s competition, go to www.energystar.gov\/BuildingContest<\/strong><\/a>. Stay tuned for EPA’s official call for applications on January 25!<\/p>\n DETAILS<\/strong> Judging:<\/strong> EPA Webinar on \u201cHow to Apply\u201d:<\/strong> Key Dates:<\/strong> Dear ENERGY STAR partner, We are writing to let you know about EPA’s upcoming plans to present \u201cSeason 2\u201d of the National Building Competition, a coast-to-coast contest to save energy in commercial buildings and fight climate change. On January 25, 2011, ENERGY STAR partners will be invited to nominate one or more of the facilities … Continue reading Get Ready to Apply for EPA’s National Building Competition: Season 2!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3238,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237\/revisions\/3238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nEligibility Requirements:<\/strong>
\nENERGY STAR partners are eligible to nominate one or more of the facilities they own or manage. Any type of commercial building is eligible for the competition, as long as it has an active Portfolio Manager account that includes the nominated building\u2019s monthly energy use data from September 1, 2009 to present. Organizations must use Portfolio Manager to benchmark and share their energy data with EPA. Buildings that are selected as finalists in the competition will be required to submit Statements of Energy Performance (SEP) for the baseline and comparative periods of the competition. SEPs must be signed and stamped by a professional engineer or licensed architect. Eligibility requirements will be explained in greater detail in the application.<\/p>\n
\nBuildings will be judged based on the percent energy reduction (adjusted for weather and building size) demonstrated between the baseline period of 09\/01\/09 \u2013 08\/31\/10 and the comparison period of 09\/01\/10 \u2013 08\/31\/11. Among the finalists, the building that demonstrates the largest adjusted percent reduction in energy use intensity (EUI) across this 24-month period will be recognized by EPA as the winner.<\/p>\n
\nLast year, more than 200 organizations applied to compete, but many were automatically disqualified because they did not complete all the application requirements. Don\u2019t let that happen to you! Attend this webinar to learn about the right way to apply. February 1, 1:00pm \u2013 2:30pm ET. To register, visit https:\/\/energystar.webex.com\/energystar<\/strong><\/a> and click on the February 1 session titled \u201cHow to Apply for EPA\u2019s National Building Competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nCall for Applications: January 25
\nEPA Webinar on “How to Apply”: February 1
\nApplications Due to EPA: February 25
\nEligible Contestants Notified: March 28
\nLaunch Competition: May 4
\nFinalists Notified: June 15
\nFinalists Publicly Announced: July 27
\nWinner Publicly Announced: November 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"