Awards Applications — Vancouver Island Chapter 145

Nominations ARE OPEN for the ASHRAE VI Chapter Technology Awards

Effective energy utilization is just one of several aspects of facility and building design. Each year the Society may present awards in six categories:

Commercial Buildings (New, Existing, Existing Building Commissioning (EBCx))
Institutional Buildings (New, Existing, EBCx)
- Educational Facilities
- Other Institutional
Health Care Facilities (New, Existing, EBCx)
Industrial Facilities or Processes (New, Existing, EBCx)
Public Assembly (New, Existing, EBCx)
Residential

Program Overview

The ASHRAE Technology Awards program recognizes, on an international scale, successful applications of innovative design, which incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management, indoor air quality, and good mechanical design. The ASHRAE Technology Award program is intended for built projects. The purpose of the ASHRAE Technology Awards is threefold:

To recognize ASHRAE members who design and/or conceive innovative technological concepts that are proven through actual operating data.
To communicate innovative systems design to other ASHRAE members.
To highlight technological achievements of ASHRAE to others, including associated professionals and societies world wide, as well as building and facility owners.

ASHRAE honors only buildings and industrial facilities or processes that are outstanding in design innovation. An award in a category is not given if entries do not meet the highest standards. The Award of Engineering Excellence is given at the judges’ discretion.

Note: ASHRAE Technology Awards are the HVAC&R industry’s most prestigious honor for efficient energy use in building and environmental system performance. While the awards do not certify responsible charge or professional license status, they do recognize outstanding design innovation and successful implementation.

Benefits of Winning a Society Award

ASHRAE Technology Award winners are recognized by peers as being innovative and capable of achieving a high level of competence. Winning projects are highlighted in articles in the ASHRAE Journal. The Society provides press releases to industry publications and ASHRAE Insights.

Recipients are honored at the Plenary Session of the Society’s Winter Meeting where the first-place awards as well as the "Engineering Award of Excellence" are presented. One award plaque will be presented to an entrant representing the design team and another plaque will be presented to the building owner. The winning design firm may purchase additional plaques.

Instructions

The individual submitting the Technology Award Application must be a current member of ASHRAE who had a significant role in the design or development of the project.
Regional submissions must complete pages 1 and 2.
Society-level submissions must also submit page 3 with engineer of record and building owner signatures.

Regional Entry Requirements

Entries shall include:
a. Application Form – pages 1 and 2 (entrant signature only required)
b. System schematic drawing/diagram not larger than 11” x 17” in size (limited text)
c. Judging Criterion: Brief narrative of up to 4 pages (font size 12, doubled-spaced, 1-inch margins, 8.5x11 inch paper). The narrative should include brief discussion regarding the following criteria (if a criterion is not applicable, state accordingly).
i. Energy Efficiency (15 Points)
ii. Indoor Air Quality (15 Points)
iii. Innovation (15 Points)
iv. Operation & Maintenance (15 Points)
v. Cost Effectiveness (15 Points)
vi. Environmental Impact (15 Points)
vii. Quality of Presentation (5 Points)
d. One year of operational data is not required for Regional submissions.
Submit your schematic, brief narrative, and completed form to your CTTC Chapter Chair for judging.

Society Entry Requirements

Entries shall include:
a. Application Form – pages 1 and 2 from Regional competition
b. Application Page 3 – engineer of record and building owner signatures
c. Judging Criterion: May add up to 6 additional pages (font size 12, doubled-spaced, 1-inch margins, 8.5x11 inch paper) to expand upon the judging criteria (charts, schematics, and graphics are included in this page limit.) Maximum pages = 10.
d. One year of operational data (must be included in the page limit)
e. All pages must be numbered
The entrant must be willing to supply any additional information if requested by the judging panel.
The entrant must submit one completed application with signatures for the entrant, engineer of record, and building owner (electronic signatures are accepted).
The project must have been in successful operation for at least one year at the time of entry.
In order for an entry to be judged at the Society level, it must have received an award at the Regional level. All submissions to Society must be approved by the RVC and/or Regional Judging Panel recognizing the highest level intent of this prestigious award and are expected to be high level Region winners.

Submission Deadlines

Regional entries are due March 29th. NOTE: Regional submission date may be adjusted by RVC.
RVC must submit winning Regional entries to ASHRAE Headquarters by September 1st. This is a firm date for Society.
The CTTC RVC will invite winners in each category from the Regional competition to submit for judging in the Society level competition. The Regional winners will be given the opportunity to incorporate new information or otherwise improve their submittal before submitting it to the Society level competition (e.g., by addressing comments from regional judges). At the discretion of the judging panels at the Chapter and Regional competitions, multiple entries may be elevated to Society in each category.

Chapter Technology Awards

All current members of ASHRAE may submit for the ASHRAE VI Chapter Technology Awards to Calvin Tripp, ctripp@uvic.ca, by March 29th. Entrants must have had a significant role in the design or development of the project.

Region XI Technology Awards

ASHRAE VI applicants will be contacted in first week of April if you are nominated to Region XI Technology Awards. If nominated for Region XI Technology Awards you will need to submit by April 7th, (via CTTC ASHRAE, cttc.rvc.regxi@gmail.com).