About the Award Eligibility: To be eligible for the 2016 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award, an applicant must: Be an active ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Developer Partner and Meet at least one of the following: Have had a Proposed Design Submittal or As-Built Submittal submitted in 2014 or 2015. Be actively using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to benchmark a building with ENERGY STAR certified multifamily high rise units in 2015. Be a developer with a project pursuing ENERGY STAR certification through the NYSERDA Multifamily Performance Program that had a design approved or a project certified in 2014 or 2015. Please review the instructions carefully. Significant changes from previous applications have been made. Additionally, please remember to review the General Instructions at for all applicants before completing your application. Description This award recognizes ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Developer Partners that have demonstrated excellence and innovation in building and promoting ENERGY STAR certified multifamily high rise units. Applicants for this award will be judged on criteria including ENERGY STAR specific marketing/promotional activities and collateral, technical training of construction staff and subcontractors, training of sales/leasing and marketing staff, benchmarking of buildings (if applicable), as well as unique approaches to implementing the ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Program. EPA may recognize more than one developer as a Partner of the Year Award recipient. Criteria: Each award application will be evaluated based on the following criteria. While none of the following criteria is mandatory for the application to be submitted, applicants that complete more of the criteria will increase the potential for a higher score. Key Criteria Maximum Points Promotion and Marketing 35 ENERGY STAR Web Presence 20 Energy Efficiency Innovation 15 Costs and Benefits 10 Resident Testimonials 10 Training 5 Licensed Professional Letter of Recommendation 5 TOTAL 100 Promotion and Marketing (Maximum of 35 points): Using the Narrative Template at the end of this document, describe materials and activities that your organization
Resident Awareness Surveys boots” Tours <Please use this space to describe other promotions> Describe the 2015 promotional and marketing efforts you listed above. Provide specific examples of your efforts and information that describes the frequency of your efforts, as well as their reach or impact. Where appropriate, provide Website URLs. Also provide electronic copies of your outreach materials as attachments: Your ENERGY STAR Web Presence (20 pts.): ENERGY STAR on Your Website Used on website in 2015 (check all that apply) General: Link back to ENERGY STAR webpage ENERGY STAR Partner mark Ask About ENERGY STAR mark Description of ENERGY STAR MFHR program or company participation in program Description of features/benefits of ENERGY STAR certified units Design Projects: Project design page mentions Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR recognition (for projects under construction that have achieved Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR) Project design page has Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR logo (for projects under construction that have achieved Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR) Certified Projects: Project post-construction page mentions ENERGY STAR certification Project post-construction page has ENERGY STAR certification mark Other: List the webpage(s) that highlight(s) your ENERGY STAR partnership and include(s) the items in the table above. For any pages that were displayed during 2015 but no longer online, provide screen shots of the web pages in an attachment. Energy Efficiency Innovation (Maximum of 15 points): Describe the innovative features of the ENERGY STAR MFHR projects you have designed and/or certified in the last year. How did features translate to benefits for the occupants?