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pdf2023 ENERGY STAR® Awards
OMB Control No. 2060-0347
OMB Expiration Date: 01-31-2024
PART 1: Partner of the Year Award
Application Service & Product Provider
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energy
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About the Award
Eligibility:
ENERGY STAR service and product provider (SPP) partners are eligible to apply .
Submission Instructions:
Please review the General Instructions before completing this part of your application.
Description:
This award recognizes service and product provider partners who demonstrate outstanding success in using
ENERGY STAR tools and resources to help clients improve the energy performance of their existing buildings
and/or building design (commercial new construction) projects.
Criteria:
The 2023 ENERGY STAR Awards are based on work completed and accomplishments achieved during the
2022 calendar year, except when specifically noted. Accomplishments outside this timeframe should be
excluded to the extent possible. They should only be mentioned to provide context for this year’s
accomplishments and to demonstrate continuous improvement through the 2022 calendar year. Applicants
should be aware that EPA will refer to application material in its promotion of winners’ achievements. Please
do not include confidential data. Applications citing or including confidential business information will
NOT be evaluated.
Accomplishments Narrative:
The narrative consists of four sections – 1. Quantifying ENERGY STAR Benchmarking & Certification Success;
2. Integrating ENERGY STAR into Client Services; 3. Integrating ENERGY STAR into Marketing &
Communications; 4. Direct Engagement with the ENERGY STAR Service and Product Provider Partnership
All Service and Product Provider Partners must address the criteria in Section 1A or 1B as well as Sections 2,
3, and 4. SPPs that work primarily with existing buildings should complete Section 1A. SPPs that work
primarily with building designs should complete Section 1B.
Your narrative response should be provided directly in this application within the provided text boxes; do not
attempt to expand the size of the boxes or decrease font size. Additional or separate narrative pages will not
be evaluated beyond the pages provided here.
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2023 ENERGY STAR® Awards
OMB Control No. 2060-0347
OMB Expiration Date: 01-31-2024
PART 1: Partner of the Year Award
Application Service & Product Provider
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energy
efficiency.
Supporting Files: (minimum of 1 required)
Applicants are encouraged to submit electronic copies of supporting materials that support the application.
Make sure to clearly reference any supporting materials within the narrative of the application. Supporting
materials must be directly relevant to energy performance and/or ENERGY STAR.
How applications are scored
The application is scored on a 100-point scale, and the weight of each section is provided in the application.
Note that you should provide a detailed description of your 2022 accomplishments demonstrating how the
required application criteria have been met. Winning applications will clearly show the organization’s
commitment to improving facility energy performance or design energy efficiency for their clients through
services and/or programs.
PART 1: Awards Accomplishments Document
Company Information:
Company Web Site:
Enter company’s Web site URL here
URL(s) for company web page(s) highlighting
ENERGY STAR:
Enter URL for company web page(s) highlighting ENERGY
STAR
Please indicate your ENERGY STAR Service Provider category (select only one):
☐ Existing Buildings
☐ Commercial New Construction/Building Design (Architecture / Engineering)
Accomplishments Narrative:
Section 1 – Quantifying ENERGY STAR Benchmarking & Certification Success (35 points)
Section 1A: If you serve the existing buildings market:
ENERGY STAR Benchmarking (20 points)
Please provide the following for activity in calendar year 2022 only:
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Number of your clients’ properties located in the United States benchmarked in Portfolio Manager for
each of the following:
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Energy: _____ (scored and unscored)
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Water: ______
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Waste: ______
The percentage of your total client properties located in the United benchmarked in Portfolio Manager
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Enter percentage: ______ %
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If the percentage is less than 100%, please provide an explanation below. Please limit your discussion
to properties located in the United States:
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ENERGY STAR Certification and Recognition (15 points)
Please provide the following for activity calendar year 2022 only:
Total number of properties for which your organization has submitted ENERGY STAR certification applications
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Number of properties your organization has helped that earned initial ENERGY STAR certification
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Enter total: ______
Number of properties your organization has helped that earned ENERGY STAR re-certification
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Enter total: ______
Number of properties for which your organization has provided cost-free (aka,pro bono) verifications. Do not
include verifications that are priced into a bundled service offering.
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Enter total: ______
Number of office spaces for which your organization has submitted applications for ENERGY STAR Tenant
Space recognition (either for your own office space or on behalf of clients)
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Enter total: ______
Section 1B: If your organization serves the commercial new construction market
(Architecture/Engineering Firms)
Use of ENERGY STAR Design Tools (25 points)
Enter information for activities completed by your firm and for your projects over calendar years 2021 and 2022:
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Number of design projects where an energy use target was established using ENERGY STAR Target
Finder or Portfolio Manager
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Enter total: ______
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Number of design projects that received Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR recognition
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Enter average percent energy reduction (compared to median EUI) of all projects that received
Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR recognition
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Enter average energy percent reduction: ______%
ENERGY STAR Benchmarking (10 points)
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Number of projects that received Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR recognition and currently have
benchmarked energy use in Portfolio Manager
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Enter total: ______
Number of projects that received Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR recognition and earned
ENERGY STAR certification (for the actual energy performance)
o
Enter total: _____
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All applicants must complete Sections 2-4.
Section 2 - Integrating ENERGY STAR into Client Services (25 points)
Please describe how your organization has used your ENERGY STAR partnership and EPA’s tools to help
your customers set targets for their buildings or design projects, create and implement energy management
plans, implement efficiency improvements, and evaluate progress. Provide specific examples of ENERGY
STAR tools and resources you have used that were helpful to your customers. Please take this opportunity to
highlight how ENERGY STAR has been integrated when delivering services into historically underserved
markets, including small and disadvantaged businesses, Class B and C office properties, communities of color,
and low- and moderate- income communities.
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Please discuss and provide specific examples of how you helped clients use ENERGY STAR certification and
recognition to strengthen internal support for their energy management activities and programs. Describe how
ENERGY STAR certification and recognition contributed to clients’ environmental, social and governance
and/or energy equity activities and achievements, as well as communications with external stakeholders.
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Section 3 – Integrating ENERGY STAR into Marketing & Communications (20 points)
Please describe any ENERGY STAR-related marketing and sales strategies your organization used for your
customers in the past year. This may include activities designed to increase consumer awareness or demand
for ENERGY STAR benchmarking, certification, energy-efficient design, and/or tenant space recognition from
EPA. Please provide specific examples of how your organization promotes the ENERGY STAR brand and logo
through your marketing materials.
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If applicable, please quantify the results of your engagement:
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Indicate the number of ENERGY STAR-related webpages or blog posts produced:
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How many times has your organization shared ENERGY STAR-related content on social media?
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Enter total: ______
How many times was ENERGY STAR content included in a newsletter or blast email
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Enter total: ______
Enter total: ______
Other: (include examples of outreach activities not discussed in sections above).
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Section 4 – Direct Engagement with the ENERGY STAR Service and Product Provider Partnership
(20 points)
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Direct engagement with the ENERGY STAR Service and Product Provider (SPP) partnership benefits you and
EPA. Please provide specific examples of how your organization collaborated with the ENERGY STAR team in
2022. For example, describe instances in which your organization provided input on enhancing the functionality
of ENERGY STAR tools and resources, co-authored industry publications with EPA, provided EPA an
opportunity to speak at your organization’s or industry webinars and/or conferences, presented during an EPA
organized webinar and/or conference, and attended webinars or meetings organized by EPA.
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2023 ENERGY STAR® Awards
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In addition to summarizing your direct engagement with EPA in 2022, please propose a specific activity or
activities that you would commit to pursue with EPA in 2023. Activities can include, but are not limited to:
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Presenting during the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award winner webinar series, which
highlights best practices, lessons learned, and innovations,
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Providing EPA an opportunity to speak during your organization’s webinars and/or conferences,
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Including EPA subject matter experts in panels you organize for industry webinars or conference
sessions,
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Offering EPA the opportunity to provide content to your company’s outreach and communications effort
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Collaborating with EPA in analysis, research and industry publications.
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PART 1: Partner of the Year Award
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PART 2: Supporting Materials
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PART 3: Organization’s High-Resolution Logo
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| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | PART 1: Partner of the Year Award Application Service & Product Provider |
| Subject | 2023 ENERGY STAR® Awards |
| Author | EPA |
| File Modified | 2023-08-04 |
| File Created | 2023-06-12 |