Categories
Entrants must choose between two categories:
• Standalone: Applies to projects in freestanding buildings.
• Tenant Improvement: Applies to projects in malls, shopping centers, or other sites that involve a landlord.
Awards may include a Grand Prize and Outstanding Merit in each category, Project of the Year, and other winners as warranted.
Criteria
Entries are rated in three areas:
• Innovation in Design: New or unusual design and engineering solutions and resolution of difficult challenges
• Integration: Interaction among disparate disciplines and between the project and its community
• Benchmarks: Attainment of acknowledged industry standards and identified measurable goals
Judges award the highest honors to projects that not only have comprehensive sustainability programs, but balance environmental goals with design aesthetics and functionality. In addition to the overall awards, judges may single out specific elements for commendation. All awards are determined at the judges' discretion; decisions are final.