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Washington, D.C. — Oct. 5, 2015 — A consortium of innovative companies in the built environment — Aquicore, Building Robotics, Enlighted, and View Glass — announced a call for entries for the inaugural 2015 BOLD Awards, recognizing Building Optimizers, Leaders, and Disruptors who are pushing boundaries and facilitating the adoption of new technologies in the green building industry.
Judges for the first annual awards program include: Scot Horst, chief product officer, USGBC; Elaine Hsieh, senior analyst, GreenBiz Group; Kira Gould, director of communications, William McDonough + Partners; Cliff Majersik, executive director, Institute for Market Transformation; Mark Frankel, technical director, New Buildings Institute; Gary Dillabough, managing partner, The Westly Group; and Phil Williams, executive director, Delos.
“The BOLD Awards fill a current hole in the green building space by honoring individuals willing to take a risk to move the industry forward,” Hsieh said.
Horst added, “I’m excited to recognize changemakers who are enhancing the lives of people and communities, while making buildings smarter and more sustainable.”
The BOLD Awards categories include:
1. The Champion: An individual or organization that has embraced early adoption of a specific cutting-edge green building technology or strategy in 2015.
2. The Mentor: Senior leadership can either encourage or discourage innovative ideas. This award is for a senior leader (or leadership team) whose support for a team’s innovative ideas and programs went above and beyond, fostering new ways to take on existing challenges.
3. The Inventor: An individual or team who created a product or service that transforms the way we interact with buildings.
4. The Unsung Hero: An individual or team who has been instrumental in advocating and shaping policies accelerating the adoption of green buildings, but largely does so behind the scenes.
Nominations are being accepted Oct. 5-28, 2015. Finalists will be notified by Nov. 11, and winners will be announced at a private event during the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2015.
For more information, visit www.theboldawards.com.
