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In our last three emails, we introduced six of the eight key categories being evaluated for this year's Vision Awards. Now, we're going to take a closer look at the last two categories and outline what the judges will be focusing on in each. With three winners selected per category and several honorable mentions to be awarded, the competition is in full swing!
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Plumbing & Restrooms
Innovations in this space aim to create a more hygienic, private, and comfortable environment for occupants while addressing energy and resource conservation.
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- Enhanced Restroom Experience: Modern restroom design prioritizes user comfort, hygiene, and efficiency. Features include minimizing physical contact, controlling odors, reducing noise, and managing traffic flow, all while maintaining a clean and welcoming atmosphere.
- Water Usage Optimization: This includes implementing technologies that control flow, detect leaks, and manage water distribution in real-time. These solutions support sustainability goals and help reduce operating costs.
- Hot Water Consistency: This involves the careful selection of components and system layout to maintain temperature stability, reduce energy waste, and meet usage demands throughout the building.
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Power & Renewable Energy:
Future developments focusing on optimizing energy use through intelligent controls, reducing dependency on traditional energy sources, and ensuring operational continuity.
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- Emergency Power Reliability: Reliable backup systems are essential for maintaining operations during power outages. These systems are designed to provide immediate and sustained power to critical infrastructure, supporting safety, communication, and climate control until normal power is restored.
- Renewable Energy Integration: Sustainable energy infrastructure solutions harness natural energy to meet daily power needs, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and align with long-term environmental goals.
- Building Performance Advancement: These tools support efficiency, data-driven decision-making, and compliance with regulatory or sustainability certifications.
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Bonus Category Highlight:
Wellness, Sustainability & Resilience
This highlights the importance of creating healthier indoor environments, meeting sustainability benchmarks, and building systems that can withstand or adapt to emergencies and long-term change.
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- Healthy Building Technologies: Facility solutions in this area focus on improving indoor air quality, minimizing disease transmission, and advanced environmental control technologies.
- Net Zero Support: These contribute to environmental goals by minimizing resource consumption, reducing emissions, and incorporating eco-friendly materials and practices into the facility lifecycle.
- Hazard Prevention: Risk prevention strategies are implemented through smart monitoring and protective systems designed to detect, respond to, or prevent damage from natural disasters, system failures, or cyber threats.
Unmatched Product Visibility Includes:
- Featured promotion on FacilitiesNet.com
- Coverage in the Facility Insider eNewsletter
- Inclusion in the Vision Awards Showcase at an upcoming NFMT event
The more categories you enter, the better your chance of standing out. Nominations are due by Friday, May 30th.
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