 The Vermont Green Building Network is pleased to announce our inaugural award programs Vermont Greenest Building Awards. The award focuses on actual energy use in Commercial and Residential buildings. One Commercial and one Residential or Small Commercial project is awarded our
2012 AWARD RECIPIENTS:
Residential:
VERMONT'S 2012 GREENEST BUILDING:
Achieving 7.8 kbtu/sf/yr Architect/Owner - Pill-Maharam Architects | Builder- New England Housewrights | Energy Consultant – Andy Shapiro of Energy Balance, Inc.
VERMONT 2012 GREENER BUILDINGS:
Achieving 10.7 kbtu/sf/yr Owners - Dan Beideck & Ann Smith | Designer - Dovecote Design | Energy Consultant - Andy Shapiro, Energy Balance, Inc | Builders - Bill Heigis, Hobie Guion & Al Rossetto
Achieving 11.43 kbtu/sf/yr Developer and Builder- Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity and Preferred Building Systems | Architect – J.B. Clancy of Albert, Righter and Tittmann | Energy Consultant – Peter Schneider of Efficiency Vermont
 Achieving 23 kbtu/sf/yr Owners - Bill & Alex Maclay | Architect - Maclay Architects | Builder - Cedar Tree Builders
2012 GOING GREEN AWARDS
Achieving 37 kbtu/sf/yr Owner - Burt & Harriet Tepfer | Architect - Maclay Architects | Energy Consultant - Andy Shapiro of Energy Balance | Contractor - Jonathan Klein Builders
 Achieving 37 kbtu/sf/yr Owner - Bill & Alex Maclay | Architect - Maclay Architects | HVAC - Vermont Energy & Contracting | Energy Consultant - Andy Shapiro of Energy Balance | Contractor - Bill Maclay | Insulation - Energy Alternatives
Achieving 31.7 kbtu/sf/yr Owner - Adam & Chris Cook | Contractor - Old Country Building and Design
Achieving 39 kbtu/sf/yr Architect - Maclay Architects | Structural Engineer - Artisan Engineering | Landscape Architect - Cynthia Knauf Landscape Design | Contractor - Brothers Building
Commercial:
VERMONT'S 2012 GREENEST BUILDING:
Achieving 10 kbtu/sf/yr Owner - The Putney School | Architect - Maclay Architects | Construction Manager - DEW Corporation | Energy Consultant - Andy Shapiro 0f Energy Balance | Structural Engineering - Engineering Ventures | Electrical Engineering - William Bissel | Civil Engineering - Heindel & Noyes | Landscape Architects - Cynthia Knauf Landscape Design | Mechanical, Plumbing & Fire Engineering - Kohler & Lewis
VERMONT 2012 GREENER BUILDINGS:
Achieving 19 kbtu/sf/yr Owners - Wind NRG Partners, LLC | Architect - Maclay Architects | Contractor - Bread Loaf Corporation | Energy Consultant - Andy Shapiro of Energy Balance | MEP Engineering - Salem Engineering | Cost Consult - Erickson Consulting | Structural Engineering - Engineering Ventures | Lighting Design - Naomi Miller | Landscape Architect - TJ Boyle & Associates | Civil Engineering - Krebs & Lansing Consulting Engineers | Energy Effi ciency Consultant - Efficiency Vermont
Achieving 19 kbtu/sf/yr Owners - Wind NRG Partners, LLC | Architect - Maclay Architects | Contractor - HP Cummings Construction Company | Energy Consultant - Andy Shapiro of Energy Balance | MEP Engineering - LN Consulting | Lighting Design - Naomi Miller | Energy Efficiency Consultant - Efficiency Vermont | Construction Management - Erickson Consulting | Structural & Civil Engineering - Engineering Ventures | Landscape Architect - TJ Boyle & Associates
2012 GOING GREEN AWARDS
Achieving 34 kbtu/sf/yr Owner - MSV Partners, LLC | Architect - Maclay Architects | Civil Engineering - Otter Creek | Structual Engineering - Ina Hladky | Electrical Engineering - Lane Associates | Mechanical & Plumbing - Thomas Engineering Associates | Fire Protection - Chase Engineering | Energy Effi ciency Consultant - Effi ciency Vermont | Contractor - Naylor & Breen Builders
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT WINOOSKI ACADEMIC CENTER Achieving 47 kbtu/sf/yr Owner - Community College of Vermont | Architect - Northern Architects, Inc | Energy Consultant - Tim Perrin of Effi cency Vermont | Mechanical Engineering - Liebert Engineering, Inc. | Commissioning Agent - Cx Associates |Contractor - E.F. Wall & Associates | Mechanical Contractor - A. Cooper Mechanical, Inc.
Achieving 47 kbtu/sf/yr Owner - Bill & Alex Maclay | Architect - Maclay Architects | Engineering - Thomas Engineering | Electrical Engineering - Meddlesex Electrical | Energy Consultant - Andy Shapiro of Energy Balance | HVAC - Vermont Heating and Ventilation | General Contractor - Brothers Building
Achieving 48 kbtu/sf/yr Owner - State of Vermont | Architect - Maclay Architects | Structural & Civil Engineering - Engineering Ventures, Inc. | Mechanical/Electrical/Fire Protection - Salem Engineering | Energy Consultant - Andy Shapiro of Energy Balance | General Contractor - Wright Construction Company | Preconstruction Consulting - Pitkin Construction | Geothermal Consultant - Haley & Aldrich
Achieving 48 kbtu/sf/yr Owner - Housing Vermont/CVCLT | Architect - Maclay Architects | Structural Engineer - Hardy Structural Engineering | Mechanical/Electrical Engineering - Pearson & Associates Engineers | Water Supply Engineers - Heindel & Noyes Inc | Civil Engineers - Krebs and Lansing Consulting Engineers 2012 FORMS: Entry Form Eligibility Download Please check back as any questions that we receive and answer will be posted here/ Mission: Awards will be offered for demonstrated building energy performance. In addition, a people’s choice award will be awarded to a single one of the submissions. Winners of the awards will be announced at VGBN’s Summer Networking Event being held at the Green Mountain Club in Waterbury, VT on August 17, 2012. Eligibility: Projects located in Vermont and have a minimum of one year of occupied building utility use post project completion. Submissions must be from a current VGBN member involved in the design, construction, or ownership/operation of the project. Awards: All submissions that meet the minimum requirements will receive a certificate and will be featured on the VGBN website. VGBN will display submissions at events throughout the year. Recipients of the Vermont Going Green Awards will receive: - Feature on our website/Facebook
- Mention in the Press Release
- Recipients of the Vermont Greener Awards will receive all of the above plus:
- A certificate suitable for framing
The recipient of the People’s Choice Award will receive all of the above plus: - Two complementary tickets to next summer’s Annual Networking Event
The recipients of the Vermont Greenest Award will receive all of the above plus: - The Vermont Greenest Perpetual Plaque which will have the project name engraved and will be available to the recipient or their representative to display for one year.
- Would multifamily housing fit into any of these categories?
- Residential buildings with four or more distinct dwelling units may be submitted as a commercial building.
- On the entry form for the energy data entry section the year shows as 2011 for every month, does the energy data need to be be for that year?
- The year field is editable and can be modified to reflect the actual year for the energy data.
- We do have some residential projects that use a small amount of wood for heating. We have estimates as far as use goes, but no specific data. Can these projects be submitted using an estimate of use? Or how should we go about submitting these projects?
- VGBN wants as accurate energy usage as possible for this competition to ensure that the projects are compared equally. Estimates for wood usage are acceptable if appropriate justification for the estimate is available. For cord wood we would suggest documenting the amount of wood purchased or harvested for the site on an annual basis with other documentation such as photographs and cubic foot measurements to document the wood remaining on site with a calculated estimate of consumption over time based on this data. Some documentation of type of wood and age when burned is recommended to support BTU estimates. Please not, VGBN is not taking responsibility for verifying reported energy performance and reserves the right to disqualify projects that are unable to provide adequate justification of fuel use.
- In the Eligibility Download document, it mentions that a print out of the energy use report, showing EUI from the Energy Star Portfolio Manager signed by the person responsible for validating the input data is required for commercial projects. In the Entry Form document, it does not mention this requirement. Is the energy use report required?
- This documentation is required.
- In the Eligibility Download document, it states in the Burlington VT Heating Degree Data chart that the ratio for 2011 is .103. From my calculations, it appears that the correct number should be 1.031. What number should I use for this?
- The correct value for this period is 1.031. We apologize for the error in the original document.
- The normalization ratio appears to reward to reward projects with energy data from mild years and punish projects with their data from harsh years. Is the ratio correct?
- The normalization ratio is the inverse of what it should be. Instead please divide the EUI by the ratio for residential projects. We apologize for this error. If we receive projects that have not corrected this, we make the correction for them.
- I am a little confused about applying the SF factor and normalization ratio for the residential EUI. In the eligibility form, it shows the adjusted EUI with respect to the SF. I am probably missing something.
- There is a chart on the eligibility download for determining the SF factor. On the chart you will read down the column until you find the appropriate number of bedrooms. They you read across until you find the square footage factor that is equal or just larger than the square footage of the house. The number at the top of the column is the SF factor.
The normalization is another modifier to the EUI. This is intended to correct the EUI based upon the variability of the weather. The HDD (billing year) is calculated by going to this website http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/climo/BTV/monthly_totals/hdd.shtml and adding up the numbers in the appropriate months for your energy data. This total is then divided by the HDD (historical) or 7160. This is the normalization ratio. If your billing data runs from July to June, this work has been done for you and is in the chart.
The final adjusted EUI is the actual EUI times SF factor divided by the normalization ratio.
- What is the adjusted building area for the residential buildings on the entry form?
- This is for buildings being considered for residential categories only. This would be the square footage of the building times the SF factor. Due to the confusion this line has caused, we will accept submissions with this line incomplete or completed incorrectly.
- I am wrestling with normalized EUI with respect to Renewable energy generation for my residential project.
- For the net EUI including renewable, the SF factor and HDD normalization for the energy used but not the energy generated. With the deadline approaching, we will show flexibility with the data received. We will need to check the calculations are done the same way in the entries that we receive so that we can ensure that we are comparing apples to apples. Please note in your application how this is done and include your calculations if possible.
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Check out:
The Awards VERMONT’S GREENEST BUILDING The lowest domonstrated energy use intensity in Vermont!
VERMONT’S GREENER BUILDINGS Projects demonstrating energy use intensity below 30 kbtu/sf/yr for non-residential and 25 kbtu/sf/yr for residential.
GOING GREEN Projects with energy use intensity’s below 50 kbtu/sf/yr
 PEOPLES CHOICE AWARDSelected by particpants at this years VGBN Summer Social Event
Catagories
Residential Projects must be located in Vermont, less than 5,000 sf and have at least one year of utlity usage data @ 50 kbtu/sf/yr or less. See Eligibility Requitrements for more details.
Non-Residential Project must be located in Vermont and have at least one year of utility usage data @ 50 kbtu/sf/yr or less. Mixed-used or residential buildings with four or more distinct dwellings units and larger than 5,000 square feet can be submitted under the commercial requirements
Submissions
Submissions must be from a current VGBN member involved in the design, construction, or ownership/operation of the project.
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