Submission Guidelines


The 2011 competition is now closed.

Please contact us if you have any questions about the requirements. Completed submissions should be emailed to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)


Please include the following materials:

  1. General Info: A maximum 1,000 word description of the overall project including location, building age, construction type, and date project was completed (or estimated date of completion).

  2. Client + Objectives: a short description of who the client is and their objectives for the project.

  3. Design + Engineering Teams: a short description of the design and engineering teams and their prior work.

  4. Environmental Footprint: a short description of the building's environmental footprint prior to the re-skinning and retrofitting process (if applicable).

  5. Award Criteria: for each of the eight criteria outlined here, a maximum 1,000 word description explaining how the building meets the given criterion. Where applicable, answers should identify the evaluation method used for each criterion and the relative scoring of the building under the category; for example, Efficiency criteria could be a rating against UNEP criteria, and Smart criteria could be Building Information Management (BIM) and data interface criteria.

  6. Award Category: please indicate which award category you are applying for.

  7. Before/After Photos + Images: a maximum of 20 photos (including photographs, drawings, details, etc.) in a high-resolution format, minimum size of 1280 x 800 pixels. Please provide artist/photographer credits where applicable. The images should provide a visual presentation of the project before and after completion. Please do not send any physical collateral (ex. large panels). Submissions will only be reviewed online.