Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards

*Previous Greenest Building Award Winner - Commercial | Hartford Town Center submitted by Bread Loaf Corporation*

The Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards Competition

Please stay tuned for the 2024 Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards Competition to be announced in January 2025!

The 2023 Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards Competition closed for submissions on 3/22/24. Learn more about the 2023 award winning projects here. More info about the 2023 Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards Competition is as follows for reference.

Hosted by VGBN, Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards recognize exemplary residential and commercial buildings that excel in green building strategies - including water, health, transportation, and affordability - and meet the highest standard of demonstrated energy performance.

Winners of the awards are announced and showcased at VGBN’s annual Vermont Green Building Celebration (date TBA soon!).

Projects must be located in Vermont and have a minimum of one year of recent utility data for a fully occupied and operational building. Retrofits, renovations, and projects completed before 2023 are strongly encouraged to apply. Submissions must be from a participant involved in the design, construction or ownership/operation of the project. Entry is free for VGBN members and $60 for non-members (note this fee will provide an applicant with a one-year VGBN membership).

Information and application materials to the 2023 Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards are posted below.

Award Categories:

RESIDENTIAL: Single family homes less than 5,000 square feet or multi-family homes having two units or less.
MULTI-FAMILY: Multi-family buildings with three or more units.
NON-RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL: Any commercial project or non-residential project.
RETROFIT/RENOVATION: At least 20% reduction in energy use (via pre- and post- renovation energy data), or demonstrate low energy use (at least one years’ worth of energy data) once completed if no pre-renovation data is available.

The Awards:

Vermont’s Greenest Building Award: The overall highest scoring green building in Vermont incorporating low energy and other sustainability features (both non-residential and residential). Project must also demonstrate an energy use intensity of at least 75% below the regional average energy use for buildings of the same end use.
Vermont Green Building Award: Projects demonstrating energy use intensity at least 50% below the regional average energy use for buildings of the same end use and incorporating other sustainability features.
Net Zero Award: Annual renewable energy production is equal or greater than annual energy consumption.
*All projects submitted will be considered for the Greenest Building Award and Net Zero Award

Application Materials:

Project Entry Form via Google Forms: You will need to fill in all required fields prior to submitting. After submitting the Google form you can edit your responses up until the submission deadline listed below. A PDF linked here provides a preview of the questions contained in the Google submission form.
Project Energy Template (optional) Entry Form via Excel

Submission forms and all application materials to the 2023 Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards Competition are due by 5pm EST on Friday, March 15, 2024. NOTE: Extension granted! Submissions are now due by 5pm EST on Friday, March 22, 2024.

Please direct any questions regarding the awards competition to VGBN’s Executive Director at vermontgbn@gmail.com. To learn more about past award winning projects, please click here.