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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Central Florida are the respective winners of the 2010 and 2011 ENERGY STAR National Building Competition. Read more about the history of the competition, key strategies, and the steps these winning organizations took to save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and protect the environment.
Due to popular demand, EPA is pleased to announce that we will offer the ENERGY STAR National Building Competition in 2012. More information will be provided shortly, but please note the following important changes to the timeframe, schedule, and recognition offerings for the 2012 competition:
- The baseline period will cover January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
- The comparative period will cover January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012
- Applications will be accepted in Spring 2012
- EPA will publicly launch the competition in the Summer 2012
- EPA will recognize the winner, top finishers, and those buildings who improved by 20% or more in the spring of 2013.
EnergyStarNBC: Congrats again to participants in ENERGY STAR National Building Competition. Check back in January to see what's in store for 2012! #ESNBC
(December-20)
SustainableUCF: @Colonnade @BDNGreen @EnviroSears THANK YOU fellow #ESNBC competitors! Together, $5.2M saved. Congrats! Looking forward to your tweets(:
(November-03)
bmolotsky: #Energy: electrifying RT“@EnergyStarNBC: Thanks everyone, for participating today. We're looking forward to the next Twitter party! #ESNBC”
(November-02)
EnviroSears: @EnergyStarNBC Thx for hosting the Twitter party and building competition! #ESNBC
(November-02)
EnergyStarNBC: Are you free at 1pm ET today? If so, join our Twitter Party for the Natl Building Competition! Just use #ESNBC and join the fun!
(November-02)
GrantPUD: Speaking of #energysaving @EnergyStar announced the winner of the National Building Competition today! #ESNBC http://t.co/BftSzx9U ^SB
(November-02)
Elegran_NYC: RT @ENERGYSTARBldgs Twitter Party at 1PM ET to celebrate @EPAgov's National Building Competition #ESNBC
(November-02)
dannymorlando: Office Depot Raleigh 33.1% - can you say - 'We are proud of you!' #ESNBC
(November-02)
patty_crow: Way to go CBRE North Suburban Medical Office Building in Colorado! #ESNBC
(November-02)
TheVisionaire: we are SO there! who else will be joining the fun? RT @ENERGYSTARBldgs Twitter Party at 1pm ET to celebrate @EPAgov's Natl Bldg Comp #ESNBC
(November-02)
dannymorlando: Scientific Instruments 42% - awesome! #ESNBC
(November-02)
cbregreen: Congrats to UCF & to the CBRE team managing North Suburban Medical Office Building http://t.co/JZJFLsKN #ESNBC @EnergyStarBldgs
(November-02)
dannymorlando: Way to go Region 4 businesses - Winner for 2 years in a row! Go Knights - you Rock! #ESNBC
(November-02)
EnergyStarNBC: The winner of the National Building Competition is UCF's Parking Garage C w/ a 63% cut in energy use in 1 year! http://t.co/ssGxELeo #ESNBC
(November-02)
CitizensLeague: Kudos to 1st Unitarian Society of Mpls, a top finisher in the EPA's nationwide Battle of the Buildings energy savings competition! #ESNBC
(November-02)
dannymorlando: Congrats Alexandra and UCF #ESNBC
(November-02)
SustainableUCF: @UCFnews UCF is the Biggest Loser with 63% reduction, 1st in EPA’s Battle of the Buildings! GO KNIGHTS! #ESNBC http://t.co/UTh615v1
(November-02)
EnergyStarNBC: Today EPA will announce the winner of the 2011 National Building Competition, any final guesses? #ESNBC http://t.co/ssGxELeo
(November-02)
patty_crow: Looking forward to the party! #ESNBC
(November-02)
SCIenergy: Can't wait to find out who won #ESNBC? Join us on twitter at 1pm EST on 11/2. Look 4 #scienergy customer mentions from @BarryAbramson!
(November-02)
Learn about Portfolio Manager
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is an interactive energy management tool for tracking and assessing energy and water consumption across entire portfolios of buildings. All organizations that participate in the ENERGY STAR National Building Competition provide their energy use data to EPA through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
Stories Behind the Battle
Learn more about the competitors' efforts during the competition by reading their stories. Be sure to scan through tips the competitors shared on Facebook and Twitter too!
Press Page
Press releases, background information, Q&A, and other resources for members of the media.
