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Several organizations that partner with EPA's P3 Award competition have established their own awards to further recognize the accomplishments of the P3 Award teams. These awards recognize P3 teams in an area of specific interest to the award-giving organization. In previous years, these awards have included cash as well as in-kind services. These awards are completely independent of EPA's P3 Award and EPA is not involved in developing selection criteria or determining the winners. However, only P3 teams are eligible to receive these awards.
Organizations that have established these awards in previous years include: the Green Building Initiative, the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology, and the Institute for Sustainability Youth Council on Sustainable Science and Technology. These awards, in addition to EPA's P3 Awards, are presented at the conclusion of the National Sustainable Design Expo at the P3 Award ceremony.
Green Building Initiative Award | First Annual ICAST Award | American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Youth Council on Sustainable Science and Technology (YCOSST) | EcoMedia Award
Green Building Initiative Award
The Green Building Initiative™ (GBI), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to "greening the mainstream" by promoting credible and practical approaches to green building, will recognize one participating team with a $1,000 award to further its work.
The award will be presented for the "Most Innovative Sustainable Commercial Design Project." The GBI will evaluate teams that submit projects focused on commercial design and address any of the seven areas of assessment from its innovative commercial construction rating and assessment tool, Green Globes™.
These seven areas of assessment are as follows:
- Project Management
- Site
- Energy
- Water
- Resources
- Emissions, Effluents and Other Impacts
- Indoor Environment
ICAST Award (issued in 2006 only)
"Sustainable Design with Potential for Commercialization"
The International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology 
will present an award to a student team for the design of a potential solution to a pressing need in developing communities worldwide. These needs may include energy efficiency, renewable energy, water quality and resource protection. In addition, the team must demonstrate this design can effectively accomplish the tasks for which it is intended and that it can be locally produced and sold as a viable business enterprise.
Selection Criteria:
- Ease of replication
- Solution to a local problem with global implications
- Technical feasibility
- Economic viability
- Ability of team to commercialize the design
The ICAST award consists of a $1,000 cash prize for designing an effective technology and demonstrating the activities necessary to commercialize the design (ex. completing a design for manufacturability exercise, market feasibility study, business plan, etc.). In addition to the cash prize, a $10,000 in-kind award for services by the ICAST team will also be presented. The ICAST team possess business and engineering expertise that will assist the student team in implementing their design and planning activities leading to the commercialization of the design.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Youth Council on Sustainable Science and Technology (YCOSST)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Youth Council on Sustainable Science and Technology (YCOSST) Award The Youth Council on Sustainable Science and Technology (YCOSST) was formed by the partnership of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' (AIChE) Institute for Sustainability (IfS) and SustainUS, a nonprofit organization of young people advancing sustainable development and youth empowerment in the United States. YCOSST's mission is to build understanding of sustainability issues and principals, raise awareness of the science and technology behind sustainable choices, and develop grass roots campus efforts. An award of $1000 will be provided by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers-Institute for Sustainability (AIChE-IfS) to the team that best meets their criteria.
YCOSST Award Evaluation Criteria:
- DEVELOPMENT:
Did research involve interdisciplinary collaboration? Were novel, innovative technologies used to facilitate distance communication during research? Were sustainable practices employed during research?
- DEPLOYMENT TO REGIONS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES:
Can youth or people without significant financial ability or property rights obtain and use the device/invention?
- MATERIALS:
Are the materials locally produced and available to the general population? Can the device/invention be maintained locally?
- YOUTH INVOLVEMENT:
Can youth be an integral part of the implementation? Does the device/invention/finding directly benefit youth?
EcoMedia® is an environmental media company focused on developing media products and services that will educate citizen-consumers about the health of our planet and how they can individually and collectively make a difference. The core of EcoMedia's media platforms is an educational outdoor signage campaign that is paid for by business sponsors.
Fifty-percent of the profits from this media are given back to the municipalities for them to use to improve water and air quality, build wonderful greenspaces and improve the quality of life in our communities.
The EcoZone® Project is the syndicated television show that comprises one of the core educational-entertainment platforms that EcoMedia is providing as part of their comprehensive public-private partnership. The show, which is focused on celebrity home "green" makeovers, premiered Earth Day weekend. More information about the show can be seen at www.ecozone.tv .
The EcoZone Project Award for 2007 consists of a monetary award in the amount of $1000. In addition, the winning team will work with The EcoZone Project Media Development team in the creation of a short video for inclusion on their multi-media site (www.ecozone.tv ) and potentially as a pod (small educational insert) in one of EcoZone's quarterly syndicated television series.
EcoMedia Award Evaluation Criteria:
The EcoZone Project award winner will have proposed, and will implement a project that demonstrates and builds on the theme of The EcoZone Project, which is that each citizen can make a difference every day for the health of our environment and that all age groups and life activities offer opportunity for living in a way that is fun, fulfilling, and healthy for the planet. The following criteria will be considered:
- Ability to influence the thoughts and habits of people in their everyday lives; this can include changing day to day habits or changing the way people view their work, school, or recreational activities.
- Ability for others to understand and implement the environmental outcomes.
- Ability for the team to demonstrate on film the benefits of their project, the way their project works, and how this might make a difference for the planet and its people.
- Ability for the project to attract and retain young people in a dialogue about the benefits and opportunities for change.
- Ability for the outcomes of the project to be publicized to a broader audience in a comprehensible and entertaining fashion.
*At the Invitation of The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, official co-sponsor of the 2007 National Sustainable Design Expo."
If you are a partner, co-sponsor or would just like to present a special award during the National Sustainable Design Expo, contact Mary Wigginton (wigginton.mary@epa.gov) Phone: (202)343-9861