CitySwitch Awards - get recognised

We are searching for Australia’s best performing offices to go in the running to win a CitySwitch Green Office 2014 Award.

The CitySwitch National Awards showcase organisations that have demonstrated outstanding environmental leadership, with recognition provided to those who have reported significant energy savings.

Previous winners include CBRE, The Royal Automobile Club of W.A, Ernst & Young, ARUP Queensland , Dexus Property Group and WT Sustainability. View full list of 2013 winners.

National CitySwitch Award winners will be announced at the presentation event in Melbourne hosted by CitySwitch Signatory Circus Oz in their 100 year old Spiegeltent on Thursday 27 November 2014.

Awards submissions are open from 1 September to 15 October 2014.

Join today to be in the running

To be eligible for an Award, including New Signatory of the Year, join the program and become a CitySwitch Signatory today. Find out how >

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Award categories

State Signatory of the Year (under 2000sqm)
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Awarded to CitySwitch signatories in each participating state that have demonstrated significant environmental performance improvements and energy savings as evidenced through their accredited annual NABERS Energy tenancy rating.
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State Signatory of the Year (over 2000sqm)
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Awarded to CitySwitch signatories in each participating state that have demonstrated significant environmental performance improvements and energy savings as evidenced through their accredited annual NABERS Energy tenancy rating.
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State Partnership of the Year
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The Partnership Award recognises not only projects that relate directly to environmental performance improvements within a building, but to new collaborations and partnerships that deliver over and above business as usual to break down market barriers and create transformation of signatories’ company, sector, target audience and/or wider community and which result in sustainability becoming more widely understood and implemented. Indicators of successful market transformation might include:
- Collaboration with building owners, facility managers or other agents or consultants to unlock barriers to change and performance improvement
- Working with stakeholders and/or supply chain to raise the environmental performance of companies with whom you do business
- Influence on the government or the local and wider community. Assessment criteria remain the same as for other awards, with preference given to innovative, leadership projects whose effectiveness can be evidenced through the NABERS framework (including improvements in base building ratings), however, projects providing other evidence of achievement or independent savings verification will be admissible.
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State New Signatory of the Year
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This category is open to any newly joined signatory (since the last reporting period) who whilst may not have gathered the requisite twelve months of data for an accredited NABERS rating, has demonstrated substantial commitment to improving environmental performance across the period.
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National New Signatory of the Year
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Judged based on state winners of this same category, this award is open to any newly joined signatory (since the last reporting period) who whilst may not have gathered the requisite twelve months of data for an accredited NABERS rating, has demonstrated substantial commitment to improving environmental performance across the period.
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National Signatory of the Year
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Judged based on state winners (over and under 2000sqm combined) of this same category, this award showcases a signatory that has demonstrated significant environmental performance improvements and industry leadership as evidenced through their annual NABERS Energy tenancy rating.
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National Partnership of the Year
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2013 Award Winners

View the full listing of 2017 award winners and the various initiatives they've implemented for improved environmental sustainability.

View 2017 winners

CitySwitch Signatory of the Year and New Signatory Awards - category judging criteria

Delivering outcomes as demonstrated by an improved or maintained current NABERS Energy rating and achieved energy savings* (up to 28 points)
Implementing one or more energy saving initiatives (up to 10 points)
Demonstrating leadership by undertaking innovative, creative or progressive office energy efficiency activities (up to 10 points)
Engagement of staff/ customers/suppliers and/or stakeholders to educate and create market transformation (up to 10 points)
Participation in CitySwitch local program activities (up to 10 points).

Note, new Signatories submitting for New Signatory of the Year Award need only complete an indicative rating – all other submissions must be accredited.

CitySwitch Partnership of the Year Award - category judging criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Submitted projects should:

Involve more than one registered company
Demonstrate that they are innovative and over and above “business as usual”
Demonstrate that they catalyse “market transformation” and or “address a market barrier”
Deliver a reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions within the built environment

Judging Criteria

Delivering outcomes as demonstrated by an improved or maintained current NABERS Energy rating and achieved energy savings* (up to 14 points)
Implementing one or more energy saving initiatives (up to 10 points)
Demonstrating leadership by undertaking innovative, creative or progressive office energy efficiency activities (up to 17 points)
Engagement of staff/ customers/suppliers and/or stakeholders to educate and create market transformation (up to 17 points)
Participation in CitySwitch local program activities (up to 10 points)
The submitting entity MUST be a CitySwitch Signatory

Note, Signatories submitting for the Partnership of the Year Award may submit an accredited NABERS tenancy, whole building or base building rating.