2011 Jeffrey A. Johnson Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Building Energy Codes and Performance
Jeffrey A. Johnson was a passionate advocate for improving energy efficiency in the buildings sector. This annual award was created to honor Jeff's memory and reward a recipient who shares Jeff's passion for service and improving energy efficiency. The award will recognize an individual or team that promoted energy efficiency and succeeded in the advancement of energy codes through collaboration and innovation. Please note: instead of a lifetime achievement, this year's award will emphasize an individual's or team's recent achievements towards energy efficiency.
Nomination Criteria*
Nominees must meet the following criteria:
- Impact: The nominee has made a substantial contribution to increase energy efficiency by advancing building energy code requirements and performance, tools, resources or processes. Contributions could be to the advancement towards progressive energy code requirements, or to tools and resources that promote the adoption, implementation and enforcement of building energy codes at a state or national level.
- Innovation: The nominee fosters new ideas that solve problems or address needs that lead to the realization of energy savings through the use of building energy codes and their performance. The nominee has shown willingness to risk pursuing new ideas not yet proven, and to learn by trial and error.
- Collaboration: The nominee advances building energy codes and performance through processes that seek and use input from a broad set of stakeholders. The nominee builds support among a range of constituents for new ideas or approaches.
- Passion: The nominee is motivated to create change by their commitment to energy efficiency as a path to a sustainable world. The nominee's excitement and enthusiasm inspires others to create and implement solutions.
* Note: The nomination period for the 2011 Award is now closed
Past Recipients
- 2011 – Oregon Building Codes Division
- 2010 – Massachusetts Stretch Code Team
- 2009 – Eric Makela, Britt/Makela Group, Inc.
- 2008 – Bruce Nelson, Minnesota Department of Commerce
- 2007 – John Hogan, City of Seattle
- 2006 – Bill Pennington, CEC
For more information, contact Blake Wright.