Urban Green Council Announces 2014 EBie Finalists

These “smooth operators” and other behind-the-scenes superstars will be honored at a June awards ceremony in NYC.

Existing buildings represent our greatest opportunity to conserve energy and water, and the EBie awards, in their third year, aim to make that hard work just a little more glamorous. Urban Green Council has announced its 2014 finalists for the awards.

There are three All-Rounder finalists, for excellence in multiple categories:

• John Smith, operations manager at CommonWealth Partners in Los Angeles

• Sammie Baker, senior property manager at Parkway Properties in Austin, Texas

• Chris Pinelli, real estate manager at CBRE in Pittsburgh

Finalists in the Smooth Operator category for operations and management are:

• Brad Collins, property manager at CommonWealth Partners in San Francisco

• Gary Sechler, engineering manager at Winthrop Management in Pittsburgh

• Heidi Silveira, property manager at Parkway Properties in Sacramento, California 

Power to the People finalists, awarding energy use reductions, are:

• Ryan Merkin, vice president at Steven Winter Associates in Bronx, New York

• Steven Post, executive director at Hebrew SeniorLife in Revere, Massachusetts

There are two finalists in the Verdant Brainiac category, which awards innovation:

• Vicki Sando, environmental science program developer at PS41 in New York

• Gary Sechler, engineering manager at Winthrop Management in Pittsburgh

Two finalists could take home the Shine a Light on Me award for the best lighting retrofit:

• Robert Best, executive vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle in Miami

• Nana Wilberforce, vice president and energy manager at the PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh

The Take Me to the River category acknowledges reductions in water consumption, with two finalists:

• John Smith, operations manager at CommonWealth Partners in Los Angeles

• Steven Post, executive director at Hebrew SeniorLife in Revere, Massachusetts

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Hard Rock Café in New York City on June 9, 2014.

For more information:

Urban Green Council

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