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5th Annual Vision Awards Winners Announced

Wauwatosa, WI — August 18, 2023 — The 5th annual FacilitiesNet Vision Awards is pleased to recognize 33 manufacturers as the winners of its 2023 awards program. New this year, due to the abundance of worthy entries, the Vision Awards is also acknowledging 22 manufacturers, who are receiving an honorable mention. The Vision Awards honor innovation and excellence in products contributing to the efficient, profitable operations and management of institutional and commercial buildings in the United States.

The Vision Awards recognize products, systems and technologies in eight categories, plus three bonus categories. The eight main categories are: Roofing, Grounds & Exteriors; Interior Furnishings & Materials; Building Maintenance & Cleaning; HVAC; Analytics & Management Software; Lighting & Power; Life Safety & Security and Plumbing & Restrooms. The three bonus categories are: Smart Buildings, Innovative Technology and Wellness & Sustainability.

2023 Vision Award Winners

• Roofing, Grounds & Exteriors: Microban - MicroGuard; STIHL Inc. - BGA 300 Battery-powered Backpack Blower; Unique Fire Stop - Point of Entry Firestop Sleeve System
• Interior Furnishings & Materials: Ecore International - Heritage Motivate Performance Vinyl Tile (PVT); Swiftspace Inc. - Shift; Tarkett - Powerbond RS
• Building Maintenance & Cleaning: Rapid Locking System - XL Press Fittings; SoftBank Robotics America - Whiz; Vaask - Vaask Touchless Hand Sanitizing Dispenser
• HVAC: Aircuity, Inc. - Aircuity Airflow Optimization Platform; ECM Technologies - ThermaClear; Friedrich Air Conditioning - Kuhl MERV 13 Filters for Room Air Conditioners
• Analytics & Management Software: ARC Facilities - ARC Facilities; Carrier - Abound Net Zero Management; WellStat - WellStat Indoor Air Quality + Energy Management Software
• Lighting & Power: Aleddra LED Lighting - G4 Emergency LED T8 Tube; Future Designs - carbon careful; Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. - EV Series Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charging Station
• Life Safety & Security: Napco Security Technologies - ArchiTech N90L Keyless Access Locks; Sitemetric - Real Time Location System; Unique Fire Stop - Split Sleeve System Retrofit Fire Stop
• Plumbing & Restrooms: Lochinvar - Veritus Air Source Heat Pump Water Heater; Lync - Aegis; PVI - Centurion
• Smart Buildings: Aleddra LED Lighting - G4 Emergency LED T8 Tube; Alert Labs - AlertAQ Water Intelligence Platform; WellStat - WellStat Indoor Air Quality + Energy Management Software
• Innovative Technology: Alert Labs - AlertAQ Water Intelligence Platform; Trane - Thermal Battery Storage-Source Heat Pump System; Trystar - GridPak
• Wellness & Sustainability: Atom Power - Atom EV Level 2 Charging Solution; Daikin Applied - Vision Air Handler with Sorbent Ventilation Technology; Navien Inc. - NVW-C Commercial Volume Water Heater

2023 Vision Award Honorable Mentions

• Roofing, Grounds & Exteriors: Neon Energy Corp. - Minimal/Frameless Aluminum Systems; The Pavement Group - Property Technologies.AI
• Interior Furnishings & Materials: Quartet - Vertical InvisaMount Magnetic Glass Dry-Erase Board; Tarkett - iQ Granit
• Building Maintenance & Cleaning: Avidbots - Neo 2; GP PRO - The KOLO Smart Monitoring System
• HVAC: Trane - Thermal Battery Storage-Source Heat Pump System; Weil-McLain - Stainless Vertical Firetube (SVF) Boiler
• Analytics & Management Software: Akitabox - Capture; Trane - Symbio Unit Controllers
• Lighting & Power: Atom Power - Atom EV Level 2 Charging Solution; Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Smart IP66 Rated Fixture Mount Sensors
• Life Safety & Security: Bodine - FirstLink Connected Emergency Lighting System; Total Security Solutions - Custom Bulletproof Barrier Systems
• Plumbing & Restrooms: Navien Inc. - NVW-C Commercial Volume Water Heater; Noritz - Hybrid Hot Series
• Smart Buildings: Bodine - FirstLink Connected Emergency Lighting System; GP PRO - The KOLO Smart Monitoring System
• Innovative Technology: Tithe Corp. - Skil-aire's Thermal Mass Heater; Turntide Technologies - Smart Motor for HVAC Retrofit
• Wellness & Sustainability: Alert Labs - AlertAQ Water Intelligence Platform; Carrier - Abound Net Zero Management

"We received an unprecedented number of entries for the 2023 Visions Awards program, and our panel of experts had to make very difficult decisions to crown this year's winners and honorable mentions," said Dan Weltin, Editor-in-Chief, Facility Market. "This demonstrates the abundance of outstanding products available to facility professionals to aid in their daily routines."

Winning entries will be recognized in the Awards Showcase at NFMT Remix in Orlando, on FacilitiesNet.com and in the Facility Insider eNewsletter. Honorable mentions will be featured on FacilitiesNet.com and in the Facility Insider eNewsletter.

Nearly 200 products entered this year's Vision Awards program. Judging the products is a mix of our Facility Influencers, winners of our 2022 Facility Champion Award, members of the Building Operating Management Advisory Board and other prestigious facility managers.

Judges for 2023 include: Jessie Bickel, Facilities Coordinator for Reece Group USA; Shawn Black, Regional VP of Business Development for CGP Maintenance and Construction Service; Doug Diaz, Director - Facilities Management, Clark County School District; Ethan Fitterman, Chief Engineer, Marriott International/Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center; Danielle Floyd, Director of Public Works, County of Delaware; Alex Kogan, Associate Vice President, Plant Operations & Housing, The Rockefeller University; Brandon McCullough, Facilities Manager/City Council Member, Northville (Michigan) Township; Doug Pearson, Associate Vice President of Facilities Planning and Operations for Kent State University; Kristin Podwojski, Director of Operations, Variety the Children’s Charity of the Delaware Valley; Maureen Roskoski, Vice President at Facility Engineering Associates; Mindy Stevens, Retired Director of Sustainability, Hinds Community College; Charles M. Thomas, Facility Operations Consultant with LACE Management; and Nico Viola, Director of Facilities, Holden Forest and Gardens.

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