Preparing the Award Submission

SECTION I – GENERAL INFORMATION

A. Identify Team Members, Name, Organization, Role on Project

• The team must include at least one (1) active CAHED member who has been a member for one (1) year or longer.

A. Description of the project, and what phase the project is currently at.

• Are you submitted this for New Construction, Renovation, or Product Award

B. One to Two high-resolution color photos that addresses lesson learned, or before and after shot. Please do not send just a pretty picture.

SECTION II – TEAM APPROACH / TEAM COLLABORATION

Address the following in 1000 words or less

Provide written documentation of the team’s performance. In your narrative, describe what was unique and notable about the team’s overall performance in terms of:

• Pre-planning, development, and implementation stages
• Communication on project development and status
• Meeting the organization’s strategic and master plans
• Time management
• Financial considerations for completing the project on time and on budget
• Commissioning
• Supporting the needs of the community
• Enhancing staff productivity
• Maintaining facility performance during various project phases
• Supporting an organizational realignment
• Delivery method

SECTION III – TEAM CHALLENGES / LESSONS LEARNED / TEAM INNOVATION 

Address the following in 1000 words or less

Describe the obstacles you overcame and how you addressed them. Obstacles are events or situations that, if not addressed, would have prevented you from carrying out other strategies or kept you from fully meeting your goals. Describe lesson learned or innovation that your team developed to address an obstacle on the project.