Sustainable Florida has announced the 2016 Best Practice Award nominees and finalists, including a couple new categories this year, including recognition for health care and universities and colleges. There are also awards for green building partnership and leadership.
Finalists are in bold.
Large Business
Waste Management Inc. of Florida
Gator Dining – Aramark / Pepsi
Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown
The Hertz Corporation
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Small Business
MGBBuilt
Tembo Education
First GREEN Bank Ormond Beach
Nuovo Salon Group
Government
City of Coconut Creek
Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) Conservation Crew
Pasco County Utilities
City of Orlando
Tampa International Airport
Florida Gulf Coast University
City of West Palm Beach
Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Leadership
Waste Management Inc. of Florida
UF Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership & Sustainability (YELS) Program
Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown
Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) Conservation Crew
City of Orlando
Tampa International Airport
Florida Gulf Coast University
Jason Bell
Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Brevard’s Green Team
Partnership
Gator Dining – Aramark / Pepsi
Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) Conservation Crew
Pasco County Utilities
City of Orlando
Tropical Ridge Fitness Park
Sustainable Tallahassee and LeMoyne Chain of Parks Art Festival
Tampa International Airport
Florida Gulf Coast University
Central Florida Regional Planning Council
How Low Can You Go Challenge(Energy Reduction)
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Non-Profit
UF Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership & Sustainability (YELS) Program
Sustainable Tallahassee and LeMoyne Chain of Parks Art Festival
Sustainable Tallahassee
Florida Gulf Coast University
How Low Can You Go Challenge(Energy Reduction)
Fleet Farming by IDEAS For Us
Brevard’s Green Team Org
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Green Building
MGBBuilt
Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown
First GREEN Bank Ormond Beach
Castle Creek Elementary School
Tampa International Airport
Florida Gulf Coast University
Green Dwellings,LLC, Karen Adams, CEO
Brevard’s Green Team Solar Shack
Universities and Colleges
Gator Dining – Aramark/Pepsi
UF Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership & Sustainability (YELS) Program
Pasco County Utilities
Florida Gulf Coast University
Health Care
Jason Bell
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
The awards will be presented at the 2016 Working on the Green Sustainability Summit on Sept. 15 in Fort Lauderdale.