012-264 EL Awards Submission Form

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Honouringindividuals, businesses andstudents across Canada or excellence

in enabling residential energy efciency.SPONSOR

The Bank o Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) is the sponsor o the Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards.

CATEGORIES AND AWARDS

There will be one prize awarded in each o the three categories:

Submissions are open to residents o Canada, and must be submitted between November 15, 2012, and February 15,2013. Entrants are allowed to submit a maximum o one entry per category. Each submission will be judged by a panel

o up to fve green building and energy conservation experts chosen by Scotiabank.

$50,000Business Leadership Award

$15,000Innovation Award

$10,000Student Leadership Award

ScotiabankEcoLiving Awards

2013

Submission package

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$50,000Business Leadership Awardor a business providing eco-riendly products

or services to the residential sector

Established product or service

Who is eligible?Any established corporation, soleproprietorship or partnership providingeco-riendly products or services to theresidential sector.

Submission guidelinesSubmissions should ocus primarily on theexecution o a proven idea or program, usingclient testimonials, case studies, letters oreerence, sales reports, media clippings,photos, video clips or other supporting data.

Judging criteriaThe Business Leadership Award rewards thesuccessul implementation o innovative, cost-eective and transerable energy-efciencymeasures (see below or defnitions).

Successful: Success is determined by the reacho the program (i.e., it reaches a signifcantnumber o clients, demonstrating that theinitiative has gone beyond the pilot stage) andthe overall reductions in energy consumptionachieved by the initiative.

Innovative: The program may build on pastsuccesses, but should demonstrated a novelapproach or element. Judging will consider thedegree o innovation.

Deep reductions: The program achievesreductions at a reasonable price, with therecognition that deeper reductions in energyconsumption may cost more per unit oenergy saved (compared to cream-skimmingmeasures that have a very ast payback timebut dont necessarily achieve large reductionsin overall energy use, such as changes tolighting systems).

$15,000Innovation Awardfor a prototype or recently launched eco-friendly

product or service for the residential sector

Prototype or recently launched product orservice (within six months of submission)

Who is eligible?Any corporation, sole proprietorship,partnership or individual providing eco-riendlyproducts or services to the residential sector orinterested in that market.

Submission guidelinesSubmissions should ocus on the introductiono exciting new ideas or products, programsor approaches. Applicants may submitwritten documents, drawings or blueprints, aprototype, an online/social media campaign

and, or newly launched products/services,client testimonials, case studies and/orsupporting data.

Judging criteriaThe Innovation Award will reward theintroduction o a new product, program oridea based on its capacity to generate publicinterest in and excitement or saving energy, it scapacity to acilitate deep reductions in energyconsumption, and its potential or deploymenton a large scale (see below or defnitions).

New and exciting: Projects should make useo design, materials, methods, technologies,approaches or intervention packages that arein some way novel. In spite o a strong business

case, energy efciency has long suered roma perception o being boring and unsexy,resulting in relatively low levels o activity;hence, the Innovation Award will recognize thecontribution o new ways o promoting energyefciency (e.g., through social media) to thegeneral public that increase public awarenessand interest.

Deep reductions: Given the urgency oachieving major reductions in energy use, andthereby reducing greenhouse gas emissionsin order to avoid dangerous levels o globalwarming, the Innovation Award will beawarded or the project that demonstrates thegreatest capacity or signifcant reductions inenergy consumption (e.g., greater than 40 per

cent).

Potential for deployment: The core elemento the product, program or idea should havethe potential to be replicated so as to reach asignifcant share o the market, campaign orother supporting data.

$10,000Student Leadership Awardfor Canadian post-secondary students with

an innovative concept or prototype for energyconservation

Concept or prototype

Who is eligible?A Canadian citizen, enrolled ull-time at aCanadian college or university, or with a strongpersonal interest, in environmental studies.

Submission guidelinesApplicants are to submit a written essay o upto 4,000 words maximum, and are encouragedto provide drawings, blueprints, prototypedesigns, online social media campaigns orother supporting materials.

Judging criteriaThe winning candidate demonstrates promisefor the future of home energy conservation,with a demonstrated interest in and capacityfor innovation in energy conservation-relatedmatters.

Deep reductions: The project demonstratesthe potential or signifcant reductions inenergy consumption.

Capacity for innovation: Degree to whichthe project makes use o design, materials,methods, technologies, approaches orintervention packages that are in someway novel.

Potential for deployment: The project shouldallude to the plausibility o deployment.

Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards 2013

Eligibility and criteria

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There will be one prize awarded or each o

the three categories:

Business Leadership Award, $50,000

Innovation Award, $15,000 Student Leadership Award, $10,000

Submissions are open to residents o Canada, and

must be submitted between November 15, 2012, and

February 15, 2013. Entrants are allowed to submit a

maximum o one entry per category. Each submission

will be judged by a panel o up to fve green building

and energy conservation experts chosen by Scotiabank.

All entries must be sent electronically. Files

under 10MB should be emailed to:

[email protected] over 10MB must be uploaded to

a secure FTP site. Please contact

[email protected] or

personalized login details.

The project must comply with the eligibility

guidelines o the category being entered.

No project is too big or too small.

A one paragraph project summary

is to be provided.

Entrants must complete and submit a

submission orm (page 4).

Late entries may not be accepted. Incompleteentries will be disqualifed at the discretion o

the judging panel.

Deadline: Entries must be received by February 15, 2013.

Inquiries should be directed to:

[email protected]

JUDGING PROCEDURES

Entries will be judged according to the

criteria set out or each award.

Entries will be handled in a confdential manner. Judges

agree not to disclose inormation concerning entries.

Entries submitted with a lack o supporting

documents may be disqualifed rom the competition,

at the discretion o the judging panel.

All decisions o the judges are binding and fnal.

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

There will be one winner per category.

The winner o the Business Leadership Awardwill receive $50,000; Innovation Award: $15,000;

Student Leadership Award: $10,000.

Winners will be announced on June 6, 2013,

at the Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards, to be held

at the Art Gallery o Ontario, Toronto.

Award winners will be provided with an EcoLiving

logo or their own promotional purposes.

CONDITIONS OF BEING DECLARED A WINNER

In order to be declared an ofcial winner,

the selected applicant must:

Duly complete and sign the release and indemnityorm and return by the date stipulated.

Be reached by phone within three (3) business

days o the initial phone call rom Scotiabank

or other competition organizer.

Be available or media interviews i chosen as a fnalist.

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Please complete this orm in ull and send with supporting documents to the e-mail address below by February 15, 2013.

CATEGORY

The Business Leadership Award The Innovation Award The Student Leadership Award

Project Name:

Organization/School:

First Name:

Last Name:

Address:

City: Postal Code:

Phone: Cell:

Email:

Declaration: I, undersigned, acknowledge that I have read and understand the general rules o the Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards and certiy that theinormation provided is true and complete to the best o my knowledge.

Signature: Date:

General rulesBy entering the Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards competition, applicants accept and agree to be bound by these Rules and Regulations and the decisionso Scotiabank and the judges, which are fnal, binding and conclusive on all matters relating to this competition. All entries become the property oScotiabank and no correspondence will be entered into except with the fnalists who will be notifed by telephone.

Scotiabank reserves the right to disqualiy all applicants who ail to ollow these Rules and Regulations or who make any misrepresentation in theirsubmissions. This competition is subject to all applicable ederal, provincial and municipal legislation.

Scotiabank is committed to respecting the privacy rights o applicants. Any personal inormation collected will be handled in strict accordance withthe Scotiabank Group Privacy Agreement ound at www.scotiabank.com and all applicable privacy legislation. Scotiabank will not sell any personalinormation collected or this competition to any third parties. Any personal inormation collec ted or this competition shall be used by Scotiabank solelyor the purpose o managing and administering this competition. By entering this competition, applicants hereby consent to Scotiabanks collection, useand disclosure o the entrants personal inormation in order to manage and administer this competition.

Scotiabank shall not be responsible in any way or the use o, or bear any liability whatsoever in any way attributable to, any Prize awarded in thiscompetition or the events orming part o this competition including the Green Living Show or the EcoLiving Awards. Scotiabank, and each o its ofcers,directors, afliates, related entities, partners, par tnerships, principals, representatives, agents, licensees, sponsor, successors and assigns is not liable orinjury, loss, or damage o any kind resulting rom the acceptance or use o any Prize, travel related thereto or rom participation in this competition.

Scotiabank reserves the right to withdraw or terminate this competition at any time without prior notice.

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST Completed submission orm One paragraph project summary Supporting documents: research data,

blueprints, essay, photos, testimonials, etc.

IMPORTANT DATES Deadline or entries: February 15, 2013 Winners will be announced on June 6, 2013, at

the Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards 2013 gala.

E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS [email protected]

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