Green Stormwater Infrastructure Partners in the Philadelphia region are now accepting nominations for their 2018 Excellence Awards to celebrate and elevate green stormwater infrastructure projects and innovations, and the triple bottom line (TBL) benefits that a nature-based approach to stormwater management brings.

The deadline for nominations is February 2.

Projects can be any age, must be completed, and located in one of the five southeastern Pennsylvania counties (Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, or Montgomery), or one of the three New Jersey counties adjacent to Philadelphia (Camden, Burlington, or Gloucester).

On behalf of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, the GSI Partners are recognizing excellence in GSI in the following categories:

-- Public Projects: Built projects managed in large part by a public agency and/or on public property (municipal, state, federal)

-- Private Projects: Built projects managed in large part by private entity and/or on private property

-- Innovation: Processes or programs that break new ground, by applying information, ingenuity, and initiative to significantly advance GSI impact

Winning applications will highlight the triple bottom line (environmental, social, and economic) benefits of a green infrastructure approach to stormwater management.

Click Here to read about the 2016-17 winners.

For all the details, visit the Green Stormwater Infrastructure Partners’ 2018 Excellence Awards webpage.

For more information on sustainability programs in the Southeast, visit the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia website.

(Photo: Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership Bioinfiltration Traffic Island, Villanova, 2016-17 award winner.)

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[Posted: Dec. 11, 2017]

12/18/2017