CLF Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards Application Form

2025 Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards Application Form

Innovation & Leadership Categories
Please complete this form to apply for the 2025 Ontario Embodied Carbon awards. During the review process, the judges may reach out if additional information is needed.

Note that multiple submissions or projects from the same organization or individual are acceptable. Please note that while we are Ontario-based, project submissions from across Canada are welcome from provinces or territories where there are no relevant local embodied carbon awards programs to participate in.

Organizational and Public Sector applicants, as well as applicants to the Innovation Award must be located within Ontario.

All questions may be directed to info@clftoronto.com

*Please note, if you are having issues with the attachment upload within the submission form, please send your attachments by email to info@clftoronto.com and indicate the submission name in the email.
Submission Name*
Short, catchy title of the project or submission as it will appear in our communications materials. For projects, please write the project name or address as applicable.
Award Category (Select One)*

Embodied Carbon LeadershipInnovation in Industry
Submission Overview*
Please provide a brief summary of your project/submission. If a winner, this blurb will be featured on our website. For projects, please include the Embodied Carbon Intensity, any significant carbon reduction measures or innovative features.
Submission Team*
Please include the names of any individuals or organizations you would like recognized, along with their role.

Embodied Carbon Leadership Award Application
The purpose of this Award is to recognise individuals, public entities or private organizations who have made significant contributions to the reducing embodied carbon, beyond achievements associated with any individual project.

Applications for the this category could look like outstanding individual professional accomplishments, verified portfolio commitments to embodied carbon reduction, strategic plans for material purchasing, advancements in environmental product declarations, strategic plans, or public policies and programs targeting embodied carbon reductions.

Applicants are asked to answer questions outlining their contribution and describing how their work has advanced knowledge, or contributed to wholesale reductions in embodied carbon. Judges will be assessing applicants on a variety of criteria including:
- breadth of work;
- size of audience;
- scale of impact; and
- how their work has advanced general knowledge and awareness of embodied carbon.
Judges will prioritize contributions made within the last two years (from 2023 onward). While earlier work may be acknowledged for context, the evaluation will focus on recent impact, innovation, and relevance to current practice.
Classification*

Individual ApplicationOrganization ApplicationPublic Sector
Individual Full Name or Organization*
Please outline your contribution to reducing embodied carbon in the built environment. Quantify impact where possible.*

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Describe how your contribution is innovative and influential in the industry:*

Scored based on: innovation, novelty, sectoral influence0/500
Describe whether your contribution is scalable and/or the opportunity for impact in the industry:*

Scored based on: replicability, opportunity for impact, wide applicability0/500
Describe how your contribution maintains integrity through means such as transparency, third-party verification or collaboration: *

Scored based on: transparency, validation and collaboration0/500
Applicant Photo or Organization Logo*

If shortlisted, this image will be featured along side the application description on the CLF Toronto and Ottawa website. Please note, if you are having issues with the attachment upload within the submission form, please send your attachments by email to info@clftoronto.com and indicate the submission name in the email.
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Optionally, attach a supporting document

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Innovation in Industry Category Application
This award celebrates innovations that advance the reduction of embodied carbon in the built environment.

Eligible submissions may include technologies (such as materials, software, or tools), processes, or case studies that demonstrate meaningful progress. The emphasis is on contributions that have impact beyond a single project or organization, with the potential to influence industry practices at scale.

Applicants are asked to answer questions outlining their contribution and describing how their work has advanced knowledge, or contributed to wholesale reductions in embodied carbon. Judges will be assessing applicants on a variety of criteria including:
- novelty/uniqueness
- real-world application;
- scale of impact; and
- how their work has advanced general knowledge and awareness of embodied carbon.
Please outline your contribution to reducing embodied carbon in the built environment. Quantify impact where possible.*

0/500
Describe how your contribution is innovative and influential in the industry:*

Scored based on: innovation, novelty, sectoral influence0/500
Describe how your contribution is scalable or can be applied within the industry:*

Scored based on: innovation, novelty, sectoral influence0/500
Describe how your contribution maintains integrity through means such as transparency, third-party verification or collaboration: *

Scored based on: transparency, validation and collaboration0/500
Applicant Photo or Organization Logo*

If shortlisted, this image will be featured along side the application description on the CLF Toronto and Ottawa website. Please note, if you are having issues with the attachment upload within the submission form, please send your attachments by email to info@clftoronto.com and indicate the submission name in the email.
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Optionally, attach a supporting document

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Key Contacts

How can we contact you about questions regarding your submission or to notify if you are a finalist?
Primary Contact Name*

First NameLast Name
Organization*
Phone Number
E-mail*
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Secondary Contact Name

First NameLast Name
Organization
Phone Number
E-mail
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2025 Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards Application Form

Embodied Carbon Leadership Award Application

Innovation in Industry Category Application

Key Contacts