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The 2023 NGBS Partner of Excellence List Is Out

Home Innovation Research Labs has released its 2023 Partners of Excellence. Southern Energy Management (SEM) is thrilled to acknowledge our team members and partners who have achieved this recognition!

NGBS Green Partner of Excellence 2023

Annually, Home Innovation Labs honors NGBS Green Partners for their “outstanding contributions to advancing green building in their communities and commitment to voluntary, market-driven, third-party certification of high-performance homes.” This accolade celebrates those who excel in both single and multi-family energy rating and sustainability services. Collaborating with NGBS ensures a greater number of homes are certified as high-performance, which helps reduce global carbon emissions and save substantial amounts of money.

Celebrating our team and partners’ NGBS achievements

Of the 28 NGBS Green Verifiers recognized this year, SEM proudly counts 2 among them.

A big congrats to our Multifamily & Commercial Services team members, Laurie Colwander and Grant Warner!

Laurie Colwander, Multifamily Services Team
Laurie Colwander, NGBS Verifier
Grant Warner, Multifamily Team
Grant Warner, NGBS Master Verifier

With the announcement of the 2023 NGBS Partners of Excellence, we are even more proud to have 8 builder, developer, and architectural partners listed. Southern Energy Management and its partners make up nearly 27% of the 2023 NGBS Top Partners. Congratulations to our partners below who made the list!

Multifamily Builders & Developers

Single Family Builders & Developers

Legacy (**) recipients have been honored for five or more consecutive years, while Rising Star (*) recipients are being recognized for the first time.

Exceptional effort by everyone on this list, and a huge shoutout to our verifiers for assisting our partners in constructing healthier homes with lower operating costs while promoting a sustainable lifestyle. Let’s keep it going in 2023 and beyond!