Danfoss is kicking off their third annual "EnVisioneer of the Year" award competition and invites entries for consideration.

The competition recognizes U.S. end use customers, building owners and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that have introduced a new product, opened a new facility or invested in a building or system upgrade in the past 18 months using Danfoss products or solutions to realize significant energy and/or environmental savings.

A distinguished panel of judges representing different disciplines in the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) industry will review all applications and select the winner.

As part of their recognition, a donation will be made to Rebuilding Together in honor of the selected 2012 EnVisioneer of the Year. Rebuilding Together is the nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable home-ownership and revitalize communities. Their network of more than 200 affiliates provides extensive renovations and modifications to the homes of low-income Americans at no cost to the homeowners, making the homes safer, more accessible and more energy efficient.

The award will be presented in Chicago as part of AHR EXPO 2012.

Last year’s winner, MultiStack LLC, installed two MultiStack chillers at Valley High School, Las Vegas, Nevada.

By switching to the magnetic levitation-powered chillers and a central plant control system, the 45-year-old school reduced its energy consumption by 70 percent, from 1.5 kW/ton to .443 kW/ton.

For more information about the EnVisioneer of the Year competition and to submit an entry, please visit http://envisioneering.danfoss.com/About/EnVisioneering+Award.htm, or contact Lisa Tryson, director, corporate communications and public relations, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 410-513-1142.

Interested participants may enter the competition by submitting an application no later than January 12, 2012.