8th Annual Vision Awards Winners Announced
The eighth annual FacilitiesNet Vision Awards is pleased to recognize 50 manufacturers as the winners of its 2026 awards program.
The eighth annual FacilitiesNet Vision Awards is pleased to recognize 50 manufacturers as the winners of its 2026 awards program. The Vision Awards honor innovation and excellence in products contributing to the efficient, profitable operations and management of institutional and commercial buildings in the United States.
The Vision Awards recognize products, systems and technologies in 12 categories, including nine main categories and three bonus categories. The nine main categories are: Analytics & Management Software; Building Maintenance, Grounds & Cleaning; HVAC; Interiors: Flooring, Acoustics, Furnishings; Life Safety & Security; Lighting; Plumbing & Restrooms; Power & Renewable Energy; and new this year, Project Case Study. The three bonus categories are: Innovative Technology; New Products in 2025 & 2026; and Wellness, Sustainability & Resilience.
2026 Vision Award Winners
- Analytics & Management Software: Swarm Chorus™ by Encycle; WellStat Energy Management by WellStat; TwinOptix Intelligent Asset Management by Aramark Facilities Management; Flir iXX by FLIR Systems Ltd; and ARC Facilities by ARC Facilities
- Building Maintenance, Grounds & Cleaning: STIHL BRA 280 by 360PR+; Wright Autonomous Stander ZK by Greenzie; Exmark Lazer Z S-Series Suspension Platform by Exmark; OPTIM-R E by Kingspan Insulation North America; and Building Renewal™ NeverFade® with Kynar Aquatec® Technology by Pittsburgh Paints Company
- HVAC: NFB700C commercial boilers by Navien, Inc.; YORK® YK-HT two-stage economized centrifugal chiller by Johnson Controls; AIRSTAGE Cloud Building Management System by GENERAL HVAC Solutions America, Inc.; Cyclone® Flex High Efficiency Commercial Gas Water Heater by GS&F; and Regent™ Commercial Tankless Water Heater by GS&F
- Interiors: Flooring, Acoustics, Furnishings: Acrovyn Roll-On Adhesive by Construction Specialties; REGUPOL infintium by REGUPOL; HFLOR CraftedConnections by Spaulding Communications; and Dimension by Allsteel
- Life Safety & Security: FireGuard™ Slim Fire-Rated Accordion Folding Doors by Won-Door Corporation; HD-Storm™ Automatic Commercial Door by Horton Automatics; HORIZON Push-to-Talk over Cellular Platform by Hytera US Inc; Series 3400 Polycarbonate Glazed Smoke Vents by Kingspan Light + Air; and CyberKey Blue 4 by CyberLock, Inc.
- Lighting: American Lighting's Spec Grade RGB + Wide Range Tunable White Tape Light by Falls & Co. on behalf of American Lighting; Ridge Linear Family by Hydrel; Tivoli Lighting VAST EX Grazer by Falls & Co. on behalf of Tivoli Lighting; MedMaster Pillow/Slot by Kenall Lighting; and LifeTime LED Troffer (LT10T) by Linmore
- Plumbing & Restrooms: NWP500 HPWH + ComfortCirc Recirculation Pump by Navien, Inc.; XChanger® Kit featuring the XLERATOR® Hand Dryer with eHEPA® Filtration by Excel Dryer, Inc.; LFUSG-CS Under Sink Guardian® by Watts; Low-Flow MVP® Metering Faucets by Chicago Faucets; and FLITE-DEC™ Integrated Sink System by Sloan
- Power & Renewable Energy: PARADIGM™ Extended Distance System by Leviton; Direct Bury Power Pedestal by Two Rivers Marketing; Liberty CodeConnect™ Wallbox Charger by Liberty Plugins; ASCO 300 SERIES Multi-Voltage Power Transfer Switch by ASCO Power Technologies - Schneider Electric; and PowerLogic Source Controller by ASCO Power Technologies - Schneider Electric
- Project Case Study: LFUSG-CS Under Sink Guardian® by Watts; PTP, PTC Effinity™, and PDP by Modine Manufacturing Company; Improving Classroom Comfort with Templok® Ceilings in a Desert Climate by Armstrong World Industries; Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) by UPMC and Clockworks Analytics; GP PRO KOLO® Smart Monitoring System by GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific
- Innovative Technology: Monnit ALTA HVAC Monitoring Solution by Monnit; Power & Soft Wash Drone by Apellix; EscaTEQ Method — Structured Escalator Tread Maintenance Workflow by EscaTEQ B.V.; Wavecrest by Mechanical Ingenuity Corp. (MIC); and Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) by Clockworks Analytics
- New Products in 2025 & 2026: Clorox Screen+ Sanitizing Wipes by Ketchum; ASCO 300 SERIES Multi-Voltage Power Transfer Switch by ASCO Power Technologies - Schneider Electric; InformaCast Wearable Alert Badge by Singlewire Software; CyberKey Blue 4 by CyberLock, Inc.; and ATEX Aluminum Cabinet Cooler Systems by EXAIR LLC
- Wellness, Sustainability & Resilience: Variable Mass Flow by FALKONAIR INC; V-Air Flow by Vectair; Low-Flow MVP® Metering Faucets by Chicago Faucets; LFUSG-CS Under Sink Guardian® by Watts; and Auto-Drain® Shower System by Chicago Faucets
"We're always thrilled to see so many entries for the Vision Awards," says Dave Lubach, Chief Editor for the Facility Market. "It shows the great amount of innovation taking place in the facility management industry, and our readers appreciate the variety of choices in front of them to help make their jobs easier."
More than 170 submissions were received this year, and products were scored by a panel of judges made up of Facility Influencers, winners of the FacilitiesNet Facility Champion Award, members of the Building Operating Management and Facility Maintenance Decisions Editorial Advisory Boards, and other prestigious facility managers.
The 2026 judges include: Doug Diaz, Director of Facilities Optimization, Clark County School District; Brandon McCullough, Facilities Manager, Charter Township of Northville, Michigan; Scott Wollenzien, Senior Director of Facility Planning and Operations, Northwestern Mutual; Keith Tate, Facilities Management Director, Polk County, Florida; Andy Gager, CEO, AMG Consulting and Facility Maintenance Decisions Columnist; Doug Pearson, Associate Vice President of Facilities Planning and Operations, Kent State University; Charles Thomas, Facility Operations Consultant, LACE Management; Teresa Neff-Webster, Chief of Operations, North Clackamas Schools, Portland, Oregon area; Tom Vosloh, Director of Facilities, Whitman-Walker Health; Gretchen Catlin, Chief Facilities & General Services Officer, University of Maine System; Terrel Chesson, Deputy Director, Department of General Services, City of Baltimore; Greg Christensen, Podcast Host, CMMSradio; Alana Dunoff, Strategic Facility Planner & Instructor, AFD Professional Services and Adjunct Professor, Temple University FM Program; Brian Cowperthwaite, Vice-President, Facilities & Operations, Medical College of Wisconsin; Nico Viola, Director of Facilities, Holden Forests & Gardens, Cleveland, Ohio; Maria Ruiz, Executive Director, Facilities Management & Planning, Monroe University, New Rochelle, New York; Leo Bobadilla, VP, Facilities Management, Miami Dade College; Keith Watkins, President & Founder, Facility Focus; Steve Course, Facilities Manager, WillsEye Physicians, Mid Atlantic Retina; Yanet Vega, Director of Facilities and Environmental Services, El Rio Health, Tucson, Arizona; and Tracy Morgan, Director of Facilities, Galveston College, Texas.
More information on the 2026 winners can be found here.
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