The 7th annual FacilitiesNet Vision Awards is pleased to recognize 31 manufacturers as the winners of its 2025 awards program, along with acknowledging 24 manufacturers, who are receiving an honorable mention. 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 eight main categories and four bonus categories. The eight main categories are: Analytics & Management Software; Building Maintenance, Grounds & Cleaning; HVAC; Interiors: Flooring, Acoustics, Furnishings; Life Safety & Security; Lighting; Plumbing & Restrooms; and Power & Renewable Energy. The four bonus categories are: Smart Buildings; Innovative Technology; New Products in 2024 & 2025; and Wellness, Sustainability & Resilience.
Analytics & Management Software: ARC Facilities from ARC Facilities; AkitaBox Capital Management from AkitaBox; and TSI OmniTrak Solution from TSI Incorporated
Building Maintenance, Grounds & Cleaning: Vanquish Autonomous from Mean Green; Sherpa Drone from Lucid Bots; and GRIPPERFIX from S-5!
HVAC: RAM-5 Chiller Tube Cleaner from Goodway Technologies; Hybrid VRF from Mitsubishi Electric; and FL-10 LED from Titus
Interiors: Flooring, Acoustics, Furnishings: Schindler 5000 from Schindler Elevator Corporation; Beyond Walls from Allsteel; and REGUPOL upscale from REGUPOL Commercial
Life Safety & Security: Genetec Security Center from Genetec Inc.; Exitronix Guardian G3 from Barron Lighting Group; and LVT Unit from LVT
Lighting: Wander Pathway and Step Luminaire Family from Hydrel; G4 PRO Emergency LED T8 from Aleddra LED Lighting; and Site Lighter Area Light (SL2) from Linmore LED
Plumbing & Restrooms: Pads on a Roll from Egal Pads Inc.; The Architectural Design Series by Delta Commercial from Delta Commercial; and EMERGE-i Smart Commercial Light Duty Heat Pump Water Heater from A.O. Smith
Power & Renewable Energy: EV Series Pro Dual Port Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charging Station from Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.; Tripp Lite series Cloud-Connected UPS from Eaton; and Essential Li US 24VGC2 from U.S. Battery Mfg. Co.
Smart Buildings: Nexa Intelligent Water Management Platform from Watts Water Technologies; Room Alert MAX from AVTECH Software, Inc; Atrius Facilities from Atrius | Acuity Inc.
Innovative Technology: Sherpa Drone from Lucid Bots; ARC Facilities from ARC Facilities; and AkitaBox Capital Management from AkitaBox
New Products in 2024 & 2025: Vanquish Autonomous from Mean Green; TSI OmniTrak Solution from TSI Incorporated; and Airbotx 390X from Airbotx
Wellness, Sustainability & Resilience: WQ-AS Water Treatment System from Lync by Watts; The Kingspan KoolDuct System from Kingspan Insulation North America; and Waterflakes Quick and Simple Water-Soluble Packets from Stearns Packaging Corporation
Analytics & Management Software: In-the-Field Guides from Interplay Learning and In-House Field Survey Mobile App from The Amenity Collective
Building Maintenance, Grounds & Cleaning: Elevate MAX PVC and MAX PVC XR from Elevate Commercial Roofing Systems and Husqvarna Automower 535 AWD EPOS from Husqvarna
HVAC: Rheem Renaissance Line Classic Plus Series 3-5 ton Packaged A/C and G/E (RGECYC & RACCYC) from Rheem Manufacturing Company and ADB 7000 from PathogenFocus
Interiors: Flooring, Acoustics, Furnishings: HFLOR ForestFusion from LX Hausys America and Preserved Treasures from Tarkett
Life Safety & Security: HD-Storm Automatic Commercial Door Systems from Horton Automatics and FireGuard Slim Fire-Rated Accordion Folding Doors from Won-Door Corporation
Lighting: Koto MAX from Elco Lighting and MedMaster Saturn from Kenall Manufacturing
Plumbing & Restrooms: Innovation 1600 and 2000 from AERCO, a Watts Brand and WQ-AS Water Treatment System from Lync by Watts
Power & Renewable Energy: Trystar High Amperage Docking Station With Integrated Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) from Trystar and SourcePacT from ASCO Power Technologies
Smart Buildings: WellStat Tenant Billing from WellStat and Lambent Spaces from Lambent Spaces
Innovative Technology: Airbotx 390X from Airbotx and Waterflakes Quick and Simple Water-Soluble Packets from Stearns Packaging Corporation
New Products in 2024 & 2025: Aircore EC Motor System from Infinitum and REGUPOL upscale from REGUPOL Commercial
Wellness, Sustainability & Resilience: D|COR Sink System Featuring the XLERATORsync Hand Dryer from D|13 Group and Excel Dryer, Inc. and HyTronic TempShield Touchless Faucet Series from Chicago Faucets
Product details about all the winners and honorable mentions can be found here.
“We were excited to see such a large amount of entries this year,” says Dan Weltin, Editor-in-Chief for the Facility Market. “It demonstrates how much innovation is happening right now in the facility management industry.”
More than 175 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 2025 judges include: Shawn Black, Host of the Decoded Podcast; Randy Brown, Facilities Manager for Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group; Jeffrey Cardwell, Chief Operating Officer for Norristown Area School District; Terrel Chesson, Deputy Director of the Department of General Services for the City of Baltimore; Brian Cowperthwaite, Vice President Facilities and Operations for The Medical College of Wisconsin; Andy Gager, CEO of AMG International Consulting; Dr. Alica Hart, Chief Operating Officer, Alexandria City Public Schools; Bob Holesko, President of Bear Trap Consulting; Doug Pearson, Associate Vice President Facilities Planning and Operations for Kent State University; Maria Ruiz, Facilities and Operations Manager for UNICEF USA; Ed Schulte, Senior Director of Facilities, Operations and Sustainability for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum; Keith Tate, Facilities Management Director for Polk County, Florida; Charles Thomas, Facility Operations Consultant for LACE Management; Tom Vosloh, Director of Facilities for Whitman-Walker Health; and Scott Wollenzien, Senior Director of Facility Construction and Operations for Northwestern Mutual.
Winning entries will be showcased at the NFMT Remix conference in Orlando, Florida, this fall and the NFMT East show in Charlotte next March.
