RAiNA Awards Submission Form - Rainscreen Association in North America

Submission Guidelines:

You must be a current RAINA member in 2026.
The project must have been completed when you were a RAINA member (if project was completed 2025).
Project can be submitted to one (1) category only (new or retrofit). You may submit multiple different projects in the category chosen.
Opaque walls comprised of at least 50% rainscreen system.
Project completed and/or occupied in 2025 or 2026.

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Matrix for Assessment

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About the Project

Project Name*

Project Address*

Name of Construction Manager*

Name of Owner*

Name of Design Professional/Firm*

Year of Substantial Completion*

Year of Design Completion*

Project Type*

New Construction

Retrofit

Total Cost of Construction*

Total Building Area in square feet*

Total Opaque Wall Area in square feet*

Number of Stories*

Climate Zone*

Name of Rainscreen Component*

Cladding

Product Name

Subtrade

Name of Rainscreen Component*

Cladding Attachment

Product Name

Subtrade

Name of Rainscreen Component*

Insulation

Product Name

Subtrade

Name of Rainscreen Component*

Air/Water Resistive Barrier

Product Name

Subtrade

Name of Rainscreen Component

Other

Product Name

Subtrade

Building code that was used*

Did it achieve any third-party rating systems?*

Upload Photo Set*

High resolution photos of the complete project are desirable. Include photos of the project from different elevations. Interesting angles and close-up shots are recommended, if available. Include photos of the site that show the project in its immediate context. Photos should be formatted on 8.5 x 11 sized page. Photos should have a release form to use in public by project team and/or individual that took photo.

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Max. file size: 128 MB.

Narrative Summary This is a significant aspect of the project submission and will be used by the jury to understand the detailed narrative of the project that is not captured by the drawings. It is important to provide evidence for this narrative in your submission of drawings, photos and supporting documentation. This will significantly increase scoring as it validates the narrative summary.

Design Summary - 30%

Please address the following questions and submit the following supporting evidence: Specifications and elevations, shop drawing details (if available), photos of the building at completion (if available), photos of the installation of various rainscreen components.

1. What facade attributes make this design truly unique?*

2. Why would we select this project for innovation?*

3. Was an integrated rainscreen specification section used or were the different components specified individually?*

4. Were there any unique or challenging details that made traditional rainscreen design difficult to achieve?*

Upload Design Support Evidence*

Submit the following supporting evidence: Specifications and elevations, shop drawing details (if available), photos of the building at completion (if available), photos of the installation of various rainscreen components.

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Max. file size: 128 MB.

Sustainability Summary - 15%

Please address the following questions and submit the following supporting evidence: Certificate or form of evidence showing certification to green building program (if available), Product HPD’s, Product EPDs

1. Identify sustainable requirements that were incorporated on the project and how the design satisfied those requirements (ie. Meeting latest version of ASHRAE 90.1, recycled content requirements for materials, etc)*

2. Did the building receive any award(s) for 3rd party recognition (like LEED, WELL, Net Zero, Net Zero Carbon, Living Building Challenge)?*

3. What metrics were utilized to validate design goals?*

Upload Sustainability Support Evidence*

Submit the following supporting evidence: Certificate or form of evidence showing certification to green building program (if available), Product HPD’s, Product EPDs

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Max. file size: 128 MB.

Performance Summary - 40%

Please address the following questions and submit the following supporting evidence: test reports, modelling report, etc.

1. How does the project demonstrate technical excellence and good building science principles?*

2. Outline the quality assurance measures used during design and construction to verify the envelope’s performance and long-term durability. This could include items such as performance testing for air and watertightness, was a mock-up provided, building enclosure commissioning, design review and red-line review, etc.*

3. What was the thermal performance of the system, and how did it exceed local jurisdictional requirements or energy code minimums?*

4. If the project is a retrofit, explain the specific building performance issues it resolved and how the solution addressed those challenges*

Upload Performance Support Evidence*

Submit the following supporting evidence: test reports, modelling report, etc.

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Max. file size: 128 MB.

Construction Summary - 15%

Please address the following questions:

1. What was the project timeline, schedule and budget?*

2. Please describe any unique challenges that were overcome during the construction process*

3. Were any innovative construction processes or techniques implemented prior to project onset?*

4. Please provide a list of contractors that worked on the project.*

Contact Info

Contact Name*

First Last

Contact Email address*

Company Name*

I confirm that I am a RAiNA Member*

Yes

Role in project*

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Design Summary - 30%

Sustainability Summary - 15%

Performance Summary - 40%

Construction Summary - 15%

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