The Buildings of Excellence Competition seeks proposals for multifamily demonstration projects that will be clean and resilient, beautiful, and functional, and will provide healthy, safe, comfortable, and resilient living spaces for their occupants. The Competition aims to accelerate the design, development, construction, and operation of multifamily buildings that will meet or exceed the minimum energy performance identified in this RFP and integrate co-benefits for occupants, such as controlled and healthy indoor air quality, as well as exceptional comfort. • The Competition will set aside $10 million to support projects that will be eight (8) stories or greater in height and $5 million to support projects less than or equal to seven (7) stories in height. • The Competition will set aside a minimum of $7.5 million of the total funding available to support affordable housing projects. • Eligible projects must be located in New York State. • Proposals for projects that are or will be located in disadvantaged communities, for projects in early schematic design or design development phases, and for projects that involve the adaptive re-use of commercial office, institutional, or retail space to provide multifamily housing are considered in the scoring evaluation.