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Lucy Siegle hosted the 2012 Greenbuild Awards
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The winners are:
Domestic newbuild winner
Greenwatt Way, PRP Architects & SSE
The judges were impressed by the learning gained in the project and the commitment to sharing this through highly accessible, plain English reports.
Domestic retrofit winner
Passfield Drive, Bere Architects
This is a good example of the Retrofit for the Future programme showing what can be achieved in the refurbishment of a 1960s property aiming towards an 80% cut in carbon emissions.
Leisure buildings winner
Mayville Community Centre, Bere Architects
The judges were impressed with this considerate refurbishment of an existing community hall in the context of local authority and other constraints, making it far more comfortable for its regular users.
Education buildings winner
The standard was excellent so the judges decided to select a winner for newbuild and retrofit
Newbuild
The Green Student Village, GB Building Solutions
The judges were impressed by commitment to wider sustainability objectives delivering a high quality development that engages effectively with the student residents.
Retrofit
Kay House, Exeter University
An inventive design which provides for a variety of uses and brings a 1950s building up to modern best practice.
Workplace buildings
Once again, the standard was very high so the judges have picked three winning buildings: one for newbuild, one for retrofit and one for building management.
Newbuild
The Pool Innovation Centre, Aedas
A sustainable new building which will help support the development of the local economy whilst emitting very little carbon dioxide and reporting its performance via the online database CarbonBuzz.
Retrofit
9 Millbank, Cavendish Engineers
This is a creditable example of what can be achieved in public sector buildings with the persistent application of energy management practices.
Management
Three Piccadilly Place, Carillion FM
A team that has never taken its eye off the ball by applying an active management system to achieve year-on-year performance improvements.
Behavioural change winner
University of Bradford
Preparing 3,000 students and 150 staff for a move to a low-carbon building has maximised energy savings and illustrated what a comprehensive behavioural change programme can achieve.
Breakthrough winner
Frankland Tree Services
An innovative approach to sustainable sourcing of materials for its own HQ made FTS a clear winner, illustrating the benefits of a local approach.
New retrofit product winner
Green Heat Module, Wood Energy
The Salford University judges said the product had the potential to deliver energy savings in an innovative way. The pod concept has been shown to be effective in a growing number of cases and this extends these benefits through the application of biomass
The judges also wanted to congratulate Knauf for its Thermoshell product and Moores for its ReAction kitchen. Both entries are highly commended.
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