Shortlist announced for Greenbuild Awards 2013

After weeks of deliberation the winners of the Greenbuild Awards 2013 will be announced at a celebratory dinner on 8 May at Manchester’s Midland Hotel during the Greenbuild Expo.

Judged by a panel of distinguished industry leaders including Kerry Mashford, chief executive of National Energy Foundation, the Greenbuild Awards recognises excellence in sustainable buildings, with a particular focus on projects that can illustrate an understanding of the importance of building performance in use.

The awards, in association with Kingspan Environmental and sponsored by Dimplex, take place alongside the Greenbuild Expo held at Manchester Central on the 8th and 9th May. Finalists of this year’s awards will be showcased at the awards gallery, which is one of many features at Greenbuild Expo 2013.

This year’s event is hosted by Patrick Kielty.

Judge Kerry Mashford commented: “Well done to the finalists. Improving the in-use energy performance of buildings is critical to decreasing the UK’s overall CO2 emissions, managing energy costs and reducing fuel poverty. Whilst there is a growing body of evidence of the factors that contribute to the energy performance of buildings, there is still a lack of detail on how and why design and in-use performance differs – and hence how to address this gap.

“The Greenbuild Awards are important because they showcase buildings that are performing well and provide guidance and inspiration for those designing, delivering and operating buildings
The shortlisted entries are:

Behavioural Change
Thetford! Love Every Drop! - Flagship Housing Group/Anglian Water
Roussillon Park – ZeroC and Ecofirst Consult
Heat pump project - South Tyneside Homes
In-Premises Display (IPD) - Ewgeco
Preston Park Primary School - Brent Council

Breakthrough
Green Deal competency framework– Green Skills Alliance
Armstrong Point - Kingspan Environmental
Blurton Community Hub – City of Stoke-on-Trent
Austin House - Econergy
Jubilee House retrofit - Alumet

Domestic Newbuild
Sinclair Meadows - Four Housing Group
SHINE – ZC - Aggregate Industries
Derwenthorpe - Osbaldwick (Phase 1) – Richards Partington Architects
Cross Street – Partnership between Robert Woodhead Limited, Longhurst Group, West Lindsey District Council, Allan Joyce Architects and Richard Julian & Associates
Penzer Street - Eco Vicarage - SpellerMetcalfe
Roussillon Park – ZeroC and Ecofirst Consult
Kennett Road – Green Factory

Domestic Retrofit
Cavendish Mill, Tameside – New Charter Housing Trust Group
How Cottage, Keswick – Envirohomes
Warrenhouse Road, Knowsley – Knowsley Housing Trust (part of First Ark Group)
Four Acre Green, Merseyside – Helena Partnerships
Church View, North Yorkshire – Henry Boot Construction
Non-traditional sustainability improvement project – South Tyneside Homes
Mill House – IsoEnergy & Viessmann
Bowker Street, Salford – Contour Homes (part of the Symphony Housing Group)
Cosy Home – St Vincent’s Housing Association

Education Retrofit
London School of Economics and Political Science – Myriad CEG
GLEE - Green Library Education and Environment - Bradford University

Education Newbuild
Schoolhaus – UK Energy Partners
The Eco Cube – Broadland District Council
Preston Manor Lower School – Brent Council

Retrofit Product
ERC 50 regeneration façade - Alumet
Domestic Boiler Management System – Marshall Tufflex
Insumate Trays – Insumate
Vortex Hand Dryer - Savortex
HeatSava - EnviroVent
Wilo-Yonos Pico - Wilo
Eliminator - Sentinel
System10 Aluminium window – Bowater Archtectural
The Radical Serial Feed Radiator - Stelrad
SOLIC 200 - Earthwise
Commulite communal lighting system - Commulite
Energy Hub – Eco Innovate
Plantfoil - Enviroden
KitFix - Sidey

Workplace Newbuild
1 Angel Square – Co-operative
The Lampblock – Network Rail
1 Trinity Green – Plus Three Architecture
Hemcrete Museum Store – Science Museum
Armstrong Point – Eco Environments

Workplace Retrofit
Waterhouse Square – Fourfront Group
St Helen’s Laboratory – Knauf Insulation

Leisure and Retail
Arcola Theatre, Dalston – PhotonStar LED
Knowsley Leisure Centre & Culture Park & Our Place - Ramboll
Marris Barn – Thorganby Hall
Cheshire Oaks – Marks and Spencer

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