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A panel of industry experts and practioners has deliberated the shortlist for the UK Passivhaus Awards 2015.
The 2015 Awards celebrates the design and performance of Passivhaus in the UK. Shortlisted projects highlight that Passivhaus can be used on any building type to create beautiful buildings that address health and well-being, energy efficiency and occupant comfort issues.
Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on the 7th of July which will be held at the Residence of the Austrian Ambassador in London (see here for further details).
The winning project from each category will be decided via a combination of by online PHT member votes and votes from the members of the audience after project presentations.
The Shortlist of the projects selected for the UK Passivhaus Awards 2015:
SMALL PROJECT CATEGORY (sponsored by Kingspan Insulation)
Dundon Passivhaus (featured above)
Prewett Bizley Architects
Private dwelling - Compton Dundon, Somerset
A detached low-energy home built to Passivhaus Standard, nestled at the foot of a wooded hill on the edge of a Somerset Village.
Steel Farm
LEAP
Private dwelling - Whitfield, Northumberland
A reinterpretation of the traditional farmstead. Materials, form and proportion are in harmony with the region; culminating in a vibrant home with a distinct sense of place.
LARGE PROJECTS CATEGORY (Sponsored by Munster Joinery)
Erneley Close (featured above)
R-gen
Social housing EnerPHit - Manchester, Greater Manchester
A regeneration of two dilapidated blocks of flats in one of the poorest parts of Manchester, with EnerPHit as a mechanism for creating a sustainable low carbon community.
Wilkinson Primary School (featured above)
Architype
Primary School - Wolverhampton, West Midlands
A 2nd generation Passivhaus Primary that takes the brief beyond necessary requirements. The design addresses future needs of a 21st century learning environment with various innovations to improve performance & sustainability.
STEM Building
University of Bradford
University Lab - Bradford, West Yorkshire
A new build multi-use lab space with associated prep rooms. Buildings main aim is to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the University.
RETROFIT CATEGORY (Sponsored by Ecology Building Society)
Cre8 Barn (featured above)
Green Building Store
Education Centre - Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Retrofit with a super-insulated timber frame structure built inside the existing building to preserve the appearance of the cow byre.
Admirals Hard
WARM
Office - Plymouth, Devon
Conversion of a first floor flat into an EnerPHit office, and extensive retrofit of the whole building, which includes a ground floor shop.
11/19 Passmore Street
Sturgis Carbon Profiling
Private rentals - Mayfair, London
Two bed, historic terraced houses that acheived first privately rented EnerPHit criteria in London. Pilot projects have set precedence for many more to come from Grosvenor.
Congratulations to all entries and good luck to the shortlisted teams from Ongreening.
Source: UK PassivHaus Trust