Passivhaus Trust Technical Director Nick Grant to judge Isover student Competition at Eco-build
Passivhaus Trust Founder member Isover has announced a line up of leading industry experts including Passivhaus Trust Technical Director, Nick Grant (pictured) to judge UK entries in the 2011 Isover Multi-Comfort House competition.
The building must be designed in accordance with Isover Multi-Comfort principles, encompassing Passive House performance levels to create a sustainable, multi-use building. Judges will be assessing entries against three main criteria: design and functional concept, incorporation of Multi-Comfort House elements and overall sustainability. They will be looking for a tower which not only demonstrates creativity but also works on a practical level, enhancing the surrounding area and providing a comfortable and efficient multi-use environment.
The panel will include Roland Matzig, founder of r-m-p architects and engineers which consulted on the renovation of the world’s only Passive House skyscraper built to date in Germany; Bill Butcher, who developed ‘Denby Dale’, one of the UK’s first Passive House developments and director of the Green Building Store; Anna Surgenor, Senior Technical Advisor at the UK Green Building Council, Zdenka Debartoli from Isover and Ken Shuttleworth, founder of Make Architects.
The Isover Multi-Comfort House concept illustrates how energy use can be minimised and demonstrates how energy efficient living can be achieved both comfortably and economically. It builds on the Passive House principles of delivering the highest thermal comfort while reducing energy use and CO₂ emissions by considering occupants’ wellbeing, taking into account acoustic and safety features as well as energy saving measures.
The initial stage of judging will take place at the end of January, with the best teams invited to showcase their designs in the Passivhaus Pavilion at Ecobuild, which takes place at ExCeL in London from 1 – 3 March 2011. The second stage of judging takes place at the exhibition, with the winners announced at the live final on 2 March. The three winning UK teams will receive cash prizes of up to £1,000 and will go on to compete in the seventh international final, which takes place from 18 – 21 May 2011 in Prague and features a top prize of €1,500.
For more information, visit www.multicomforthouse.co.uk.
14th January 2011
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