Passivhaus Student Competition 2018

Key Objective

The key objective is to give architecture, engineering & planning students a creative vehicle to learn about Passivhaus and provide an opportunity to apply the Standard to their own designs.

The competition will form part of the students’ ongoing course work; Competitors are asked to identify one UK retrofit or new build project and provide detailed design to turn this into a certifiable Passivhaus building.

The Competition

Students participating in the nationwide competition will receive Passivhaus training & access to Passivhaus design software, and will be given the opportunity to experience a Passivhaus at first-hand, with an organised site visit.

Below are the winners and highly commended schemes of the 2018 competition with the awards ceremony taking place at the 2018 UK Passivhaus Conference.

Prize

Winners will be invited to attend the 2018 UK Passivhaus Conference, where the awards ceremony will take place, offering a chance to network with those working in Passivhaus practice.
This is a great opportunity to get winning work in front of prospective employers; Winning projects will be exhibit at the UK Passivhaus Conference 2018.
All winners will be featured on the Passivhaus Trust website and newsletter, gaining further exposure.
At the awards ceremony winners will receive a certificate & up to £300 gift vouchers per project.

2017 UK Passivhaus Conference

Participating Universities

Judges

Jon Bootland, Passivhaus Trust

Fran Bradshaw, Anne Thorne Architects

Mark Gillott, University of Nottingham

Emma Hines, Tarmac

Martyn Kenny, Tarmac
Yogini Patel, Passivhaus Trust
Sofie Pelsmaker, Aarhus School of Architecture

Site Visits

Bicester Eco Business Centre

15 February 2018

Erneley Close EnerPHit

19 April 2018

Picture House Court

12 April 2018

Thanks to supporters:

Architype

Kier

Thanks to supporters:

R-gen

One Manchester

Thanks to supporters:

Piers Sadler Consulting

Speller Metcalfe

Timeline

Oct 2017	Launch the competition at the UK Passivhaus Conference
Feb 2018	Bicester Eco Business Centre: Site visit
Apr 2018	Erneley Close: Site visit
Apr 2018	Picture House Court: Site visit
Jun 2018	Judging of short-listed projects by competition jury
July 2018	Winners announced
Oct 2018	Launch of the 2018/2019 competition at UK Construction Week, Birmingham. Wednesday 10th October @ 4pm
Nov 2018	Awards ceremony at the UK Passivhaus Conference, Leeds. 13th November @ 5.30pm