UK Passivhaus Awards 2021
UK Passivhaus Awards Hall of Fame
Get your Passivhaus projects (and monitoring data) ready! The 2021 UK Passivhaus Awards are open for entries.
Much has changed since the previous UK Passivhaus Awards ceremony in 2018 – notably the declaration of a Climate Emergency and a sharpened awareness of the complexity, scale, and speed at which we need to act. It is estimated that we shall build the equivalent new construction of Paris every week over the next 40 years. We must act now to meet the challenge of building net-zero developments.
Passivhaus buildings provide beautifully comfortable internal environments and help deliver net-zero targets by drastically slashing energy & subsequent carbon emissions from buildings. After celebrating a decade of the Passivhaus Trust in 2020 and following a hiatus due to Covid-19, the UK Passivhaus Awards will return during 2021. A growing number of fantastic Passivhaus projects convinces us to expect a great crop of entries this year.
Categories
SMALL RESIDENTIALTFA ≤ 500 m2 |
LARGE RESIDENTIALTFA > 500 m2 and/ or > 10 homes |
NON-DOMESTIC
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Sponsorship opportunities available |
Sponsorship opportunities available |
Sponsorship opportunities available |
Category sponsorship & overall awards sponsorship is available.To discuss opportunities further, please email kirsten@passivhaustrust.org.uk
NB: Categories are subject to change. Retrofit schemes are encouraged to enter.
How to Enter 
- Check you meet eligibility requirements
- Decide which category you are entering. (A project may only be entered in one category.)
- Complete the A4 Phase 1 submission slides
- Register online
- SUBMIT by 20 April 2021.
Criteria
Phase 1 submission requirements
For detailed submission requirements, requested formats, and templates, please download the following Phase I submission guidelines. All submissions will be judged on the following:
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Performance, & user feedback
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Architectural design, & aesthetics
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Innovation, & lessons learned
Phase II Submission Requirements
All finalists are required to deliver a 10-minute project presentation at the online awards ceremony, and produce a 2-minute project video. Templates will be available shortly after finalists are announced in May 2021. A speaker from each project team MUST be avaialble to present the scheme at the online awards ceremony.
Eligibility requirements
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Schemes must be completed and certified to Passivhaus/EnerPHit standard. PHI Low Energy Buildings are not accepted.
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Proof of performance: Schemes must be able to outline their summer comfort and ventilation strategy (see slide template for more details). We are ideally seeking performance data for at least 1 winter and 1 summer cycle. Certified projects which have data for a 6-month minimum time period may also be considered.
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Previous UK Passivhaus Award winners may NOT enter, but schemes that have been shortlisted for a previous UK Passivhaus Award are invited to enter again.
There's no limit to the number of projects a single applicant may enter.
Benefits of Entering
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Judging
All submissions undergo a two-stage judging process. The awards jury select the shortlist from the phase I submissions. Finalists announced in May 2021.
Shortlisted finalists that progress to phase II present their projects to a virtual audience at the online UK Passivhaus Awards Ceremony.
- 1 award winner in each category is chosen by a PHT member vote.
- 1 award winner across all category finalises is chosen by the public in a People's Choice Award.
Costs
Phase I: The awards are FREE to enter for all certified Passivhaus and EnerPHit projects.
Phase II: A 2-minute video will be required as part of phase II submissions. Shortlisted entries have the opportunity to work with Regen Media to produce videos at a cost of £350. View previous presentations here.
Timeline
FEB 2021 |
Call for submissions opens |
20 APR 2021 |
Phase I submission deadline |
MAY 2021 |
Judging* |
MAY 2021 |
Shortlist revealed* |
JUN 2021 |
Phase II submission deadline* |
JUN 2021 |
Online member voting opens* |
30 JUN - 07 JUL - 14 JUL 2021 |
Awards ceremony & announcement of winners |
*Exact dates TBC
Further Information
Passivhaus Trust tenth Anniversary
2021 UK Passivhaus Awards Ceremony ~ coming soon
2021 International Passivhaus Awards
Previous UK Passivhaus Awards:
2018 I 2016 I 2015 I 2014 I 2013 I 2012
UK Passivhaus Awards Hall of Fame
Watch videos and find more information on previous award winners:
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