UK Passivhaus Awards 2016

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The UK is currently being taken by storm by the custom & self-build revolution. The 2016 UK Passivhaus Awards, sponsored by REHAU, focused on Passivhaus exemplars that may inspire the growing self-build market.

Objectives

To celebrate that small Passivhaus buildings can be comfortable, healthy and beautifully designed.
To demonstrate that the Passivhaus standard can be applied using any type of system or material.
To raise the profile and encourage uptake of the Passivhaus standard within the custom & self-build market.

Shortlist

Urban Category sponsored by Ecology Building Society

	WINNER

CHISWICK ECO LODGE	LANSDOWNE DRIVE	I MEETING HOUSE LANE
Overcoming a 3 year long planning process, a tight garage infill site digs down into a bespoke semi-sunk Passivhaus home, in a dense urban area.	A zinc clad two-story Passivhaus home located in a Conservation Area in East London was erected in a few days from pre-fabricated structural Cross Laminated Timber panels.	The textured L-shaped brick house fits in between a conservation area of mixed aged vernacular buildings, tackling overlooking & privacy issues with a low energy - low tech solution.

Rural Category sponsored by Cygnum Timber Frame

		WINNER

GOLCAR PASSIVHAUS	LIME TREE PASSIVHAUS	TIGH NA CROIT	THE OLD WATER TOWER
Evolving into a Passivhaus during the planning process, this scheme combines light and contemporary open plan aesthetics with technical advancements in cavity wall Passivhaus construction detailing.	A low energy building for a comfortable future. In a small garden plot, the presence of a protected lime tree drove the eventual arc-shaped plan of the building with a mono pitch roof.	Set in the Scottish Highlands, the high quality, low energy home nestles quietly into an area of former crofting land. Inspired by highland and rural design whilst achieving Passivhaus.	A contemporary interpretation of surrounding historic buildings that demonstrates the viability of building Passivhaus homes as a commercial proposition to sustainable living.

Judges

The following panel decided the 2016 shortlist:

Nick Grant, Technical Director, Passivhaus Trust

Laura Mark, Architecture Editor, Architect's Journal

Jon Bootland, CEO, Passivhaus Trust

Yogini Patel, Design & Research Associate, Passivhaus Trust.

Judges were looking for projects that are exemplary in architectural design and energy performance.

Timeline

09 March	Awards Launch at Ecobuild
09 May	Phase I submission deadline
01 June	Finalists Revealed
15 June	Phase II submission deadline
22 June	Online member voting opens
06 July	Online member voting closes 5pm
07 July	Awards ceremony & voting by PHT members
08 July	Winners announced

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