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From 200 to 70 and then there were 35, from which we ended up with 15 winners. This year’s Sustainability Awards, the 12th annual such awards, were not just just an exercise in ingenuity, but were well-deserved on many other levels.
“Carefully modelled and tested to ensure yearround comfort, the design uses a passive design approach to ensure vastly improved comfort and super-efficient thermal performance,” says the entry description.
I say that because this year was not just about proving the actual sustainability of the submitted project – it was also about entering the project in the correct category, something that is not always as easy as it seems on face value.
More than anything else, it is great to see adaptive reuse winning – after all, the most sustainable building is the one you are in right now.
But enter they did, and the winners, were once again, spot on the money as they say. The winner - or the Best of the Best - this year went to the aptly-named ‘Passive Butterfly’ house, which has been described as “a prototype and exemplar in sustainable and holistic retrofits of heritage homes to exponentially improve their long term efficiency and life.” It showcases what is possible in terms of a holistic upgrade to Passive house standards.
The Achievement of Merit and Emerging Architect categories went to two people who seemingly are at opposite ends of the spectrum but in reality are both innovative go-getters that have improved the industry. To all the shortlisted fi nalists, we here at Infolink | BPN salute you. And to the winners, congratulations and a job well done from everyone here at the magazine.
Branko Miletic, editor, INFOLINK | BPN
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