Winning ways
This year’s winners of the CIBSE Low
Regulations. Evidence of occupant satisfaction is a key
factor. As the judges put it: ‘We’re looking not just at
Carbon Performance Awards are a testament
what the energy savings are, but also what benchmarks
to the determination and innovation of
are being used. The savings also need to be about
environmental improvements.’
organisations and individuals when it comes
The New Build Project winner, the City Academy
to increasing efficiency and cutting carbon.
school in Hackney, east London, submitted by Max
Fordham (see the case study in this month’s Schools
Here we list all the winners and runners-up,
Supplement) is a ‘model for building schools, with
and give the judges’ own verdicts
good carbon savings. It’s a high-quality scheme in a
challenging urban environment’, the judges said.
The Refurbishment award winner was a notably
T
he past 12 months have witnessed extraordinary small operation. But the London Fire Brigade’s
level of new UK policy announcements and Croydon fire station stood out for ‘a whole list of real
initiatives in the building services engineering improvements, including in insulation, biomass
sector. So the 2010 CIBSE Low Carbon heating and automatic night cooling’.
Performance Awards, celebrating best performance The awards, now in their third year, also recognise
and innovation in such a challenging year, carry a the contribution of clients in pushing the sustainability
particular resonance. agenda. The Client of the Year – Energy Performance
The judges this year were particularly impressed award focuses on issues such as educating and
by the leadership shown and initiative taken by motivating staff to be aware of energy-saving strategies,
submissions for the two new awards categories while the Client of the Year – Low Carbon Operation
introduced this year, which recognise the contributions award is for clients who can show a firm commitment
of other key players in the industry. The Contractor of to minimising actual carbon emissions, backed by
the Year award is aimed at those companies that can operational data. ‘Clients should show they are driving
demonstrate a commitment to sustainability in their sustainability proposals rather than just being seen to
projects and their own operations. accept them,’ the judges said.
Similarly, the Consultancy of the Year award is aimed Swire Properties, Low Carbon Operation winner,
at firms whose work demonstrates a commitment to was praised by judges for committing its own funds
producing aspirational and sustainable buildings. to making improvements for the benefit of others.
‘Evidence of leadership from the top is important Transport for London, the Energy Performance winner,
to this award,’ the judges said. The winners in was ‘clearly not just accepting the need for change, they
these categories, Atkins (consultancy) and Wates are driving improvements in energy performance.
Construction (contractor) clearly demonstrated this They are keen to set an example’.
leadership. Individual energy and facilities managers who
When it comes to the awards for New Build Project can demonstrate such leadership and achievement
and Refurbishment Project, the judges have focused in their own work are recognised in the Low Carbon
on evidence of building performance and how this Manager category. The judges, in assessing the entries,
measures up against the requirements of the Building have focused on evidence of actual performance,
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