EVENTS | BUILDING PERFORMANCE AWARDS Energy-saving Product or Innovation Winner: The Encore Cistern The Green FuturesInitiative Described by the judges as a really innovative solution, the Encore is the only concealed cistern that directly uses waste condensate from air conditioning units to flush its toilets. The judges liked the range of potential applications it offers, being suitable for retrofit and new build, and were impressed by the thought that clearly went into its development. Sponsored by CIBSE Patrons Project of the Year Commercial/Industrial Winner: One Angel Square, Northampton BDP The judges thought that a good-quality design had been delivered within a limited budget for the One Angel Square project. They commended the use of TM54 modelling to develop robust operational cost estimates and the maintenance of value as a key principle throughout a tight design and build project, defending engineering options in the design that would lead to better outcomes. Project of the Year Residential Winner: Lark Rise bere:architects Lark Rise, an ultra-low energy, all-electric, twobedroom detached property, is the UKs first certified Passivhaus Plus home. The judges acknowledged the attention to detail in the design of a groundbreaking development, and how it was used to understand and demonstrate how building homes to this specification could be adopted more widely challenging the need to fulfil energy demand through additional grid capacity. Project of the Year Public Use Winner: Urban Sciences Building, Newcastle University BuroHappold Engineering The judges were impressed by the huge amount of stakeholder involvement and the strong focus on post-completion and estate-wide post-occupancy evaluation. They also commented on the numerous innovative elements. It was, they said, a complex project that had been well delivered a year ahead of schedule and on budget by running procurement and design concurrently, and engaging with the supply chain. 28 March 2019 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Mar19 pp22-26, 28,29 CIBSE Awards.indd 28 22/02/2019 16:35