BUILDING PERFORMANCE AWARDS | WINNERS Product or Innovation Thermal Comfort Winner: Hysopt HVAC Design and Optimisation Software Hysopts winning HVAC Design and Optimisation Software accomplishes the feat of optimising cooling and heating systems design to deliver energy savings. The judges appreciated that the product is scalable, has wide application, and can link to thermal modelling tools. On average, Hysopts software unlocks a yearly energy saving of 30-40%, with an investment payback of between one and five years. Very often, minimal adjustments give savings of up to 15-20% without requiring capital expenditure. Product or Innovation Wellbeing Winner: arbn well arbnco Arbn well is the first high-density indoor environmental quality sensing service dedicated to health and wellbeing, for use in new and old offices, homes, hospitals, schools and universities. A network of sensors measures temperature, relative humidity, CO2, total volatile organic compounds, particulate matter and light levels, and communicate over a private network using an improved version of LoRa. Real-time information is provided to building managers, and reports are generated automatically to identify long-term issues and trends in the building performance. Sponsored by: Tamlite Lighting Project of the Year Retrofit Winner: Bartlett School of Architecture, 22 Gordon Street BuroHappold Engineering The judges were impressed with the preand post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of the 22m refurbishment of University College Londons 22 Gordon Street. This helped BuroHappold achieve a 60% reduction in energy use per m2 despite the usable floor area of the building increasing by more than 40% and greater environmental control being provided. The buildings Display Energy Certificate rating improved from G to D, and Building Use Studies showed that staff and students were most satisfied with the design of the building. 18 March 2020 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Mar20 pp14-20 Awards.indd 18 21/02/2020 14:43