Sustainable social housing refurbishment project of the year

Winner: J3 Building Futures LLP, C60 Project, south London

The Criteria:

For this award the judges asked  for evidence of (most, if not all) of the following:

• What did you do to improve energy efficiency and reduce the project’s carbon footprint?
• How did you reduce construction waste?
• What materials were recycled and did you use any “green” products?
• What have you done to improve the natural habitat around/near the project?
• Did the project help conserve water – if so, explain how, and what was achieved
• What was the site originally used for? Did you clean it up in any way?
• Explain how you tried to minimize construction traffic? Is there a strategy to reduce the use of cars etc, now that the project is occupied?
• What other things have you done to help the local economy and/or your near neighbours?

Shortlisted finalists

Brooks Road Estate, Plaistow, London - Bell Phillips Architects

C60 Project, South London - J3 Building Futures

Rotherhithe Estate, London - Durkan

Tarn West, Cornwall - Coastline Housing