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Green Building Solutions Awards Winners 2014

Thursday, 17 de April de 2014
Green Building Solutions Awards Winners 2014

Green Building Solutions Awards 2014, organized by Construction 21 (European platform for sustainable construction professionals), oriented to present the best sustainable buildings already have winners.

These awards aim to reward those architectural proposals that advocate sustainability, highlighting and disseminating solutions used.

AWARDS

For this edition, the Green Building Solutions have been divided into 4 categories:

EFFICIENT BUILDING

- 1st PRIZE: YWOOD - AIX, L'Ensoleillée by Tangram Architects (France)

The first commercial building with wood structure positive. The Ensoleillée has received the BDM (Mediterranean Sustainable Building) label.

- 1st SPECIAL MENTION: LILAC, LOW IMPACT AFFORDABLE LIVING COMMUNITY by White Design Associates Ltd. (UK)

- 2nd SPECIAL MENTION: COMPLESSO RESIDENZIALE "SOLARIA" by Vito Coppola (Italy)

- AUDIENCE AWARD: 6NERGY + by Philippe Vigneu (France)

Building positive energy that combines energy efficiency, health and comfort (thermal and acoustic).

MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY

- 1st PRIZE: OPAL OPAL-Systems SYSTEM by sa (Belgium)

Building a dynamic floor heating system that allows modulation of air conditioning where and when necessary heated.

- SPECIAL MENTION: ROTEX HeatPumpSolarUnit (HPSU) by Rotex Daikin (Italy)

INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS

- 1st PRIZE: TRADITIONAL PANEL CELL MOD by ModCell (UK)

Insulation board with straw bales produced locally in "mobile factories" for a system of near zero carbon building.

- SPECIAL MENTION: BUILDING SYSTEM TIMBER XEN-X by Lineazen (France)

By the use of new types of wood to improve performance (beech and bamboo).

INNOVATIVE PROCESSES

- 1st PRIZE: FILTERING GARDENS by Phytorestore (France)

Landscaped areas designed to decontaminate soil, air and water and also to promote biodiversity in urban areas.

- SPECIAL MENTION: MASTER ONLY by Ecophon, Aldes and Philips

This panel combines ceiling lighting, ventilation double flow and acoustic comfort.

More information:

http://www.construction21.eu/espana/articles/es/descubre-los-ganadores-de-los-premios-green-building-solutions-awards.html