The sustain’ Magazine Awards for Sustainability, Business & the Built Environment are designed to celebrate the high hopes and hard work, commitment and creativity, radicalism and rigour, inspiration and perspiration of all those achieving distinction and success in the field of Sustainability. Building on the standout success of previous years, the 4th Gala Dinner was once again held following the first night of Ecobuild, London, on Tuesday March 20th, 2012. This year’s event was held at the Canary Wharf, Hilton Hotel with host Fred MacAulay.

Sustain Awards 2012 Winners

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SECTOR ONE: PROPERTY & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

DEVELOPMENT

WINNER: Richard Newcombe Court, Cambridge – Cambridge & County Developments Ltd / Hill Partnerships

Finalists:
Greenwatt Way, Slough – PRP / SSE
Heron Tower, London – Heron International
Long Meadow, Diss – Linford C-Zero
Think Low Carbon Centre, Barnsley – Barnsley College / Jefferson Sheard Architects

ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

WINNER: Brockholes Visitor Centre, Preston – Adam Khan Architects

Finalists:
Coworth Park Spa, Surrey – Purcell Miller Tritton LLP
Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts, Lancaster – Sheppard Robson
Think Low Carbon Centre, Barnsley – Barnsley College / Jefferson Sheard Architects
Triscott House Extra Care, Middlesex – KKM Architects / London Borough of Hillingdon / Breyer Group / Innovare Systems / Bauder Ltd

CONSTRUCTION

WINNER: Cotney Croft / Peartree Way, Stevenage – Baily Garner / Home Group / Willmott Dixon

Finalists:
Haven Project, Norfolk – Accsys Technologies
Hendra Holiday Park, Cornwall – Alumet Group
Marks & Spencer Sustainable Learning Store, Sheffield – Wates Retail
The Pods, Scunthorpe – Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd

OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION

WINNER: Sampson Close, Coventry - Baily Garner / Wates Living Space / Orbit Heart of England

Finalists:
Adaptahaus, Cumbria – Adaptahaus Ltd / Alan Dawson Associates Ltd
Konstructa Energy-Saver Plus Site Accommodation – Konstructa Hire
Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts, Lancaster – Sheppard Robson
Lawn House, Leicestershire – Hanson Building Products

REFURBISHMENT

WINNER: 52 White Horse Avenue, Essex – Hunters Architects / Higgins Construction

Finalists:
FutureFit – Affinity Sutton / Baily Garner / Camco / Fontenergy / Apollo / CBS / Keepmoat / Rydon / Parity Projects / Energy Saving Trust
Lyndhurst Estate, Birmingham – Hanson Structherm
Priestman Point, Tower Hamlets – PRP / Swan / Countryside
Rural Innovation for the Future – Encraft

PUBLIC REALM

WINNER: The Pods, Scunthorpe – Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd / Andrew Wright Associates / Grant Associates / S&P Architects / Buro Happold / Biodiversity by Design

Finalists:
Beam Parklands, Dagenham – Land Trust / Environment Agency /London Borough of Barking and Dagenham / Arup
Boundary Gardens, Tower Hamlets – LDA Design / T Loughman / Deacons
Sow and Grow Everywhere (Sage) Study, Glasgow – ERZ Studio

INTERNATIONAL

WINNER: Library at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Pyle Architects / Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport – Royal Government of Cambodia / KCEC / PHV Construction

The Moses Bridge, Holland – Accsys Technologies
Halley VI, Antarctica – Galliford Try International

SECTOR TWO: TRADE & INDUSTRY

MANUFACTURING

WINNER: Modular Systems + – Balfour Beatty Engineering Services

Finalists:
Herringswell Staircase, Suffolk – G Curnick Joinery / Haldane (UK) Ltd
Tarkett Manufacturing Plant – Tarkett UK

WASTE

WINNER: Waste Minimisation Initiatives – Jewson

Finalists:
Barts & the Royal London Hospital – Rockfon
Brierly Hill, Dudley Insulation Take-Back Scheme – Kingspan Insulation Ltd
Insulation Take-Back Scheme – Wetherby Building Systems Ltd

ENERGY

WINNER: Think Carbon Centre, Barnsley – GF Tomlinson / Jefferson Sheard Architects / Barnsley College

Finalists:
Golf Course, Coventry – Rexel UK
Sigma Home Energy-Efficient Retrofit, Watford – Rexel UK
Thermastore – Aggregate Industries / East Midlands Renewable Energy

TECHNOLOGY

WINNER: Accoya Wood – Accsys Technologies

Finalists:
CloudApps SuMo – CloudApps
Ecodan CAHV-P500YA Heat Pump Boiler – Mitsubishi Electric
Embodied Carbon Calculator – Phlorum

SECTOR THREE: BUSINESS & SOCIETY

GOVERNANCE

WINNER: International Certified Sustainability Reporting Master Class using GRI – Total Eco Management Ltd

Finalists:
Assessment of Partington Cluster Project – National Grid Property Holdings / RSK Group PLC
Seven Ages of Aggregate Industries 2010 Sustainability Report – Aggregate Industries UK Ltd / Robinson and Associates
Brick: building a sustainable resource for the future – Brick Development Association

BIODIVERSITY

WINNER: Kings Dyke Quarry & Brickworks, Peterborough – Hanson UK

Finalists
Paultons Park, Hampshire – Wildflower Turf Limited
The Workshop, Langport, Somerset – O2i Design / Cann Building Services Ltd / WCI Ltd / Coillte Panel Products

COMMUNITY sponsored by

WINNER: Boundary Gardens, Tower Hamlets – LDA Design

Finalists:
Chapelfield Custody & Community Project, Norwich – Chapelfield Shopping Centre
Community Consultation, Berewood, Hampshire – Grainger
FedEx Cares Week, Various Locations – FedEx Express

HOSPITALITY & TOURISM

WINNER: The Scarlet Hotel, Cornwall – Red Hotels Ltd

Finalists:
Bedruthan Hotel & Spa, Mawgan Porth – Red Hotels Ltd
Wilderness Wood, East Sussex – Wilderness Wood

RETAIL

WINNER: Sainsbury’s Dawlish – Sainsbury’s / ISG Pearce

Finalists:
Chapelfield Shopping Centre, Norwich
Marks & Spencer Sustainable Learning Store, Sheffield – Wates Retail
Waitrose Closed Loop Recycling – Waitrose / Centriforce Products

PRODUCT OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Embodied Carbon Calculator – Phlorum

Finalists:
The Continuity Closer – Cavity Trays
Ecodan CAHV-P500YA Heat Pump Boiler – Mitsubishi Electric
ThermoShell Internal Wall Insulation – Knauf Insulation
The Unexpected Nature of Linoleum – Forbo Flooring Systems
Lo-Carbon Tempra – Vent-Axia
Wilo Stratos Pico High-Efficiency Pump – Wilo

THE AWARDS CEREMONY
This year’s awards took place on the evening of Tuesday 20 March at the Hilton Hotel, Canary Wharf, London.

The table bookings for the 2013 event will re-open later in the year.

For General Queries and Sponsor Opportunities for the 2013 Awards please contact:
Michelle Lewis
Senior Event Manager

Direct Line: 02476 571186
E-mail: michelle.lewis@oceanmedia.co.uk -or- awards@oceanmedia.co.uk

2012 Sustain Magazine Award Judges

• Diane Booth, Head of Environment Policy, Network Rail
• John Doggart, Chairman, Sustainable Energy Academy
• Dusty Gedge, Co-Founder, livingroofs.org
• Paul Hinkin, Managing Director, Black Architecture
• Tom Nash, Vice President of Acquisitions, IPPE
• John O’Brien, Principal Consultant, BRE
• Steve Oxley, Editor, sustain’ Magazine
• Dr Adam Read, Global Practice Director, AEA
• Melissa Sterry, Design Scientist & Futurist, Earth 2 Hub
• Dr Paul Toyne, Group Head of Sustainability, WSP
• Lorna Walker, Managing Director, Lorna Walker Consulting