Sustainable Development of the Year Award 2015

ProCon Leicestershire Awards 2015

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About the Sustainable Development of the Year Award 2015

An Award given to the developer/owner/designer of a scheme that the judging panel, including experts in the field, consider to be the best new environmentally sustainable development in Leicestershire or Rutland that was completed within the 18 months prior to 31st July 2015.

The development cannot have been previously submitted for a ProCon Award.

The Barn Amenities Building, The University of Nottingham

2015 Award Finalist

A new £9m amenities building at the University of Nottingham’s Sutton Bonington Campus, The Barn brings together a dining hall, bar, student services and social spaces among other facilities.

Whitwell House

2015 Award Winner

Whitwell House is a five bedroom detached family house located in the conservation area of Whitwell village on the north shore of Rutland Water.

Award Criteria

The application will be judged by a panel of expert judges and a shortlist selected by the end of August. The shortlisted projects will then be visited by the panel of judges on Tuesday 8th September in order to select three finalists.

The winners of the Sustainable Development of the Year Awards will be decided by the panel of expert judges.

The development will be judged on the following criteria:

Efficient Use and Conservation of Resources – including energy, CO2, water, timber, other materials
Voluntary Adoption of Recognised Advanced Standards – such as BREEAM, Passivhaus and Code for Sustainable Homes, Considerate Constructors and Forestry Certification Scheme
Biodiversity – natural landscape and species conservation and enhancement measures
Contribution to a sustainable local community and community well-being – including both physical building measures and the quality and diversity of services enabled by the building
Overall sustainability – a discretionary evaluation based upon overall social, economic and environmental achievements in the round, or exceptional or innovative effort, especially on limited budgets.

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