Passivhaus Student Competition 2020

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Returning for a fifth year, this nationwide Passivhaus Student Competition, sponsored by Tarmac, provides architecture & engineering students a creative vehicle to learn about Passivhaus and provide an opportunity to apply the Standard to their own designs. Competitors are asked to identify one UK retrofit or new build project and provide detailed design to turn this into a certifiable Passivhaus building.

The Competition

Students from participating Universities receive Passivhaus training, access to Passivhaus design software and are given the opportunity to experience a Passivhaus at first-hand, with an organised site visit. The competition is seeking schemes that clearly identify their Passivhaus strategy, had been tested via energy modelling & justified design choices via development iterations.

Students are encouraged to take advantage of several free Passivhaus events to educate and inspire their designs, from site visits to awards ceremonies. Below are useful links to Passivhaus training, events & crucial PHPP & designPH software:

Events

Training

8-10 October 2019: Passivhaus at UK Construction Week.
29 October 2019: UK Passivhaus Conference

8 - 10 November 2019: International Passivhaus Open Days

27-28 November: London Build Expo Passivhaus Seminars
Keep an eye on our events, partner events & site visit listings for further opportunities

Online Passivhaus fundamentals training

Certified CEPH training

Reading list

Participating Universities

Winners

One winner will be awarded from each partner University. New this year will be a Sponsors Medal awarded to a project that rigourously explores the impact of materials.

Prize

Winners will receive a certificate, £300 gift vouchers, and printed pop-up banner of their scheme.

Winners will be invited to attend the 2020 prize-giving ceremony, which will take place at the UK Passivhaus Conference, offering a chance to network with those working in Passivhaus practice.
Winning projects will be exhibit at the UK Passivhaus Conference - an excellent opportunity to get winners work in front of prospective employers.
All winners will be featured on the Passivhaus Trust website and newsletter, gaining further exposure.

DesignPH models may be selected for international promotion.

2018 UK Passivhaus Conference

Previous Winners

Below are the winners and highly commended schemes of the 2019 competition with the awards ceremony taking place at the 2019 UK Passivhaus Conference.

Submission Templates & Criteria

All entries must have both a pop-up banner (2000mm x 800mm) and A3 development poster submitted electronically to be reviewed for shortlist. Templates and guides can be downloaded below. The deadline to enter the competition is the 29th May 2019:

Passivhaus Student Competition 2019 example pop-up

A3 DesignPH submission template

Download competition brief & submission templates

Judges

Jon Bootland, Passivhaus Trust

Fran Bradshaw, Anne Thorne Architects

Mark Gillott, University of Nottingham

Emma Hines, Tarmac

Martyn Kenny, Tarmac
Yogini Patel, Passivhaus Trust

Timeline

10 Oct 2019	Launch the competition at UK Construction Week, Birmingham
29 Oct 2019	2019 competition winners awarded at the UK Passivhaus Conference
8-10 Nov 2020	International Passivhaus Open Days - Free Passivhaus site visits
27-28 Nov 2020	London Build Expo - Free Passivhaus seminars
Spring 2019	Passivhaus Site visit
29 May 2020	Submission Deadline
Jun 2020	Judging of all short-listed projects by competition jury
July 2020	Winners announced
Nov 2020	2020 Awards ceremony at the UK Passivhaus Conference

Further Information

Passivhaus Student Competition PDF flyer

2019 Passivhaus Student Competition

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