Passivhaus Student Competition 2020
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:
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Participating Universities
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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
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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:
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Judges
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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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