What House? Awards 2009 - The Best New Homes in Britain
Catergory 14 - Best Sustainable Development
The What House? Awards are the Oscars of the housebuilding industry, now in their 28th year and are a celebration of the Best New Homes in Britain. The gala ceremony is held at a luncheon at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel on London's Park Lane on Friday 20th November 2009.
Entry to Sustainable Developer of the Year
Sustainable is still the buzzword on building sites, in boardrooms and in political corridors of power. It is time
housebuilders showed just how sustainable their developments are. Friendly on both the environment and the pocket, the judges are looking for homes that meet the current needs of communities and consumers in a way that looks after the future. They must have a good balance of energy and environmental features. The homes will have low running costs and be available on the mass market, with high insulation standards and the use of green building materials in construction. Energy ratings, be they National Home Energy Rating (NHER), the BREs EcoHomes Environmental rating or the Government's Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP), should be published where applicable
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Judging
When all entries have been received, an extensive panel of property experts, including architects,surveyors, property writers and industry specialists, will prepare a shortlist of the best entries in each category. Each shortlisted entry will then be visited and a detailed report drawn up before judges reach their final decisions. Up to three awards - Gold,Silver and Bronze - will be made in each category (apart from Category1).
Where entries are deemed of insufficient merit, the number of awards may be reduced in that category.
Written reports detailing the judges' decisions will be made available at the conclusion of What House? Awards presentation luncheon. The judges' decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Publictity for Winners
Award-winning housebuilders and developments will receive widespread national and local media coverage in an integrated PR and marketing campaign, promoting the builders of the best new homes in Britain. Show House - the leading trade magazine for the UK's housebuilding industry - gives extensive coverage for the What House? Awards. Provincial and local newspapers, as well as regional radio stations, regularly feature winning developments and winners will also be featured on whathouse.co.uk product, backed up with photographs and why the entry is worthy of being considered for the industry's top accolades.
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What House? Awards 2009 - Awards Categories
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