Sustainable smaller social housing project of the year

Winner: Metropolitan Housing Partnership, Angela Carter Close, Brixton

The criteria:

For this award the judges asked entrants for evidence of (most, if not all) of the following:

• What did you do to improve energy efficiency and reduce the project’s carbon footprint?
• How did you reduce construction waste?
• What materials were recycled and did you use any “green” products?
• What have you done to improve the natural habitat around/near the project?
• Did the project help conserve water – if so, explain how, and what was achieved
• What was the site originally used for? Did you clean it up in any way?
• Explain how you tried to minimize construction traffic? Is there a strategy to reduce the use of cars etc, now that the project is occupied?
• What other things have you done to help the local economy and/or your near neighbours?

Shortlisted finalists

Angela Carter Close, Brixton - Metropolitan Housing Partnership

Elm Tree Mews, New Earswick, York - Joseph Rowntree Housing

Hardy Court, Crewkerne - South Somerset Homes

Mid Street, South Nutfield, Surrey - Osborne/Raven Housing Trust

Queens Road, Stourbridge - Servite Houses

Woking Greenhomes  - Greenoak Housing Association