Wilmcote House Shortlisted for The SHIFT Awards 2017

We are delighted to announce that our Wilmcote House project has been shortlisted for the SHIFT awards 2017! The Sustainable Homes SHIFT Awards recognise outstanding sustainability projects and achievements that have made an impact in the housing sector.

SHIFT is the sustainability standard for the housing sector. Provided by Sustainable Homes, recognised by the HCA and backed by Government, it is an independent assessment and accreditation scheme that demonstrates organisations are delivering against challenging environmental targets.

Wilmcote House is an 11-storey residential development in Portsmouth which is being retrofit to the stringent Passivhaus EnerPHit standard. Built in 1968 using a large panel REEMA variant of prefabricated construction, a number of major elements of the building had come to the end of their serviceable life with the result that the building required major refurbishment including structural interventions. With no place to relocate the residents of these 107 units, Portsmouth City Council commissioned ECD for the building’s regeneration with the residents in occupation.

The category we applied for was ‘The best large scale retrofit project’ and we were successfully shortlisted for this, the winners will be announced on the 30th of November at Plaisterers’ Hall in London.

For more information on this award visit the Sustainable Homes website.