#GBCSAwards 2016: 33 finalists on the road to the COP22

The Green Building Solutions Awards continue to inspire the profession by highlighting ever more  sustainable and innovative realisations all over the world. This year’s finalists are no exception.

A world-wide participation

In September, juries within the Construction21 network and an online vote selected finalists among the 104 competing buildings.  Most candidates came from countries covered by the Construction21 platforms (France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Morocco, Algeria, Germany, Romania, Lithuania). However, the contest is open to buildings from other countries. A special jury was formed to select finalists among them. This year, they were 19 to enter the competition, from Brasil, China, Colombia, India, the Netherlands, Poland, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thaïland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Proof that innovative and sustainable solutions for better and greener buildings can be found everywhere to inspire professionals all over the globe. 

International experts mobilized to designate the candidates

An international jury composed of experts will debate over the merits of each finalist in their respective categories. In parallel, a second round of online votes will determine the winner of the Users’Choice Award.

On the road to the COP22

The Green Building & City Solutions Awards 2016 are part of the international dynamics of the fight against climate change. The competition will close at the COP22 in Marrakech, where international winners will be announced November 14th in the presence of Hakima El Haite, Moroccan Minister of the Environment and Bruno Léchevin, president of ADEME.

Awards for the sustainable city

2016 novelty: the eco-districts now have their own contest, the Green City Solutions Awards. For this first edition, the juries will decide among 23 eco-districts.. The City winners will also be announced in Marrakech during the COP22. 

 

Smart Building     

Agua
France CoRI
Paint it Green
Belgium HSB - Living Lab
Sweden African
Development
Bank (BMCE)
Morocco Regional School
Uewersauer
Luxembourg

 

Energy & Hot Climates

  Solis Ortus
Sri Lanka Guadeloupe
National Park
eadquarters
France Case di Luce
Italy House Type Ksar
Tafillelt
Algeria Social Housing for
Positive Energy
Morocco  

 

Energy & Temperate Climates

Edificio Zaramaga
Spain CoRI
Paint it Green
Belgium ZAC Briand
Pelloutier
France City Residential
El Riyadh
Algeria     Industrial building
Bonatti irrigations
Italy Passive
Kindergarten
Garnich
Luxembourg
        

 

Low Carbon 

Max Weber
Building
France Semi-detached
NZEB in wood
Italy Kaza
Eco-community
India FELFLA,
small
independent hotel
Morocco Koranic
El Djabiria 
Tafilet Tajdit
Algeria Administration of
nature and forests
Luxembourg        

 

Sustainable Construction Grand Prize     

City Hall Venlo
Netherlands Natural cometics
laboratory
Spain Mauges Public
Highschool
France House of clay 
“A+House”
Italy Rural House
CNERIB
Algeria  

 

Sustainable Renovation Grand Prize     

  Alzingen School
and Kindergarten
Luxembourg Redevelopment of
a residential building
with hemp - Italy Supermontparnasse
Tower
France Edificio Zaramaga
Spain    

 

Users'Choice     

Viviendas Gran
Via Jaume I
Spain CoRI
Paint it Green
Belgium CABR Net Zero
energy Building
China African
Development
Bank (BMCE)
Morocco           Case de Luce
Italy House Type Ksar
Tafillelt
Algeria Europassive®
2 Ho House France      

 

Green Building & City Solutions Awards partners

The competition is organized by the Construction21 network with the support of ADEME. Many partners, French or international, are also promoting the competition with their own networks in France and abroad.

Also, companies committed to fighting against climate change, have joined the competition, supporting category echoing their own action against climate change.