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News Release from: TermoDeck | Subject: Stirling Prize for architecture
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 August 2005
TermoDeck building shortlisted for
Stirling Prize
TermoDeck building system has helped Brighton's Jubilee Library to become a finalist for the 2005 Stirling Prize for architecture.
The highly successful TermoDeck building system has helped Brighton's Jubilee Library to become a finalist for the 2005 Stirling Prize for architecture Dubbed as the 'Oscars' for the construction industry, the project was chosen from a shortlist featuring over 70 entrants
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 17 Jun 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Jubilee library impressed judges with both its dramatic visual presence on the South Coast skyline and supported by the environmental performance of the building.
The use of TermoDeck in the library not only provides an energy efficient way of heating and cooling the building, but also means that staff and users of the new multi-million pound facility will benefit from a constant source of fresh air.
Through the application of TermoDeck, the building will also significantly reduce its energy consumption by up to 50% every year, compared with buildings using standard methods.
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Unlike traditional building methods, which rely upon either natural ventilation and heating or air conditioning systems to maintain a temperature within a building, TermoDeck exploits the thermal mass of the building, also air is passed through hollowcore concrete slabs that form the floors and ceilings of the building, which act as a thermal store, allowing either heated or cooled air to be transferred to the internal space.
Designed by Bennetts Associates in association with Fulcrum Consulting, the Jubilee Library is following in the footsteps of previous TermoDeck success stories, which have consistently outperformed traditional buildings, both in terms of running costs as well as providing a minimal impact upon the environment.
The library has already received a commendation from CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) and achieved a rating of 'excellent' by BREEAM (British Research Engineering Environmental Assessment).
Following in the footsteps of the hugely successful Elizabeth Fry Building at the University of East Anglia, which was responsible for establishing TermoDeck within the UK, the Jubilee Library has already gained recognition as one of the best buildings of the year, after receiving a number of industry awards, including the CIBSE building of the year - the second year running that the accolade has been won by a TermoDeck building.
Phil Harris, General Manager, TermoDeck said: "TermoDeck is a concept that has proved to be highly popular with both architects and end-users in recent years".
"With growing demand to create buildings that not only look good, but offer a high level of energy performance, the UK has been one of the early adopters of the TermoDeck system and the success achieved at Brighton will send a strong message to architects across the world".
""The Jubilee Library proves that it is possible for architects to create, aesthetically powerful buildings, without compromising upon the government's recommendations upon energy usage.
The project was one of a number of buildings that used TermoDeck to feature on the shortlist for this year's awards and I am delighted that the building has a realistic chance of winning the most prestigious award within the construction industry".
Professor Jeremy Till, chair of the RIBA Awards Group, said today: "It is the tenth anniversary year of the RIBA Stirling Prize and I'm delighted that we have such a range and quality of projects.
All of this year's finalists share one quality: true architectural excellence and the Jubilee Library is no exception".
""At its best, good architecture makes a real difference to the people who see it, work in it, play in it, study in it and experience".
"Every one of the shortlisted buildings would be a worthy winner - they're popular not just with critics, but with the public as well".
"They stimulate".
"They're full of new ideas, and new approaches".
"This is great architecture - the very best of British architecture".
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