Star performers

Best Carbon Saving Campaign

The museum introduced activities including a “night-time zero project”, recycling, an open day, local cooling computer programme and a calorie counter spreadsheet to encourage staff to avoid the lifts and take the stairs.

Runners-up: Marston’s plc, United Business Media, HLM Architects, Medway Maritime Hospital, Morgan Professional Services

Best Carbon Saving Programme

Initiatives focused on reducing water and electricity usage, a trial of “waterless urinal blocks”, energy saving lamps and recycling.

Runners-up: Spitalfields Estate, Fulcrum Consulting

Best Carbon Saving Multi-site Campaign

The agency has 512 sites, with about 1800 employees and 3500 volunteers. Co-ordinators in each region helped to roll out the campaign so all members of staff could help make the initiative a success.

Runners-up: Transport for London, Faber Maunsell, Morgan Professional Services, Scottish Water

Champion of Carbon Saving Champions

The judges said Jauncey led from the front, practised what he preached and was not afraid of putting his head above the parapet – three key qualities of a successful carbon champion.

First runner-up: Rachel Kerlir, BDP.

Second runner-up: The TFL Behavioural Change Champions

Best Carbon Performance

The hospital was highly involved in both the 2006 and 2007 100 Days campaigns, helping to cut emissions and raise awareness within the hospital and beyond.

Runners-up: Fulcrum Consulting; Transport for London; Natural History Museum

Low Carbon New Build Project

Sustainability was a guiding theme from the inception of this project.

Runners-up: DSSR Consulting Engineers for the Scottish Natural Heritage HQ; KingShaw Associates for the Innovate Green Office; Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council for the Rhydyfelin Children’s Centre.

Low Carbon Refurbishment

The project was to deliver carbon savings in schools by providing roof insulation, cavity wall insulation, draught proofing and other energy efficiency measures.

Runners-up: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council for Hafod Primary School and Llwynpia Primary School.

Low Carbon Innovation

The Continuous Commissioning project, developed by ABS Consulting with the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the Carbon Trust, enables the energy consumption of building services to be limited to that required to meet the occupier’s business needs and to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the occupants.

Runners-up: Information Prophets Energy Services for Digital Energy; Carbon Low Ltd for the Carbon Low Ongoing Emissions Evaluation Tool; Rybka for Eco Hat.

Low Carbon Client

This new specialist cancer care centre is designed to be the UK’s most energy efficient hospital.

Runners-up: SEEDA; Historic

Royal Palaces for the Clore Education Centre

Michael Clarke

Low Carbon Pioneer

Bill Bordass

Bordass has worked on energy benchmarks and case studies in the UK and post-occupancy surveys including the Probe series. He is also technical director of the Usable Buildings Trust– a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving building performance by the better use of feedback.