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The awards, held this year in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/uk-roofing-awards-shortlist-announced-at-ecobuild\/39210\/\">Ecobuild<\/a>, also recognise high achievement by architects, M&amp;E consultants and BREEAM assessors \u2013 and BREEAM again partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/gresb.com\/\">GRESB<\/a> to recognise socially responsible investment. New this year is the Regional Awards for building projects that inspire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/is-the-sustainability-assessment-method-breeam-still-relevant\/38886\/\">sustainability advances<\/a> in their particular areas of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Selected by an independent panel of experts from shortlists of the year\u2019s highest scoring BREEAM certificated projects, the winning buildings represent outstanding design and performance in new and existing buildings, refurbishments and fit-outs. They include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bloomberg London &#8211; Commercial Project &#8211; Design<\/li>\n<li>Four Pancras Square, London &#8211; Commercial Project &#8211; Post-Construction<\/li>\n<li>Forum Kayseri, Turkey &#8211; Commercial Project &#8211; In-Use<\/li>\n<li>Tiger Way Primary School and Nursery, London \u2013 Public Project &#8211; Design<\/li>\n<li>GSK Centre for Sustainable Chemistry, Nottingham \u2013 Public Project &#8211; Post-Construction<\/li>\n<li>Gr\u00f8nland 58, Drammen, Norway \u2013 Public Project &#8211; In-Use<\/li>\n<li>HAUT, Amsterdam \u2013 Homes &#8211; Design<\/li>\n<li>126 Pavilion Road, London \u2013 Homes &#8211; Post-Construction<\/li>\n<li>Metropolis Mansion, China \u2013 Regional Award &#8211; Asia<\/li>\n<li>SEBRAE Sustainability Centre, Brazil \u2013 Regional Award &#8211; Americas<\/li>\n<li>V.Offices, Krak\u00f3w, AFI Europe Poland\u2013 Regional Award &#8211; Central and Eastern Europe<\/li>\n<li>Bloomberg London and DC2, Prologis Park, Dunstable, UK \u2013 Joint winner, Regional Award &#8211; Western Europe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alan Yates, BREEAM Technical Director and Chair of the Judging Panel, said: \u201cEven more important than the qualities of the shortlisted and winning projects, are the examples they set for others. By demonstrating the practicalities and benefits of sustainable solutions \u2013 particularly those that are widely replicable \u2013 these projects will inspire others to aim higher with their own developments, so driving improvement throughout their sectors and regions, and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The winners of the GRESB\/BREEAM Awards for Responsible Real Estate Investment are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Altarea Cogedim \u2013 Large Portfolio (more than \u20ac1bn gross asset value)<\/li>\n<li>SPF Joint Venture &#8211; Rockspring \u2013 Small Portfolio (less than \u20ac1bn gross asset value)<\/li>\n<li>Lizzy Butink, A.S.R. 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