Woods Bagot Wins Esteemed Prize and Announces Zero Emissions Design

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Architectural practice, Woods Bagot, has joined forces with multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, Buro Happold, to create 'Zero Emissions Design' (ZERO-E), a new model for large-scale sustainable development that significantly advances the construction industry's contribution to realising a zero carbon economy by 2050.

The announcement was made at the 2010 Bloomberg BusinessWeek Global Green Business Summit in Shanghai. ZERO-E will capitalise on the expertise of multi-disciplinary teams, underpinned by cutting-edge parametric technologies and based on a comprehensive approach to sustainability.

The joint initiative was designed to offer an emerging, revolutionary approach to sustainable design. It challenges the industry to fulfill its leadership role in support of the UN Compact on climate change and China's commitment, made last November, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45% by the year 2020, compared with 2005 levels.

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Furthermore, Woods Bagot was recently named 'International Practice of the Year' at the AJ100 Awards in London.

Based on the results of public survey, the AJ100 Awards recognise the achievements of the largest 100 architectural practices in the UK. The 'International Practice' award is one of the rare categories that is presented at the discretion of the jury.

Speaking to the firm's celebrated 'international-ness', group managing director Ross Donaldson, outlined what distinguishes Woods Bagot from other international architecture practices.

"Woods Bagot has dared to be different; developing a global network of studios in five regions-that sets us apart," said Donaldson. "[Our] continued investment in research…has allowed our studios across the globe to gain a competitive advantage."

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(Source: Construction Week Online, 2011, available online http://www.constructionweekonline.com/)