2024 Awards
About the 2024 Active House Awards
The 2024 Active House Awards are a key recognition given out by Active House International, a global association renowned for establishing standards aimed at creating healthier and more comfortable buildings.
The 2024 Active House Awards celebrated and promoted best practices in the field of sustainable and people-centric buildings. They showcased exemplary application of the Active House principles in building projects. This involved balancing the elements of comfort, energy, and environment in building design to improve the quality of life of occupants while ensuring sustainability.
- The Active House RADAR Master Awards were opened to realised projects that fully apply Active House Radar.
- Active House Principle Awards were opened to both completed and fully developed designs that successfully reflect the Active House Principles.
Joining the Active House Awards not only validated the dedication and hard work of the awardees but also helped inspire other architects, builders, and designers to pursue sustainable and human-centric building projects.
Active House Award winners will be granted a certificate of recognition for their remarkable work in the field. Furthermore, their winning projects are published and highlighted on the Active House International Alliance website, giving them global exposure, and setting a benchmark for future aspirants in this field.
More than 60 participants from all around the world joined us online during the Ceremony on the 10th of April. In case you could not join us, you will find below the link to watch the Ceremony.
The Award Ceremony took place on April 10th, 2024. You will find below the list of winners:
Main winner: The 2024 Radar Award – Active House Awards 2024
0027 Living Places Copenhagen – Award Category: Radar Master
Location: Copenhagen (Denmark)
Owner/investor: VELUX
Architects: EFFEKT
Status: Built
Project type: Residential (Houses)
Main winner: The 2024 Principle Award – Active House Awards 2024
0060 Single family house in Birštonas – Award Category: Principle
Location: Birštonas (Lithuania)
Owner/investor: Private
Status: Built
Project type: Residential (house)
Category Winners: Public and Institutional – Active House Awards 2024
0006 VILNA School– Award Category: Principle
Location: Kharkiv (Ukraine)
Owner/investor: Public
Status: In planning
Architects: IK Architects
Project type: Public and Institutional (School)
0033 Zero-Carbon Origami Airplane – Award Category: Radar Master
Location: Shanghai (China)
Owner/investor: Public
Architects: Liu Heng (Project Leader), Xu Feng (Project Architect), Yan Wei (Architect), Wang Peng (Architect), Yang Xi (Architect), Huang Jianzhao (Architect), Han Ling (Structural Engineer), Qi Runtian (Structural Engineer), Li Tianyang (Building Energy-saving Engineer), Li xiang (Building Energy-saving Engineer), Gao Lin (Architect), Xu Hongxing (HVAC Engineer), Gao Zhihong (Electrical Engineer)
Status: Built
Project type: Theme park service center
Category Winners: Residential – Active House Awards 2024
0060 Single family house in Birštonas – Award Category: Principle
Location: Birštonas (Lithuania)
Owner/investor: Private
Status: Built
Project type: Residential (house)
0027 Living Places Copenhagen – Award Category: Radar Master
Location: Copenhagen (Denmark)
Owner/investor: VELUX
Architects: EFFEKT
Status: Built
Project type: Residential (Houses)
Category Winners: Commercial and Industrial – Active House Awards 2024
0056 Christian Mutuality Limburg HQ – Award Category: Principle
Location: Hasselt, Limburg (Belgium)
Owner/investor: CM Limburg
Architects: Archipelago
Status: Built
Project type: Commercial and Industrial (Offices, leisure areas)
Category Winners: Mixed – Active House Awards 2024
0058 De Groene Afslag – Award Category: Principle
Location: Laren (Netherlands)
Status: In planning
Project type: Mixed (Community center)
RAU Architects – Architect, De Groene Stenen – Commissioner, Linssen – Building services, DGMR – Building Physics, Fire Safety, sustainability, Van Rossum – Construction, Oomen ontwerpt – Interior design, D/Dock – project management
0047 Gongchen ZEB Community Center – Award Category: Radar
Location: Fangshan, Beijing (China)
Owner/investor: Public
Architects: Architect: SUP Atelier of THAD, Chief Architect: Song Yehao, Sun Jingfen, Design team: Gao Weizhi, Chu Yingnan, Liu Kunpeng, Guan Xiaoqing, Xie Dan, Chen Xiaojuan, Energy Consulting: CABR, Landscape Design: USAD, Interior Design: WE-Architects
Status: Built
Project type: Mixed (Community center)
Commendations: Mixed – Active House Awards 2024
0041 Peizhi School – Award Category: Principle
Location: Suzhou (China)
Project Status: In planning
Project type: Public and Institutional (School)
Han Dongqing (Project Leader & Main designer), Zhang Lan (Project Leader & Main Designer), He Yongle (Head of Architecture & Main Designer), Hou Yanpu (Design Guideline), Ding Yinchun (Head of Eco-Building Design), Zou Kang (Desing Guideline), Zhao Wenhao (Main Designer), Lin Yu (Main Designer), Wang Xingxin (Eco-Building Design), Shen Yan (Eco-Building Design), Xiao Ziyi (Eco-Building Design), Xu Zhiwen (Eco-Building Design)
0017 Qingdao City Memory Museum – Award Category: Radar Master
Location: Qingdao (China)
Architects: Mr. Zhang Liwei, Liu Chong (Architect); Wang Lei (Architect); Qin Xumin (Architect); Cheng Liubin (Engineer); Chen Juan (Architect); Liu Wenzhong (Architect); Wang Wanzhong (Architect); Dong Weili (Architect); Guo Junjie (Architect); Lu Yuhu (Architect); Zeng Jianjian (Architect); Wang Peihai (Architect); Sun Bin (Architect); Zhang Juntao (Architect); Zhao Shijie (Architect); Liu Yilin (Architect); Li Yiming (Architect)
Project Status: Built
Project type: Public and Institutional (Museum)
0067 Energy Efficiency Strategies – Award Category: Radar Master
Location: Alfedena, L’Aquila (Italy)
Architects: VELUX Italy, Associazione Comuni Virtuosi
Project Status: Built
Project type: Public and Institutional (Nursery and primary school)
0050 Terraces for Life – Award Category: Principle
Location: Sant Martí, Barcelona (Spain)
Owner/investor: Municipal Institute of Housing and Renovation of Barcelona (IMHAB)
Architects: Urbanitree
Project type: Residential (environmental housing project)
0059 Holocene House – Award Category: Radar Master
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Owner/investor: Private
Status: Built
Architects: CplusC Architects + Builders
Project type: Residential (House)
Commendations: Commercial and Industrial – Active House Awards 2024
0055 Banca Popolare di Macerata – Award Category: Principle
Location: Macerata (Italy)
Owner/investor: Banca Macerata
Status: Built
Architects: SMT Studio
Project type: Commercial and Industrial (Bank)