BUILDING PERFORMANCE AWARDS | WINNERS Consultancy of the Year (up to 50 employees) Winner: XCO2 XCO2 stood head and shoulders above the other finalists in this keenly fought category, and retained its 2022 title. Its insightful and thorough entry convinced the judges that it was best in class. The firm offers net zero services on all projects and is willing to share its knowledge by delivering multiple CPDs to the industry. It recently worked on five net zero retrofit projects that will result in 500 social homes in London becoming zero carbon. Working together and building relationships are two of its values, demonstrating the importance of collaboration. Sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric Building Performance Consultancy of the Year (51-300 employees) Winner: Carbon Intelligence Judges were unanimous in their decision to make Carbon Intelligence the winner of this award. They said the companys programme of client engagement using its data platform as a collaboration tool came across strongly. Its commitment to gathering in-depth data on existing buildings was commended by the judges. The platform helps clients monitor and manage energy usage, air quality and a range of performance indicators, while its machinelearning capabilities help build performance benchmarks and highlight anomalies. Sponsored by Airflow Building Performance Consultancy of the Year (over 300 Employees) Winner: Cundall Cundalls tangible commitment to zero carbon coupled with its strong ethics and equity gave it the edge in this competitive category. Judges were impressed by its global Zero Carbon Design pathway, which commits Cundall to achieving zero carbon design on every project by 2030. Cundalls award entry also showed strong preparation for the Building Safety Act 2022, with its legal and construction, design and management teams working closely to ensure engineers understand and implement the changes. Sponsored by ABB 24 March 2023 www.cibsejournal.com