Christer Fuglesang to present Sweco prize to Chalmers students Sweco's student prize for 2009 goes to architect John Helmfridsson and civil engineer Mikael Mangold. With their thesis project “Through the Earth”, they hope to inspire the construction sector to create energy-smart homes. John Helmfridsson and Mikael Mangold have carried out their thesis project in association with Peab in Gothenburg. The goal has been to develop models that can inspire Peab to create energy- and cost-efficient homes in the future. ”John Helmfridsson and Mikael Mangold have succeeded in designing and modelling a single-family home that meets the new criteria for passive houses at an additional cost of only five per cent. They have done an impressive job and worked across disciplinary boundaries in an interesting way,” says Karin Annerwall Parö at Sweco. ”Our aim was to highlight energy and environmental issues from a wide perspective. We questioned old truths in passive house design in Sweden to spur a creative discussion about how to save energy in the construction sector,” say the prizewinners. The jury's motivation states among other things that “John and Mikael's thesis project demonstrates the potential for energy-efficient building to make a breakthrough in the market.” Sweco's Student Prize will be awarded at an inspiration day for sustainability at Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm on 17 November. The prize will be presented by ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang and Professor Maria Nyström. The year's jury consists of: Carl-Erik Nyquist, Jury Chairman, Karin Annerwall Parö, Sweco, Tomas Kåberger, Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency, Lars Nilsson, Editor in Chief of Ny Teknik, Louise Trygg, Researcher in Linköping, Lennart Jagemar, Associate Professor of Building Services Engineering, Per Fahlén, Professor of Building Services Engineering and Lars Olof Matsson, Jury Secretary, Sweco. For additional information contact: Prizewinners: John Helmfridsson, +46 76-764 13 26 and Mikael Mangold, +46 70-297 97 78 Karin Annerwall Parö, President of Sweco Systems, convener of the jury, +46 734-12 66 62 Rebecka Gunner, Head of Communications, Sweco Sweden, +46 734-12 66 75 Sweco is an international consulting group with combined expertise in engineering, environmental technology and architecture. Sweco has 5,200 employees in 10 countries and recorded annual sales of more than SEK 5.5 billion in 2008. The company has projects currently underway in some 80 countries worldwide. Sweco is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB. The information contained herein may be subject to the disclosure requirements in the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act.
Christer Fuglesang to present Sweco prize to Chalmers students
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