Christer Fuglesang to present Sweco prize to Chalmers students

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.

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