The Skanska team joined other leaders and innovators in sustainability to celebrate projects and people at the Edie Sustainability Leaders Awards 2013 at the Grand Connaught Rooms in central London.

Skanska's office in Woking, Hollywood House, was the winning project in the Energy Efficiency category. It has achieved the highest LEED score in the UK for commercial interiors, cutting energy usage by 45% and carbon emissions by 55%, as well as making significant savings in water usage. Judges commented on the importance of the landlord tenant relationship and how it initiated green innovation within a commercially acceptable payback cycle.

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Brent Civic Centre, set to be named as the UK's greenest public building, won the Sustainable Building award. The building was constructed by Skanska and completed earlier this year. The collaborative relationship between Skanska and the client was an important factor in achieving its BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) 'Outstanding' rating.

(CD/JP)