John Connell Awards 2025, Palace of Westminster 22nd October 2025. The John Connell Awards 2025 took place at the Palace of Westminster on the evening of Wednesday 22nd October 2025, kindly hosted by The Lord Balfe. The awards were presented by Emma Hardy MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State – Defra and Dr Danny Chambers MP for Winchester.

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A new award recognising the development of sustainable solutions in acoustics has been launched under the 2025 John Connell Awards, in partnership with the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC) and ANV Measurement Systems.

The John Connell Sustainable Development Award has been introduced as a new category in the renowned accolades, organised by the Noise Abatement Society (NAS).

Open to government, local government,...

Sponsored by the The Association of Noise Consultants and ANV Measurement Systems, this is a new award to be presented at this year’s John Connell Awards, organised by the Noise Abatement Society.

This award recognises and encourages the development of sustainable development products, services and solutions that reduce noise and/or improve sound to benefit the environment, society (health and wellbeing) and...

Where do I find the entry forms? 

To request an entry form, visit the Awards 2025 page.

What sort of projects win awards?

If you’ve never entered before and want to see how others approach it, click here to check out some previous winners.

What are the benefits of winning an award?

The awards are a great...

The 38-page ‘Approved Document O Noise Guide’ lays out the requirements set down in the Building Regulations, focusing on overheating mitigation in new residential buildings.

A Working Group of industry experts from the ANC and IOA has worked on the advice, which sets out a method to demonstrate compliance to the Building Control Body of the noise constraints in Approved Document...