Sustainability in housebuilding is no longer treated as an optional extra. It is now influencing the products specified in developments, as manufacturers respond to the need for efficiency and responsible material choices.
The Sustainable Solution of the Year Award 2026 celebrates products helping to reduce environmental impact and support sustainable living. Presented in this years Showhome Awards, the category highlighted innovations that are delivering measurable environmental benefits without compromising on performance or practicality.
Sustainable Solution of the Year finalists
This year’s shortlist reflected the wide range of ways sustainability is being addressed across residential specification.
Stelrad‘s Green Compact radiator demonstrated how familiar household products can be re-engineered with lower impact in mind. Manufactured using renewable electricity and low carbon steel, the radiator reduces embodied carbon while maintaining trusted heating performance.
Amtico‘s Spacia collection showcased how flooring can combine durability, longevity and design flexibility with a reduced environmental footprint. Developed with sustainability at its core, the collection helps create attractive and practical living spaces while supporting responsible material choices.
Reginox‘s Tribezi CH offered a water focused approach to sustainability, delivering hot, cold, filtered chilled and near-boiling water from a single fixture. By helping reduce bottled water consumption, the system reflects changing expectations around kitchen convenience and resource use.
Completing the shortlist was Quooker‘s Flex Square, a solution designed around smarter daily routines. Combining instant boiling water functionality with a flexible pull out hose, the system helps reduce water waste, removes the need for energy intensive kettles and supports more efficient living.
Together, the finalists demonstrated that sustainable innovation is not confined to a single product category. Whether through reducing embodied carbon, extending product lifespan, improving resource efficiency or encouraging more sustainable behaviours, each solution showcased the industry’s growing commitment to environmental responsibility.
Showhome readers vote for the winner
As housebuilders continue to prioritise sustainability, the winning solution needed to demonstrate more than environmental credentials alone. It needed to show how sustainable innovation can deliver tangible benefits while supporting the industry’s ambitions for a greener future.
For Showhome readers, one product successfully achieved that balance.
The Showhome Sustainable Solution of the Year Award 2026 was presented to Quooker for its Flex Square system.
By combining instant boiling water functionality with a flexible pull out hose, Flex Square offers a practical approach to reducing water waste and energy consumption in everyday life. The product’s ability to seamlessly integrate sustainability with convenience made it a standout choice among this year’s finalists.
The award reflects the growing importance of solutions encourage sustainable choices without compromising on performance, comfort or usability.
