ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks mˈɜːtən wˈʌn ðə ɹˈɔɪəl tˈaʊn plˈænɪŋ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːts sˈɪlvɚ dʒˈuːbɪlˌiː kˈʌp fɚðə pˈɑːlɪsi, ænd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt ˈeɪdɹiən hjˈuːɪt ðə mˈɜːtən kˈaʊnsəl ˈɑːfɪsɚ ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ ˈɪmplɪməntɪŋ ænd dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ðə pˈɑːlɪsi wˈʌn ðə jˌuːkˈeɪ hˈiːɾɪŋ ænd vˌɛntɪlˈeɪʃən kəntɹˈæktɚz ɡˈoʊld ɐwˈɔːɹd.
In 2006 Merton won the Royal Town Planning Institute's Silver Jubilee cup for the policy, and in 2008 Adrian Hewitt (the Merton Council officer responsible for implementing and driving the policy) won the UK Heating & Ventilation Contractors gold award.