Concrete Society Awards

Annual Concrete Society Awards

Submission Entries for 2012

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The Concrete Society has had an annual Awards dinner since 1968. Somewhere in excess of 500 awards have been given over that time. The Awards recognise excellence in the use of concrete in the UK and Eire primarily in new structures encompassing Civil Engineering and Building projects.

Entries have historically ranged from private houses, bridges, offices, acoustic sound barring walls, waste water treatment works, theatre, museums, art centres, underground stations and innovative sculptures to name but a few.

To reflect excellence in the use of concrete, our awards categories for 2012 are as follows:

The Civil Engineering Award for new structures
The Building Award for new buildings
The Rejuvenation Award for structures or buildings given ‘a new lease of life’

There will also be a Sustainability Award, given at the discretion of the judges, to the project that shows concrete as being a major contribution to the sustainable construction and functioning of a structure or building.

An Award for the Overall Winner will also be given.

Criteria on which the Awards are judged are as follows:

The Civil Engineering Award and Building Award

These prestigious awards are for new structures or buildings substantially completed within a 20-month window between October 2010 and April 2012. Completion is intended in a structural rather than contractual sense and the Judges have sole discretion on whether or not entries comply with the requirements:

Function suitability.
Visual appearance and harmony of the structure with its surroundings.
Properties of concrete exploited in the design.
Innovative use of concrete in composition, structure or form.
Integration of structure and service.
Value for money.

The Rejuvenation Award

This award is for structures or buildings of any construction material that have been ‘rejuvenated’ with the use of a concrete solution whether fully or in part. This could apply to an older framed building that has been renovated for a change of use or a section within an existing building that has a feature concrete element that enhances the building.

The judging criteria for the Rejuvenation Award are similar to that for new structures.

The Sustainability Award

The Sustainability Award is given at the discretion of the judges to the project that shows concrete as being a major contributing material to the sustainable credentials of the structure or building. Additional information is required with the submission to the main category entry.

Judging

Entries to all categories will be reviewed by the Judges. The Judges reserve the right to suggest to the entree that their project may be better suited to a different category. The entries will be short-listed and these projects visited. Judging will decide, in descending order of excellence:

The Overall Winner
The Category Winner
Those projects deserving of a Certificate of Excellence - A3 certificate
Those projects deserving of a Certificate of Commendation - A4 certificate

The judges’ decision is final.

Awards Presentation

The presentation of the Winners’ takes place at The Society’s annual Awards Dinner.

This prestigious event now rightfully holds pride of place in the construction industry calendar. The event is to be held in London at the beginning of November. More details will follow on the date and venue shortly. There will be guest speakers, audio visual presentations and great support from all involved in the projects and those passionate about concrete.

Our Awards Dinner has become accustomed to attracting over 350 senior representatives of the construction industry

Timescale and Award announcements

Early bird entry deadline 20 March 2012
Closing date for entries 27 April 2012
Judges meetings and visits to projects take place from May
Final Judges meeting end of July 20112
Short-listed entries will be announced
Awards presentation in November 2012

Public announcement of the short-listed projects, Category winners and Overall winner will be made at the dinner in November, as well as featuring in the November Awards issue of CONCRETE magazine and through press releases.

Entry form

Project Detail entry form (PDF)
Project Detail entry form (DOC)

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