Categories
Commercial/Infrastructure Project of the Year
Entry Criteria
This award is open to large and small-scale projects – in both footprint, scope and budget – and can include office developments, retail premises, restaurants, ‘to-go’ food and drink outlets and hotels.
Entries must display a clear understanding of how to apply timber technology to deliver a sustainable, low carbon, energy efficient and cost-effective contemporary building.
Particular note will be given to overcoming restrictive and unusual construction sites and working within local planning guidelines and constraints. Projects must explain how they have displayed innovation and worked collaboratively across the supply chain to help the client achieve its corporate vision whilst demonstrating how cost-predictability, economy, accuracy, transportability, speed of installation and principles of circular economy have been achieved.
Entry Questions:
1. Describe the reasons behind the specification of timber as the central construction method or key element of the project and why this approach was chosen when compared to other materials.
2. Explain how the use of timber technology has provided a major element in the delivery of the final project – e.g. cost-predictability, long term value, enhanced brand recognition, overall building performance, sustainability, energy efficiency and quality of design, speed of installation and building running costs.
3. How has the project provided a unique and innovative solution when benchmarked against other building materials approach – e.g. quality, speed of delivery, installation, planning concerns, circular economy principles and social value impact, health and safety and maintenance.
4. Describe the collaborative working methods used across the timber supply chain — did the client play a leading role in choosing timber and a low carbon approach as a key construction method and would they specify it again?
5. Give FIVE key reasons why your project is exceptional and should be considered as the best example this year. Can it be seen as a future example for others to follow, e.g. meeting the needs of the local market and client’s demands, aesthetics, circular economy and low carbon approach, thermal efficiency, waste reduction, engineering excellence, installation ease. Will it be applied to future developments?
