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International Innovation and Research
Award.
Badria Jaffar from The Bartlett, University College London has won this year's Undergraduate Dissertation Award at CIOB International Innovation and Research Awards.
International Innovation and Research Award Winners Announced
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 12 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Her dissertation 'Collateral Warranties v.Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999', investigates why the construction industry has been slow to take up the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 as an alternative to the use of Collateral Warranties.
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"We are particularly delighted to have a winner of the new Pera Prize and we look forward to experiencing Thermabatten's journey from concept to marketable reality".
"The development could bring significant energy cost savings".
Undergraduate Dissertation Awards:.
Winner.
Badria Jaffar, The Bartlett, University College London".
""Collateral Warranties v".
"Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999".
Runners-up.
Nicole Louise Lancer - University of Melbourne, Australia".
""Supply Chain Management in Construction: Potential Implementation at Project Level in South Australia".
Arnold Dehaney - University of Westminster, UK.
"Can 'Green Roofs' reduce incidences of flooding in the UK?".
Innovation Competition:.
Winner.
Matthew Locke and Nick JL Wylie MCIOB.
"ECO Board".
Runner-up.
Chris Carey MCIOB.
"You need your hands free...".
Faculty of Architecture and Surveying Award:.
Winner.
Steven Phillips MCIOB and Jim Martin".
""The development of a tender support tool OVID-BV".
Runner-up.
Richard Moore FCIOB and Richard Hyde".
""PPDS in Action".
Pera Prize:.
John Ralph ACIOB.
"Thermabatten".
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