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News Release from: The Concrete Centre
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 February 2008
The Concrete Centre Sustainability
Awards 2008
Entries are invited for The Concrete Centre's 2008 Sustainability Award to be presented at The Concrete Society's annual dinner in November.
Now in its 4th year, the Sustainability Award provides an opportunity for designers and/or industry to submit a concrete-specific product, project, programme or initiative from undertaken during the last 5 years which demonstrates sustainability in either the production or in the uses of concrete All projects or products are welcome, whether they are related to industrial or commercial projects, civil engineering, residential or landscaping and whether they are process or initiative-based
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 31 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Previous Award winners include the concrete motorway step barrier (2005), Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh (2006) and One Coleman Street, London (2007).
The judging criteria for the Awards will embrace all three pillars of sustainability, with entries assessed according to their environmental, economic and social aspects within the following themes:.
* Resource efficiency.
* Minimising energy in construction and use.
* Conservation of biodiversity/natural features.
* Protecting against pollution.
* Respect for people.
* Setting and achieving performance targets.
The judging panel will include industry leaders as well as practicing architects, engineers, contractors and designers.
Concrete construction has a distinct contribution to make in improving the sustainability of the built environment as it is a truly local construction material, which needs minimal transportation.
Using its thermal efficiency allows designers to reduce the need for heating and air conditioning requirements whilst its built-in fire resistance, sound insulation and vibration resisting qualities avoids the need to specify additional building materials.
In addition, concrete's robustness and flood resilience enable it to protect against the predicted impacts of climate change while its long-term performance means that little or no maintenance will be required during the building's lifetime.
A further plus is concrete's ability to be recycled when the building finally comes to the end of its life.
The Sustainability Awards aim to provide a showcase of the very real contribution that concrete can make towards a sustainable built environment.
For entry forms visit the website.
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