Contact The Chartered Institute of Building | Members’ Newsletter | Issue 101 | April 12 NEWS News in Brief


Meet President Alan Crane in Scotland In advance of its 50th anniversary celebration/Annual Dinner (see below) the Scotland Branch is offering members the opportunity to meet the president of the CIOB, Alan Crane FCIOB. This is a unique opportunity to hear


more about Alan and his experience of construction and the CIOB in general. There will also be time to chat and discuss topical issues with him. The event is free but places are limited


so advance booking is a must. To book contact eflavell@ciob.org.uk


Scotland’s Annual Dinner Friday 20 April is the 50th anniversary celebration and CIOB Scotland Annual Dinner. Tickets are on sale now both for group bookings and individuals. This promises to be another fantastic


branch event with president Alan Crane and a number of past branch chairs from the past 20 years all attending. To book your ticket please contact


branch manager, Lynne McKay on 0845 070 6159 or email lmckay@ciob.org.uk


Winning smiles: Glasgow Caledonian students (l-r) Craig Wright, Halbert Mills (lecturer), Lauren Meldrum, Eve Mallon and Lauren Brown


Glasgow Caledonian students impress with creativity to win Student Challenge final


Students from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) won this year’s CIOB Student Challenge Final for the second time. For this year’s challenge students had to develop a design and build brief for a hypothetical new terminal at Manchester Airport – Terminal 4. The teams were asked to create an “intelligent airport” that


considered the whole lifecycle of the building. The design had to recognise the current construction improvement agenda relating to Building Information Modelling and the wider use of digital technologies, the importance of quality design and the pivotal role of sustainability. Dr Sarah Peace, the CIOB’s scholarship and research manager, said this year’s challenge produced some really innovative and considered solutions. “What impressed the judges the most was the passion and awareness all the teams showed,” she said. “But for us Glasgow gave the most


complete and creative set of solutions that displayed a real insight for airport building.” Michael McCarney MCIOB, lecturer in construction management at GCU, said staff and students were delighted to have won the competition. “It is particularly pleasing as this is the second year in a row that GCU has won, endorsing the quality of the students who graduate from our School.” The University of Wolverhampton was the runner up


and third place went to the Institute of Technology, Carlow. The other finalists were: University of Greenwich; City of Sunderland College;Mid Kent College; University of Salford; University of the West of England; Pencoed College; Leeds Met University; and a team from SDC Construction Group. The judging panel included David Haimes from Manchester Airports Group, Gavin Maxwell-Hart from Laing O’Rourke, Danny Kearney from Xtratherm and Dr Sarah Peace.


New chair for Sheffield & South Yorkshire Centre The Sheffield & South Yorkshire Centre held its AGM on 6 March when Paul Senior was welcomed as chair following a two- year term held by Gary Apsley. Senior said he was looking forward to his new challenge and conveyed thanks to Apsley for his invaluable contribution to the Centre. Andrew Nortcliffe was elected as vice chair and Andrew Fairest as junior vice chair.


York student receives CIOB award Michael Dawson was presented with the CIOB Shield for the Best Achievement on Level 4 HNC in Construction Year 1 at a prestigious awards ceremony on 8 March at York College. Dawson is in the second year of his


HNC course and is a commercial trainee for Portakabin.


Transparency key to NEC3,


says Scottish expert The true benefits of the NEC3 contract can only be realised when every stakeholder in a project buys into it up front. That was the message from Graham Robertson, managing director at Plan Delivery, who gave a talk to the West of Scotland Centre in February. West of Scotland Centre chair Michael McCarney presented Robertson with an engraved hip flask as a token for his continued support of the centre.


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