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AID AGENCY CALL TO CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: CHALLENGE YOURSELF AND CHALLENGE POVERTY


Chase was won by BAM Nuttall. The challenge is set for the construction industry to take their title in 2012.


CARE and construction: Asian tsunami 7th


anniversary


On Boxing Day in 2004 the Asian tsunami, triggered by one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded on a seismograph, had a devastating impact on more than a dozen coun- tries. An estimated 250,000 lives were lost and millions were left homeless. CARE was among the leading


Teams from across the construction industry are already signing up to take part in the CARE Construction Challenge on Saturday 30 June 2012. So far teams have entered from BAM Nuttall, Network Rail, Kingspan, EnterpriseMouchel, New Civil Engineer, and more. The CARE Construction


Challenge, held in a different scenic location each year, will see teams from the industry completing a marathon distance on foot, bike and kayak – this time around Dorset’s scenic Purbeck Peninsula. Last year’s event in Cannock


humanitarian agencies to respond and has continued to work with affected communities since, to reconstruct homes and livelihoods and promote economic and social development. In summary, CARE reached 1,339,464 people affected by the tsunami in India, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. CARE International UK’s chief


executive Geoffrey Dennis visited Tamil Nadu in South East India where CARE rebuilt houses for families who had lost everything. The project focused on poor families whose bamboo and wooden houses had been completely destroyed. CARE built robust brick houses in their place.


Geoffrey said: “I was pleased to find, almost seven years on, the houses were still in perfect condition. They’re very well kept and are regularly painted by the local families who live in them. I was also impressed to see how CARE has helped communities to become completely self-sufficient by rebuild- ing livelihoods, for example through crab farming and cashew nut produc- tion. This is what long term develop- ment is all about.” The CARE Construction


Challenge, supported by corporate partner Costain Group PLC, gives workers from every level of construc- tion, from design to completion, the opportunity to support some of the most important construction projects in the world – rebuilding homes and infrastructure following a devastating emergency.


How to take part Teams of two, three or four will be asked to raise £600 per person to support CARE’s vital work. For further information please visit: www.carechallenge.org.uk/ constructionchallenge


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LOW CARBON PERFORMANCE & EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN CELEBRATED AT INDUSTRY AWARDS


The University of Bradford was crowned Carbon Champion of the Year at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2012. The University carried out a sustained and comprehensive programme of energy efficiency that not only reversed their building’s pre- vious trend of rising energy use and emissions, but reduced them by 8 per cent since the start of the programme in 2005. The University also won the Client of the Year award. Rewarding excellence in sustainable


and aspirational buildings, the CIBSE Building Performance awards are designed to raise industry standards by recognising those who are designing and managing the UK’s most sustain- able and innovative projects & prod- ucts. They showcase the best examples of actual low carbon performance in practice, allied to excellence in the design, construction, and operation of buildings of all types. AECOM was named Consultancy


of the Year, while Imtech Aqua took Contractor of the Year. Norman Disney & Young took the accolade for Refurbishment Project of the Year, for a refurbishment project transforming the Angel Building, an early 1980s building in Islington, North London. Max Fordham took the award for


Public Sector New Build of the Year and also beat off the competition to win the Private Sector New Build of the Year with the Brockholes Visitor Centre in Preston, while British Land won the Client Energy Management Award. Passive (Energy related) Product of


the Year went to Datum Phase Change for the Racus ceiling tile, while Energy Using Product of the Year went to Monodraught for their Cool-Phase Low Energy Cooling and Ventilation System – a low-energy alternative to air-conditioning. Norland Managed Services was recognised for its contri- bution to Training for Building


Performance and Transport for


London won for Building Operation. Norman Disney & Young was awarded Commissioning Project of the Year and the award for Collaborative Working went to Harrods. CIBSE low carbon energy assessor


Andrew Gardner took the title of Low Carbon Consultant of the Year; over one year he helped his clients to save around 61 tonnes of Carbon. CIBSE president Andy Ford said:


“The future is a resource and carbon constrained world. CIBSE is placing the enabling of effective performance engineering delivered through our members at the heart of what it does. All the entrants recognised have shown their commitment and skill at creating a sustainable built environment. We are proud to showcase some of the best projects, products and innovations...” The Awards were presented on 8 February in London.


events


Ecobuild 20 - 22 March, ExCeL London www.ecobuild.co.uk


Olympic stadium talk March 22, UWE Frenchay campus www.ciob.org.uk/events


Changes to the Construction Act March 26, Kennedy’s London Office, 25 Fenchurch Avenue, London, EC3M 5AD www.ciob.org.uk/events


Environmental good practice on site March 26, Newcastle-upon-Tyne April 23, CIRIA, Classic House, 174-180 Old Street, London EC1V 9BP www.ciria.org/service


Collaborative Working: an introduction to BIM enabled cooperation March 27, Armada House, Telephone Avenue, Bristol BS1 4BQ www.architecture.com/WhatsOn


Novus Visit to the Olympic White Water Centre March 29, Lee Valley White Water Centre, Station Road, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire EN9 1AB www.ciob.org.uk/events


The setting of heritage assets April 17, Harry Hems Centre, Longbrook Street, Exeter EX4 6AP www.architecture.com/WhatsOn


Workwear and Corporate Clothing Show April 17 - 18, Ricoh Arena, Coventry www.workwearshow.com


SUDS foundation April 25,CIRIA, Classic House, 174-180 Old Street, London EC1V 9BP www.ciria.org/service


Timber frame – fire safe and energy efficient April 26, SmartLIFE Centre, Cambridge www.architecture.com/WhatsOn/


Call for Brick Awards 2012 Deadline June 15, presented on November 13, Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel in London www.brick.org.uk/brick-awards-2012- entry-form


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