NEWS CARE construction challenge


CARE Construction is an annual outdoor challenge for teams fromacross the construction industry. The event sees teams cover amarathon distance on foot, bike and kayakwhile raising vital funds to support CARE’swork, such as rebuilding homes and lives after a humanitarian emergency. The event takes place on 30th June on the scenic


Purbeck peninsula inDorset. It’s a rewarding physical challengewhichwill test participants’ teamwork and determination. Teamswill raise vital funds to support CARE International,whose poverty-fightingwork includes constructing emergency and transitional shelter in humanitarian emergencies. BAMNuttall is limbering up to defend their title


in this year’s CARE Construction. The team of colleagues from Reading are all new to the event, but have big shoes to fill on behalf of the company.


Civic Trust Award winners revealed


From306 national and international entries, 52 projects have been recognised by the prestigious Civic TrustAwards at a ceremony held at TheHub in Edinburgh.Awardswere presented to the best new buildings, public spaces, restorations and public art by Civic TrustAwards Patron, architect and TVpresenter GeorgeClarke andCivic TrustAwardsmanaging directorMalcolmHankey. Hankey said: “TheCivic TrustAwards celebrate not


only design excellence, but also the relationship between structures, places, the environment and communities.Winning projects have demonstrated architectural excellencewhilst offering cultural, social or economic benefit to the local community.” From27 awardwinning schemes, Six Special


Awardswere given to projects demonstrating outstanding credentials in specific areas. TheNational Museumof Scotland in Edinburgh byGarethHoskins Architects –was thewinner of the SpecialAward for Scotland. The SpecialAward forCommunity Impact and Engagementwent to The Longest Bench in


Littlehampton by StudioWeave - this SpecialAward is presented to a scheme that has demonstrated how successful community engagement can help deliver the highest standards of designwhilstmeeting the needs of local people. BrockholesVisitorCentre in Preston, Lancashire by


AdamKhanArchitectswon the SpecialAward for Sustainability. TheMichaelMiddleton SpecialAward went to TheHolburneMuseumofArt in Bath by Eric ParryArchitects. TheHepworthWakefield in Yorkshire byDavidChipperfieldArchitectswas selected byNational Panelmembers as their favourite scheme fromthis year’sAwardwinning projects.And the SelwynGoldsmithAward for UniversalDesign in recognition of architect and founding figure of inclusive and accessible designwent to the Priory Church inWales Primary School in Powys by Petersen Williams. Formore visitwww.civictrustawards.org.ukwhere


a full list of thewinners is provided and the 2012 winners’ brochure is available to download.


Cabe appoints design advisors


TheDesignCouncilCabe is to recruit a newnetwork of Built Environment Experts (BEEs) to create a single, flexible group of experts thatwillwork closelywith the organisation to champion good design in the built environment and provide design advice to clients and government.Cabe is looking to recruit BEEs fromawide range of disciplines including architecture, planning and infrastructure aswell as academics, health and community engagement. The aimis to build on the success of theCABE Enablers,CABE Space Enablers andDesign Reviewpanelmembers. The BEEs are intended to be amore flexible and diverse network thatwill provide good design advice on


Interserve ‘Designed


for Life’ contract win Interserve, the international support services and construction group, has been appointed as a Supply Chain Partner on all three of theWelsh


DesignCouncilCabe’s behalf to clients fromthe public, private and voluntary sectors across England. This could be for a one off event such as reviewing a development proposal, supporting a client to develop a neighbourhood plan andworkingwith partners to unlock stalled sites. The Built Environment ExpertNetworkwill be at the


forefront of a newway ofworking to create sustainable places and spaces.One of the benefits of the new networkwill be that itwill be truly ‘two-way’with DesignCouncilCabe ensuring that the experts are kept on the pulse of emerging policy and building trends as well as able to contribute to the creation of best practice.


Government’s ‘Designed for Life: Building for Wales 2’ Regional Frameworks. These frameworks cover NHS building projects inWales with con- struction values of between £4million and £10million, and are procured and managed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Facilities Services (formerlyWelsh Health Estates).


Last year the victorious BAMNuttall team completed the challenge and additional bonus miles in a remarkable 3 hours and 21 minutes. Teams of two, three or fourwill be asked to raise £600


per person to supportCARE’s vitalwork. Formore information, or to sign up, visit www.carechallenge.org.uk/constructionchallenge or call theCAREChallenge Teamon 020 7091 6111.


The event raises vital funds for CARE Construction.


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