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Structural Timber Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2018 Structural Timber Awards were announced at an awards ceremony at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham, held in October. Hosted by compere Mark Durden-Smith, the winners were chosen from nearly 250 submissions. The Macallan Distillery was the ‘big winner’ of the night, awarded the Winner of Winners, as well as triumphing in two other categories. The head of the judging panel and chief
executive of the Structural Timber Association, Andrew Carpenter said of the night: “The depth of expertise across all categories was impressive and the excep- tional number of entries clearly demonstrates the upturn in the industry. The Structural Timber Awards is a high- point in the construction industry calendar and it is truly inspiring to see so much activity in the sector.”
THE FULL LIST OF TIMBER AWARD WINNERS:
• Architect of the Year: Chadwick Dryer Clarke for The Stephen Perse Foundation Sports & Learning Building
• Client of the Year: Bloomberg LLP for Bloomberg European HQ
• Commercial Project of the Year: Heyne Tillett Steel & Studio RHE for The Import Building
• Contractor of the Year: Balfour Beatty for Abbey Wood
• Custom & Self-Build Project of the Year: STREIF UK for Skyfall
• Education Project of the Year: Eckersley O'Callaghan for Freemen's School
• Engineer of the Year: Arup for The Macallan Distillery
• Installer of the Year: L&S Baucon GmbH for The Macallan Distillery
• Low Energy Project of the Year: Ruth Butler Architects for Hampshire Passivhaus
• Pioneer Award: Urban Splash for HoUSe
• Private Housing Project of the Year: Barratt Homes Yorkshire East Division for St Wilfrids Walk Development
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• Product Innovation Award: Moduloft for Chippenham Bungalow
• Project of the Year: AKT II & Fosters & Partners for Bloomberg European HQ
• Project or Construction Manager of the Year: Barratt Homes Yorkshire East Division - Mark Greenley, Site Manager
• Retail & Leisure Project of the Year: Metsä Wood for Center Parcs, Elveden Forest
• Social Housing Project of the Year: CCG & Stora Enso for Ellerslie Road Development
• Best Use of SIPs: Innovaré Systems for Glasdir School
• Best Use of Solid Wood: METSÄ WOOD for Center Parcs, Elveden Forest
• Best Use of Timber Frame: Stewart Milne Timber Systems & Barratt Homes Yorkshire East Division for Barratt's St Wilfrids Walk Development
• Winner of Winners: Arup, L&S Baucon GmbH, Robertson, Wiehag GmbH & Rogers Stirk Harbours + Partners for The Macallan Distillery
have to play in supporting the European economy and resolving the affordability crisis in the EU housing market. UEPC and its members will continue to lead the way in finding innovative solutions to support prospective homeowners, through working closely with the EU Institutions.”
Homeowners reveal their favourite solutions to the housing crisis
European Commission backs US trade tariffs concerns
As part of its concerns about the US tariffs on steel and aluminium, the European Commission has expressed support to the European Union of House Builders and Developers (UEPC).
Cecilia Malmström has told that the EU ‘strongly backs’ the UEPC’s call to stop the trade dispute between the United States and EU getting out of control, in order to prevent long-term damage to the EU’s construction sector.
EU Commissioner Malmström told
Marc Pigeon, president of the UEPC: “I fully agree with you that collaboration between the United States and the European Union is essential for the stabil- ity of trade flows and the multilateral trading system…it is clear that an escala- tion of trade tensions…would have a significant impact on the global trading system and the world economy.” Marc Pigeon said: “UEPC applauds Commissioner Malmström for stressing the role that EU developers and house builders
Building more co-living developments and micro-homes in urban areas tops the list of people’s preferred solutions to the housing crisis, while building on the greenbelt was rarely favoured, according to new research from the Federation of Master Builders. The FMB asked 2,000 homeowners across the UK if they believed there is a housing shortage, and if so, how best to address it. The survey found that 66 per cent of respondents believe there is a short- age of housing in the UK.
When asked for views on the most appropriate solutions the crisis, the most common answers were to build more co-living developments (33 per cent), more micro homes in urban areas (31 per cent), more granny flats (31 per cent), extend permitted development rights (27 per cent), encourage more multi-generational living (24 per cent), excavate or convert more basements underneath existing properties (18 per cent), or the least favoured, build on the green belt (17 per cent).
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