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Commercial Project of the Year
Entry Criteria
From supermarkets, restaurants and coffee shop, to shopping centres and fitness centres, this award is open to large and small-scale projects – in both footprint, scope and cost – that has employed offsite construction and methodology from initial design to final completion.
Entries must display a clear understanding of how to apply offsite technology to deliver a sustainable, energy efficient and cost-effective contemporary building.
Particular note will be given to overcoming restrictive and unusual construction sites and working within local planning guidelines and constraints.
Projects must explain how they have displayed innovation and worked collaboratively to help the client achieve its corporate vision whilst demonstrating how cost-predictability, economy, accuracy, transportability, speed of installation and principles of lean manufacture have been achieved.
Entrant Questions:
- Describe the reasons behind the specification of offsite technology as the central construction method or key element of the project and why this approach was chosen when compared to other offsite systems or a traditional approach.
- Explain how the use of offsite technology has provided a major element in the delivery of the final project – e.g. cost-predictability, long term value, enhanced brand recognition, overall building performance, sustainability, energy efficiency and quality of design, speed of installation and building running costs.
- How has the project provided a unique and innovative solution when benchmarked against a ‘traditional onsite’ building approach – e.g. quality, speed of delivery, installation, planning concerns, social value impact, health and safety and maintenance.
- Describe the collaborative working methods used across the offsite construction supply chain – did the Client play a leading role in choosing offsite as a key construction method and would they specify it again?
- Give FIVE key reasons why your project is exceptional and should be considered as the best example this year. Can it be seen as a future example for others to follow, e.g. meeting the needs of the local market and client’s demands, aesthetics, low carbon approach, thermal efficiency, waste reduction, engineering excellence, installation ease. Will it be applied to future developments?
