Ferdinand 2,304 Posted April 23, 2019 Has anyone entered any awards with your self-build? Or been entered by anyone else? I do not mean TV; I mean things (picking an example out of the air) like the Brick Awards, run by the Brick Development Association. There are also local awards and the Civic Trust Awards, which are for a "contribution to the built environment". Presumably there are also awards for contributions to ecology etc. What was your experience? Ferdinand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ToughButterCup 1,931 Posted April 23, 2019 I've won one: the award for employing the nicest work-experience chappie. I get given pints every time I meet his dad in the pub - yes still - 2 years later! (Here's a link to the series if you are interested) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 257 Posted April 23, 2019 @Ferdinand Not personally but through our work as architects we've won a couple inc LABC and Civic Trust awards. I think both of those would be of interest to self-builders. LABC Building Excellence: https://www.labc.co.uk/awards?language_content_entity=en Civic Trust Awards: https://www.civictrustawards.org.uk/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eekoh 8 Posted April 28, 2019 An architect friend of mine’s build is one of 12 finalists shortlisted for the RIBA awards 2019 He put it forward himself because as a recently self-employed architect it’s a great endorsement of his work but having made the shortlist he’s expected to attend the awards dinner, which is pretty expensive. Not even the winner gets a free pass to that. Awards schemes may be nice, but not always free to take part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eileen 25 Posted March 13 @eekoh which one was it and did it get an award? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Onoff 4,449 Posted March 13 1st, 2nd & 3rd place: Longest Bathroom Build 202* *tba 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pocster 813 Posted March 13 Longest leak ever award .... ffs .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Onoff 4,449 Posted March 13 35 minutes ago, pocster said: Longest leak ever award .... ffs .... Didn't know you were a gardener. Fair play. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cpd 535 Posted March 13 (edited) Not quite but i won a UNESCO - Award of Distinction - built heritage projects over 1million dollars - but it was for a stone walking track I built ! Did take me six years...... but gave me the money to buy my site ! Edited March 13 by Cpd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Onoff 4,449 Posted March 13 2 hours ago, pocster said: Longest leak ever award .... ffs .... Longest for an item unsold on eBay? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Onoff 4,449 Posted March 13 1 minute ago, Cpd said: Not quite but i won a UNESCO - Award of Distinction - built heritage projects over 1million dollars - but it was for a stone walking track I built ! Did take me six years...... but gave me the money to buy my site ! You got $1M? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cpd 535 Posted March 13 1 minute ago, Onoff said: You got $1M? Well no _____ the cost of the project was over one million I was the main contractor. When your using helicopters to bring all your materials in one million + is a tight budget. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eileen 25 Posted March 19 We've been entered by our architects for the RIBA 2020 awards, but all the regional shortlist announcements have been postponed. RIBA are now putting a big emphasis on sustainability for the awards, which is good for us. So finger crossing will be for longer than expected.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thorfun 134 Posted March 19 our architect has mentioned that maybe we could think about entering in to awards once the build is finished. I assume from that that he's very happy with the design he came up with (as are we). fingers crossed the planning department like it and we can get it built. then we can think about awards but it's something we hadn't even considered until the architect mentioned it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eileen 25 Posted March 19 @Thorfun it needs to be occupied and then you have a two year window for the awards. By that time the need for sustainability credentials will really be ramped up - ref the RIBA 2030 challenge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thorfun 134 Posted March 19 3 hours ago, Eileen said: @Thorfun it needs to be occupied and then you have a two year window for the awards. By that time the need for sustainability credentials will really be ramped up - ref the RIBA 2030 challenge. Thanks. I think our sustainability credentials should be up there, apart from the concrete basement that is! 🤦♂️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eileen 25 Posted March 19 We’ve got a concrete basement too - we couldn’t go up so we had to go down! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferdinand 2,304 Posted March 20 (edited) 13 hours ago, Thorfun said: 17 hours ago, Eileen said: @Thorfun it needs to be occupied and then you have a two year window for the awards. By that time the need for sustainability credentials will really be ramped up - ref the RIBA 2030 challenge. Thanks. I think our sustainability credentials should be up there, apart from the concrete basement that is! 🤦♂️ 12 hours ago, Eileen said: We’ve got a concrete basement too - we couldn’t go up so we had to go down! Make like Hitachi, or .. er .. Albert Speer, you two, and use a 1000 year time horizon in your calculations. Then it is suddenly sustainable. Abracadabra ! Edited March 20 by Ferdinand 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eileen 25 Posted March 20 (edited) @Ferdinand - coincidentally, 1,000 years is about the same timeline for our energy savings to pay for the project! Edited March 20 by Eileen 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferdinand 2,304 Posted March 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, Eileen said: @Ferdinand - coincidentally, 1,000 years is about the same timeline for our energy savings to pay for the project! Wassail ! Drink Heil (or rather "Drink Ale")! (I won't get a Sieg quip in there and survive Deletion by the Buildhub Cyberman 🙉 🙈 🙊.) Edited March 20 by Ferdinand 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eileen 25 Posted June 6 We've now been shortlisted for the RIBA regional awards - so awaiting the jury visit "some time"! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
