The competition is meant to create awareness about the
building conservation concept in society, create public awareness on the benefits of
building conservation practices (energy and water), mobilise people and encourage them to embrace energy conservation strategies and motivate consumers to adopt
building conservation practices in the local construction market, the statement said.
Moreover, the competition is meant to create awareness about the
building conservation concept in all sectors of society, create public awareness on the benefits of
building conservation practices (energy, water), mobilize people and encourage them to embrace energy conservation strategies, and motivate consumers to adopt
building conservation practices in the local construction market, the statement added.
The Boiler House events space in the Stephenson works in Newcastle and the Armstrong Building at Newcastle University -
building conservation and design through innovation.
Twelve projects from across Northern Ireland have achieved the honour of being shortlisted in two categories including the new Titanic Hotel Belfast which is in the running for both
Building Conservation and Tourism and Leisure awards.
The awards, which recognise projects that have changed the face of the region in the last year, highlight 55 schemes of all sizes and budgets in eight categories:
building conservation, commercial property, community benefit, design through innovation, infrastructure, regeneration, residential and tourism and leisure.
There are different categories including
building conservation and commercial.
Key Personnel (Legal Owner/ Partner/ Director) of the Firm/ Organization/ Individual should have Master degree in Conservation architecture/
Building Conservation / Archaeology/Civil Engineering/ Art Conservation, with adequate experience in heritage conservation / archaeology/ design and development of heritage sites.
The PS11m scheme to return the castle to the local community as a viable business also won the
building conservation and Tourism and Leisure categories.
James Street Station is in the running for the
Building Conservation accolade following a successful PS1.
The project to create an outpatients centre for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust from the former wire mill won a RICS Pro-Yorkshire Award in the
building conservation category in York in May.
Sarah Lewis, from Historic England, Lynda Jubb, chair of the RICS
Building Conservation Forum, Mark Balkham from chartered architects and heritage building consultants Rodney Melville and Partners, David Chismon from accountants Saffery Champness, and Roger Cullimore from Warwick District Council also delivered key note speeches.
Bodnant, which picked up the Welsh
Building Conservation Award, now goes through to the national RICS Awards, where it will compete against other projects from across the UK.
