Chartered Institute of Building - General - International Innovation and Research Awards
Date: 15 May 2006
Winners of the CIOB's ninth annual International Innovation and Research Awards were announced at the CIOB's headquarters in Ascot.
It is estimated that £1.2bn annually is spent on research and development in the construction industry worldwide. Through the International Innovation and Research Awards the CIOB contributes to I & R activities through the recognition and celebration of outstanding research from across the world.
Brian Wilson from the University of Northumbria won this year's Undergraduate Dissertation Award for his paper on 'First Planning in Construction' which investigated the progress made to recent developments in planning and control as captured in the Last Planner.
Commenting on his achievement Brian said, "It was a great pleasure to attend the awards evening and to have the opportunity to present my research study in such an attractive location. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the CIOB again for the award."
Petra Rudloff from the University of Reading won the Masters Dissertation Award. This new award was established for research into urban regeneration and the Judging Panel felt her entry critically examined the process, roles and outcomes in managing urban regeneration projects.
Jim Barrack, John Forrest and David Smith MCIOB were the winners of the Innovation Competition for their TILT-DAM invention. With an increased incidence of flooding in recent years involving significant consequential financial and personal cost, a permanent yet visually appealing solution is required. TILT-DAM fulfils these requirements with the added bonus of being quick to deploy.
Commenting on their award Jim Barrack said, "I am indebted to CIOB for this valued recognition of a British invention designed to provide protection for properties at risk from the ravages of flooding. I hope that this will assist in establishing TILT-DAM in the UK market as the first self-help system for flood defence."
Dr Sai On Cheung MCIOB, Donald Choi and Keith Ng MCIOB won the new Faculty of Architecture and Surveying Innovation Award for their Control of Variations and Instructions (CVI) web based cost control innovation. The Judging Panel were impressed with the level of collaborative working between City University of Hong Kong and Nan Fung Development Ltd and the involvement of an integrated team from different professional backgrounds in its development. CVI enables timely confirmation and approval of variation.
Dr Sai On Cheung said, "The CIOB Innovation Awards are a timely response to the call for innovation for the advancement of the construction industry. We are most encouraged that our efforts in making use of I.T. to solve a long standing cost control problem are recognised by the construction community."
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