The
winners of Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Built Environment
Awards 2019 were announced at a gala black-tie dinner held as part of the
Association’s Annual Conference and Exhibition at Mercure Manchester Piccadilly
Hotel.
CABE’s
Built Environment Awards 2019 recognise excellence and achievements within the
field of the Built Environment and Building Engineering and are judged by a
panel that comprises of industry experts who provide a wealth of knowledge over
a wide-ranging field of expertise.
Presented
by CABE President Ant Burd, the awards covered a range of diverse projects over
five award categories – New Build, Maintenance or Refurbishment,
Sustainability, Preservation and Conservation, and Extension.
The
eagerly-awaited New Build award went to Gateshead Council and Groundwork, North
East & Cumbria which was recognised for its outstanding work at Land of Oak
& Iron Heritage Centre. In the Maintenance or Refurbishment Award category,
Onyx Solar won for its work in improving the energy efficiency of Bell Works in
New Jersey. The company also won the Sustainability Award for their work at the
University of Washington in Seattle.
The
Preservation and Conversation Award went to Ardmore Construction for its
exemplary conversion of the Grade II* listed Ram Brewery. The final Built
Environment award of the night in the Extension category went to Gateshead
Council for PROTO: The Emerging Technology Centre, Europe’s first centre for
emerging technologies and digital innovation.
CABE’s
Peter Stone Award was also presented to Robin Nicholson, Partner at Cullinan
Studio, for his significant contribution to the advancement of building
engineering. The Gold Service Award went to Billy Gillespie for his enthusiasm
and passion for sharing his knowledge and experience amongst CABE members. The
final award of the night, in the form of an Honorary Fellowship, went to the
Reverend Kevin Fear, Health and Safety Strategy Lead at CITB. Rev Fear is
leading the way in mental health issues in the construction industry.
Commenting
on the awards, Dr Gavin Dunn, CEO of CABE, said: “We are hugely proud to honour
all these achievements and would like to congratulate the award winners and all
those who were highly commended. Our Built Environment Awards are once
again an excellent opportunity to celebrate good practice across our industry.”
More than
200 guests enjoyed a gala dinner followed by a captivating and highly amusing
address by the evening's host - writer, broadcaster, actor and former MP Gyles
Brandreth.
Entry to
the awards is currently open to an organisation, individual or project where
there has been substantial involvement of a CABE member. The subject of the
nomination for the award will have demonstrated a range of building engineering
skills through invention, research, design, education or other related activity
and has produced a leading edge, innovative and exemplary project which was
completed in the previous year.
