Whether structural designs meet requirements of Earthquake Resistant Design Provision of Fire Fighting & Fire Alarm System Innovative Technologies & Materials adopted ii) Five A-3 size drawings in Black on White paper INDIAN BUILDINGS CONGRESS iii) Five 200 mm x 250 mm size coloured photographs iv) A brief note on contribution of the participant v) List of other agencies involved & the extent of their involvement. SCHEDULE (i) Receipt of Entries Entries complete in all respects strictly as per above requirements/details should reach IBC Secretariat latest by 31st March 2015. Incomplete Entries or not in the prescribed format may not be considered. (ii) Evaluation of Entries Entries will be evaluated by a Panel of Judges nominated by IBC. In all such matters, decision of IBC shall be final. (iii) Announcement & presentation of Awards INVITATION OF ENTRIES for th Awards will be announced well before the 20 Annual Convention and winners informed. The same will be presented during the 20th Annual Convention to be held some tine in May / June 2015. Honorary Secretary, Indian Buildings Congress Sector VI, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110022 Phone No.26169531, 26170197 Fax: 26196391 Email [email protected] IBC Awards for Excellence in Built Environment 2013-14 INDIAN BUILDINGS CONGRESS Awards for Excellence in Built Environment 2013-14 OBJECTIVES One of the important objectives of the Indian Buildings Congress (IBC) is to promote excellence in the field of Built Environment. While there is no doubt that outstanding structures are being created in the country, many a times such efforts go unnoticed by fellow professionals in particular and society at large. IBC, being a national body, seeks to encourage talented persons working towards improvement in Built Environment. IBC is looking for creations with good aesthetic and structural soundness & designs responding to the need for improvement in the Built Environment for Urban poor, Rural masses, etc. The idea behind the IBC Awards is to bring to light such efforts while recognizing the drive, imagination and creative thinking of individuals & groups. Particular emphasis will be on creative designs for buildings in disaster prone areas, buildings for the disabled, health care buildings, etc. IBC Awards were instituted in the year 1996 and have been given every year thereafter, which have been highly acclaimed. These Awards will also bring the much needed attention of the society to the great contributions being made by the professionals in the field of Built Environment. AWARDS Awards will be given in each of the following five categories subject to Entries being of meritorious quality, depicting excellence in overall design and concept : I. Buildings including individual residential units, housing complexes, commercial and office buildings II. Institutional Campuses III. Industrial Structures IV. Rehabilitation / Retrofitting of Buildings V. Infrastructure Projects ELIGIBILITY I. Entries are invited from Members of IBC, professional bodies, Building Deptts. of Central/State Govt. Deptts., Housing Boards, Architects, Public & Private Sector organizations, etc. who have completed such projects during last five years (i.e. from July 2009 to June 2014) or developed/adopted innovative technologies during that period in the above categories. II. Entries will be accepted only for structures which have been built and for Technologies developed/adopted by organizations/institutions/individuals in India. III. An organization/individual may submit only one Entry in one category. IV. One award in any of the above categories will be given to a young professional below the age of 35 years. V. Entry fee of R 10,000 per Entry plus Service Tax @ 12.36%, i.e., totaling R 11,236 is payable through DD or Multicity Cheque in favour of 'Indian Buildings Congress' payable at New Delhi. DETAILS TO BE SUBMITTED Entries shall be in specified categories only and shall be accompanied by following details : i) A write up of about 500 words on A-4 size paper highlighting the element of excellence/innovativeness etc. and giving salient features of project Year of completion of project Intelligent Building Design Features Green Building concepts adopted highlighting: a) Energy Conservation, b) Water Management System