BSRIA soft landings awards

In March 2019, BSRIA announced it was launching the Soft Landings Awards.

The soft landings building delivery approach is about making buildings that meet the clients’ expectations and the end users’ needs. The soft landings framework provides step-by-step guidance for clients and their project teams to help avoid pitfalls and deliver a better performing product.

The categories for the Soft Landings Awards are:

• Soft landings project of the year – smaller projects (total value: up to £20m).
• Soft landings project of the year – larger projects (total value: more than £20m).
• Soft Landings practitioner of the year.

Project entries should:

• Give a clear description of the building: type, size, value, location, special features, procurement route, date of occupancy and so on.
• Explain the success criteria, the operational performance target, how these were promoted and protected and whether they were met.
• An account of how the soft landings team was engaged with the project after practical completion and how the performance of the building was evaluated.
• How the client, project team and wider industry benefited from the project.

“Extra points” will be awarded for providing information associated with the costs of the soft landings activities. Buildings should have been in operation at least for 15 months at the time of entry.

The soft landings practitioner of the year category covers consultants, contractors, facilities managers, architects, project managers and so on. Judges are looking for evidence to demonstrate the applicant’s commitment to the soft landings approach. Applicants should have been involved in soft landings projects / activities for at least 12 months at the time of entry. The entry should include an explanation of how they promote the soft landings approach in the industry and how they or their organisation have benefited from adopting the soft landings approach.

Pictures and diagrams can also be included to support all submissions, as well as any client or building operator testimonials.

The deadline for entries is Monday 20th May 2019. The awards are free to enter, and applications should be submitted to Michelle: michelle.agha-hossein@bsria.co.uk.

The winners will be announced at BSRIA’s 2019 Soft Landings Conference: quality and performance – two sides of the same coin - on Friday 14th June at ARUP in London.

--BSRIA

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