ECCS Steel Bridge Awards Ceremony

 ECCS Steel Bridge Awards Ceremony

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ECCS European Steel Bridges Award 2010

The European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS) is organizing the European Steel Bridges Award (ESBA) 2010 and its announcement will be published soon. The first European Steel Bridges Award was organized in 2008, and is organised every even year. Although its first announcement of ESBA will be declared, the followings are informally released as initial information.

The objective is to give European recognition to outstanding steel and composite bridges emphasizing the many advantages of steel in construction, production, economy and architecture in order to interest clients, architects and engineers in using more steel within the entire building sector, thereby making the steel industry more competitive;

Operation of the Awards

The Awards are open to steel and composite bridges whose steel structures were fabricated in the Full ECCS member countries (list available on www.steelconstruct.com).

The construction must have been completed and ready for use within the last two years, in the period between May 31st, 2008 and May 31st, 2010. Previous entries are not eligible.

Three categories will be awarded:

• Road and railways bridges

• Footbridges

• Refurbishment of existing bridge (major retrofit, expansion or rehabilitation or partial replacement) using steel.

The Panel of Judges

A panel of judges comprising prominent representatives of Architecture and Civil Engineering will assess the entries. Names of the Jury will be included into the announcement of the Award.

The judging panel selects award winners after assessing all entrants against the following criteria:

• To be of an internationally recognised standard;

• To be outstanding in its construction;

• To emphasize the advantages of steel in construction, production, economy, and architecture;

• To highlight the sustainability qualities of steel bridges;

• To contribute to the dissemination of the knowledge of steel and to improve its image, its many uses, and to draw attention to its development.

Judging will take place in March and the Jury's decision will be known before 15th May 2010.

The General Secretariat will inform the National Association members who have submitted an entry of the decision.

The Awards

The winner will receive a trophy and the nominees a certificate. The owner of the structures and the architects responsible for the design receive an Award as do the engineers and the steelwork contractors.

The Award will be presented during the International Symposium on “Steel Structures: Culture and Sustainability” which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 21st - 23nd September 2010 (more info on www.sscs2010.org)

Submission of Entries

Entries can be submitted either by architects, engineering offices, fabricators or clients. The entries will be approved by the National Associations of ECCS in order to comply with the regulations of the Awards. The Full member Associations are entitled to approve more than one entry. The projects have to be sent to the organizing association (TUCSA) before February 28th, 2010.

The entries will contain the necessary design drawings, description and photographs of the steel structures in 3 copies.

Submittal Requirements

The entire entry should be contained within one binder or a CD or a DVD, and accompanied by an application form.

General descriptions and photographs of these projects may be used for publications and articles in the press. Application for a European Steel Bridge Award automatically means agreement that ECCS and/or the full members of ECCS may use the material presented to ECCS for all purposes relating to the aims of ECCS.

1- Entry cover letter must include

• Name and location of project (name of firm submitting entry, address, person to contact, phone, fax and e-mail);

• Name and location of structural engineering firm, architectural firm, general contractor, project owner.

2- Project Description: Include a description of the owner's/architect's building programme, an explanation of how the structures satisfies the programme and distinguishing/unique aspects of the structural system, aesthetic considerations and sustainability criteria.

3- Photographs: A set of 5 to 12 high definition photographs in electronic format *, ready for publication, of both construction and the completed project must be included, preferably on jpg, tif or eps format. Copyrights to photos, slides and plans must be cleared for presentation and publication (booklet and website) by the entrant. Any fees or royalties connected with such releases are the responsibility of the entrant. ECCS reserves the right to free use of all photos and materials submitted for promotional purposes.

4- Drawings: Provide a site plan, elevation, cross sections and general arrangement. In addition, show typical and innovative details. All drawings should be submitted in electronic format (exclusively eps, tif, jpg or pdf).

5- Presentation: Power Point presentation limited to 20 slides or movie limited to 5 minutes.

* 300 dpi resolution, format 16x24cm