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2010 Awards Winners
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The Irish Concrete Society hosted their Annual Awards Evening on March 26th this year, to announce the winners of the 2010 scheme and present awards.
In an exhibition of the entries on the night, a wide variety of projects submitted could be seen – wide not just in type but also in location. The jury’s longest inspection trip was to north Donegal.
In all there were 24 entries in the 3 categories broken down as follows:
- Building - 9
- Infrastructural - 8
- Elemental - 7
The jury had to choose a winner from each of these and an overall winner.
The only regret, because there were so many excellent entries, is that the number of Awards is limited.
Presentations were made to the 3 winners and to the Sean de Courcy Student Prize Winner.
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Building Category and Overall Winner
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AVIVA Stadium
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Concrete is an essential part of this outstanding structure. Its beauty and strength is expressed by leaving the primary structural elements exposed throughout.
Detailing of the concrete and quality of finish is excellent and is a key feature of the overall design.
It is truly an example of the potential of concrete as both a structural and architectural aspect of a major building.
Sustainability considerations were a high priority on this project, not just in respect of its energy consumption during use, but also in construction.
As an example, concrete from the demolition was crushed for reuse on site, and reinforcement similarly recovered from demolition was recycled.
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Project Details:
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Client:
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Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Group
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Engineer:
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Buro Happold
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Architect:
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Scott Tallon Walker
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Contractor:
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John Sisk & Sons
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Major Supplier:
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Kildownet/Banagher/Techrete/Cemex
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Elemental Category
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Kilsaran Showroom and Display Gardens, Architectural Columns
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The use of Self-Compacting Concrete is a key aspect of the winning project in this category.
The finished product presents a very high standard of finish and attention to detail enhanced by the use of Self Compacting Concrete.
Its versatility is evident by its use in the Company’s reception desk and corporate logo
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Project Details:
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Client:
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Kilsaran Group
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Engineer:
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ORS Consulting Engineers
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Architect:
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Mitchell & Associates
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Contractor:
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Bennett Construction
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Major Supplier:
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Kilsaran
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Infrastructural Category
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Structure B11, Cratloe, Limerick
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The proportions and scale of this major viaduct are expressed in simple aesthetics.
The concrete design and construction are of the highest quality and settle perfectly within a rural environment servicing a very busy traffic flow.
Structure B11 of the Limerick PPP Scheme, is in County Clare, near the western end of the Limerick Tunnel.
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Project Details:
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Client:
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NRA / Direct Route (Limerick)
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Engineer:
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Roughan & O’Donovan
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Contractor:
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Direct Route (Limerick) / John Sisk & Sons
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Major Supplier:
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Roadstone Wood
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Sean de Courcy Award
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This is an award given to the best final-year project on a concrete-related topic from the engineering faculties of the third level institutions.
The award is named after the late Sean de Courcy, an inspirational professor for many years at UCD, a former chairman of the Irish Concrete Society, an author and a historian of note.
There were four entries for the award this year, a similar number to last year.
The winner of the Irish Concrete Society Sean de Courcy Student award for 2010 is Michael Minehane of Cork Institute of Technology for:
‘Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Connections’
The project topic is of perennial interest to structural engineers and it provides a very useful insight particularly into corbelled joints.
An extensive programme of research and analysis was conducted and this was complemented by a comprehensive testing regime.
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