SPACES Awards and Yearbook 2023

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SPACES awards 2023 - award winners from last year
Do you think that the submissions for the SPACES Awards and Yearbook are only for Schools?

Last year we showcased not only education buildings but bus stations, libraries, churches, crematoriums, cafes, museums, medical facilities, leisure centres, and offices and an air ambulance station. A wide range of Public Sector Buildings. Projects that you are part of!

So if you have a project that you are proud of and it received an element of public funding of you can submit a project to this year’s Awards and Yearbook.

Submissions are invited nationally and can include:

  • New building and refurbishment projects across the public sector
  • Buildings that add value to the communities they serve
  • Buildings from all sectors of public construction
  • Projects that demonstrate collaboration
  • Projects that demonstrate Engineering excellence/ingenuity
  • Surveying projects that renew embedded value
  • Examples of construction team excellence
  • Articles of interest on public sector buildings

Anyone can make a submission whether you are the client, architect, contractor, engineer, surveyor or project manager who feels there is merit in a particular building or project.

Before submitting your project, please read the accompanying Submission Guidance (you can collate information using this editable Data Collection Sheet).

You can submit your project here!

From these a shortlist will be made of those projects that are eligible to enter the Civic Building of the Year Awards.

Please note:

  • Schemes must have been completed and be operational between 1st October 2021 and 31st October 2022.
  • They must also have received an element of public funding to aid their delivery.
  • There is no limit to the number of submissions per client/organisation.
  • It is free to submit your project.
  • Anyone involved in the scheme can submit an application.
  • In addition, you must upload a minimum of 3 photographs up to 5 photographs and up to 5 pieces of supporting documentation. (including site plan and floor plan(s) and can also include project data sheets, brochures, case studies, videos).
  • See guidance note for further information. SPACES reserves the right to exclude projects that do not adhere to the guidance.

A shortlist of projects for the yearbook and awards will be produced during March 2023. Subsequent information and access for visits may be required. If SPACES does not receive a response within 6 weeks we reserve the right to remove the project from the yearbook and/or awards process.

Submission Deadline: Friday 17th February 2023.

For other ways to be involved with the awards and yearbook, please see the SPACES website.

You can view a copy of the 2022 Yearbook and last year’s award winners.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

You can submit your project here!

Upcoming SPACES events – October 2022

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The Construction Playbook

12 October – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Richard Davidson, Willmott Dixon will be presenting on The Construction Playbook: HMG response to improving built environment outcomes through smarter procurement..

The webinar is hosted on webinarjam and you must register to attend event here. For more information on what will be covered and Richard’s biography, please see our website. 
 

Edinburgh City’s continuing journey to Zero Carbon

18 October – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Patrick Brown, Head of Sustainable Construction Delivery, City of Edinburgh Council will be discussing Edinburgh City’s continuing journey to Zero Carbon.

The webinar is hosted on webinarjam and you must register to attend event here. For more information on what will be covered and Patrick’s biography, please see our website. 
 

Decarbonisation, net zero and funding sources

27 October – 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

David Gilbey, Associate Director at Faithful+Gould will be discussing decarbonisation, net zero and funding sources

The webinar is hosted on webinarjam and you must register to attend event here. More information about what will be covered and David’s biography, will be on our website shortly. 

Thank you to our sponsors  Atkins, Bauder Roofing, Faithful+Gould, Norse Consulting, Pick Everard and Willmott Dixon.

SPACES Membership is free for those in the Public Sector. For more information, please see the SPACES website. 

SPACES Study Day – Podcast with CIPFA

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SPACES Study Day podcast 2022

Podcast – Mark Poppy, CIPFA talks to Alex Gee

As part of our ongoing programme of events around the Study Day, Mark Poppy, the Property Training Manager for the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy talked to Alex Gee, Norse Consulting. 

With experience in both the public and private sectors, Mark has extensive experience in local government from managing front line services and rising through the ranks to be a Strategic Director, leading on a range of innovative projects.

Throughout his career, Mark has specialised in delivering efficiency through transformation and he has been the lead for a national efficiency programme focussing on new and alternative models of public sector delivery. He has a track record of developing new partnerships, introducing modular housing, and ensuring that property portfolios support organisational strategic direction. He describes his approach to projects as “being commercially minded and community orientated”. He holds an MBA from the University of Hertfordshire and is a graduate of the Ashridge Business School’s Advanced Leadership Programme. He was awarded a bursary from the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives for an innovative paper on partnering with the private sector which involved a visit to the US, of which I’m sure he off-set the emissions .

His interest in net zero arises from his experience as a self-builder and his work at CIPFA on developing the content for the Diploma in Strategic Asset Management in the Public Sector.
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Webinar: EnergiRaven – Building Carbon Management Tool, 1pm Thurs 8 September

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Webinar: EnergiRaven – Building Carbon Management Tool

1:00pm Thursday 8 September

Hosted by Steve Rufus, Vice-President and Head of Profession, Engineering, SPACES, Lars Fabricius and Jonathon Hunter-Hill, SAV Systems will be presenting on EnergiRaven – Building Carbon Management Tool.

Agenda:

  • Understand the requirements of the Be Seen criteria in the context of our Net Zero journeys
  • Introduction to the Danish carbon management tool, EnergiRaven
  • Be Lean – use less energy. How such tools can help building operators achieve it
  • Be Clean – energy efficiency. How can the tools diagnose problems with building energy efficiency
  • Common symptoms of poorly managed heating systems
  • Building feedback loops
  • Be Green – choosing energy sources
  • Be Seen – energy management. How the above can help you achieve success in managed your building portfolios
  • Case stories and implementation

Lars Fabricius is the Managing Director of SAV Systems. Originally Danish, he grew up in and now lives in the UK. He has been working within the green energy sector for almost 30 years, leading SAV Systems. Lars has drawn upon the Danish experience of energy savings and energy efficiency, which were forced upon Denmark as a result of the 1970s oil crisis. Lars has played an important part in introducing heat networks to the UK.

Jonathon Hunter Hill: Sector Manager – Education is a passionate advocate for MVHR, Jonathon is the Product Manager for AirMaster decentralized MVHR and Energi Raven, with a wider emphasis on improving energy efficiency in schools to meet our Net Zero goals. Jonathon has worked with many local authorities over the years. With an existing relationship to The City of Edinburgh Council, in April 2021, he secured Passivhaus Component Certification for one of AirMaster’s MVHR units. Following university, Jonathon joined SAV Systems and has worked there for the past 9 years.

See here for more information and to register. 

This webinar is hosted on webinarjam and you must register to attend.  For further information on the above and other webinars see our Calendar. 

SPACES AGM: Calling Notice – Thursday 20th October 2022 1-2pm

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It is a requirement of the SPACES By-Laws that an Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held each year.

This year the AGM will be held online on Thursday 20th October 2022 from 1pm to 2pm (NB The AGM should not last longer than 30 minutes). You can download a copy of the agenda and last year’s minutes.

All members who are registered members on 2nd September 2022 and at the AGM can attend, with private or public members entitled to vote.

If you wish to attend or send your apologies, please register on the SPACES website. NB Registration will close at midday on Wednesday 19th October 2022, to allow time to send the joining instructions out.

The following positions are available:

  • Director of Finance – Andrew Rowe has agreed to restand
  • Advisor: Marketing and Communication (2 year term) – Position Vacant – Nominations requested and will be voted for during the AGM
  • Advisor: Membership (2 year term) – Position Vacant – Nominations requested and will be voted for during the AGM
  • Head of Profession – Architecture (3 year term) – Nominations requested and this will be ratified at the AGM
  • Head of Profession – Engineering (3 year term) – Nominations requested and this will be ratified at the AGM
  • Head of Profession – Project Management (3 year term) – Nominations requested and this will be ratified at the AGM
  • Head of Profession – Project Management (3 yar term) – Position Vacant – Nominations requested and this will be ratified at the AGM

SPACES are always looking for members to join the board, if you are interested in the roles above or feel there is another way you can be involved, please email Jackie Lowe and Steve Rufus in the first instance.

They will not be running a technical webinar. We have had a number of events over the last few years with many recordings on our YouTube Channel. For more information about SPACES events and activities, please see the events calendar or look at the e-newsletter which is circulated monthly. If you do not receive information on events and activities via the SPACES e-newsletter and would like to please log into your account and change your marketing options.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Fiona. NB Fiona is on annual leave from Friday 26th August to Monday 5th September, please Jackie Lowe, President or Andrew Rowe, Finance Director if urgent.