This document outlines the terms and conditions for the Bauinnova 2012 competition to design temporary buildings for disaster areas. It provides details on the competition timeline, participation criteria, submission requirements, and judging criteria. Contestants must submit documentation of their design by uploading files to the ingFinder portal by specified deadlines. 30 shortlisted designs will be exhibited at the econstra trade fair, where winners will be selected. The top three entries will receive prizes based on criteria such as simple setup, transportability, sustainability, cultural acceptance, and consideration of climatic conditions.

1. Ingenieurbau
Bauinnova
econStar
Award 2012
Building in Disaster Areas
constructive I creative I sustainable
www.econstra.de www.ingfinder.com
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Fachmesse für Ingenieurbau
und Bauwerksinstandsetzung
■ property and copyright
Entries in their entirety remain the property of contestants.
Contest results shall be published with the names of contestants
by the prize giver. Contestants agree to waive any rights to
charge fees or claim compensation from the prize giver.
Any and all material entered by contestants remains their
property as protected by copyright law. Any further usage
of the material by the prize giver, such as passing the material
on to third parties, requires the contestant’s express permission.
Any fair remuneration resulting thereof is to be agreed with the
contestants.
Contestants: register and upload entries 24.08.2012
Prize giver: announce 30 short-list contestants 14.09.2012
Contestants: upload/submit
30 short-list posters and detail sheets 01.10.2012
Prize giver: jury decision 25.10.2012
winner's ceremony – prize giving 26.10.2012
jury and prizes
sponsors
patron
Three prizes (incl. money) will be awarded. Commendations will
also be expressed for contestants' entries of special merit which
fail to make the top three. Contestants who are awarded prizes
or commendations will be the subject of media publications in
professional media.
contact
The jury is comprised of the following members:
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Lecour (architect)
Dipl.-Ing. Peter Krüger (architect BDA)
The Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Engineers (INGBW)
competition procedures
■ deadlines
mesmul UG (Haftungsbeschränkt)
Bernwardstr. 6
30519 Hannover
T. +49 (0)511 899 881 30
bauinnova2012@ingfinder.com
www.ingfinder.com
Bauinnova 2012 would like to thank the sponsors.
Award
Temporary Building
stage 1
■ The jury will assess all uploaded entries
■ 30 entries will be selected for the short list
The contestants will be informed that they have made it on to
the short list and will be asked to provide their documentation
in a larger format to be exhibited in the forthcoming econstra in
Freiburg. The format is:
■ max. 2 posters (A1 in portrait format - with the draft plans,
perspectives, sketches, photos, etc.) and max. 2 detail sheets (A4)
Send these files by email to
bauinnova2012@ingfinder.com
stage 2
The 'short list' entries will be exhibited at the econstra.
stage 3
The short-list entries will be evaluated by the judges and the win-
ners will receive their prizes in an official winner’s ceremony on
26th October at the econstra.
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2. Each year, millions of people suffer the consequences of losing
their homes following natural disasters, such as earthquakes,
floods or drought. Man-made disasters, often wars, add
substantially to the suffering. The 'First World'
is industrialised and developed, and delivers aid in the form of
money and material support.
The Temporary Building Award 2012 aims to
improve this material support by promoting
creative ideas and solutions; ingFinder with
econstra will award the Temporary Building
Award 2012 for the theme: Building in
Disaster Areas.
While the provision of food and clean water will always have
priority, the timely provision of suitable shelter and housing
is an important part of minimising the suffering.
Engineers and architects have always worked on solving these
logistical and building problems. They are the people with the
necessary creative and constructive capabilities required for
the job.
The competitors are expected to show innovative new solutions
and 30 of them will be given the chance to present their ideas at
the econstra, which is the first trade fair for civil engineers and
building maintenance in Freiburg, Germany. The top three will
also receive prizes in an official winner’s ceremony during the
fair.
■ who can participate?
It is envisaged that individuals or groups from
the following areas participate:
■ Students and postgraduates of architecture,
engineering, product design or comparable
■ Architecture, engineering or design partnerships
and companies
■ Other individuals or groups with the knowledge
to make a professional contribution
If groups are formed from any combination of the above,
it is important that an individual person is formally named
as representative of the group.
■ documentation
Documentation, in the form of image or text files, is to be
uploaded to the ingFinder portal. Following registration,
a maximum of 7 image files (e.g. sketches, photos or detailed,
scaled and/or annotated drawings, etc.) can be uploaded.
This documentation should provide a comprehensive overview
reflecting the full scope of the entry’s creative input, function,
construction, materials, building physics and ecological
aspects.
Documentation is to include a maximum of two A4 pages
of textual information 'detail sheets'.
■ registration procedure
Sign yourself or your company on to the ingFinder portal -
www.infinder.com
then add a new project showcase
1. click on PROJECTS
2. click on ADD NEW PROJECT
3. give your new project showcase a title
4. select 'Bauinnova 2012' in categories
5. complete the showcase description
6. upload your files
Competitor's entries will initially be judged based on their
stability and viability with further attention then being paid
to the following more specific criteria:
■ simple set-up
The constructions should be easy to set up: while supervisors
can assist; the people in the disaster area should put the
constructions together. Tools and equipment necessary for the
set-up should be as simple as possible. Connectors and couplers
will be looked at especially critically.
■ transport
The constructions must be optimally dismantled for transport
purposes (i.e. low volume / low weight). The constructions must
be easily packed and unpacked and, if possible, elements such as
packaging or tools should have secondary usage potential.
■ sustainability
Materials used in the constructions must be suitable for their
places of employment (i.e. they must work in all relevant climatic
conditions). Disposal of materials employed must be possible
without undue environmental difficulties.
■ cultural acceptance
People suffering in disaster areas benefit from a degree
of cultural stability, which can be aided by making the
constructions blend in with the local building topography.
■ specific climatic conditions
Each disaster area has its own specific conditions and matching
the solution to the climate zone is important. Climatic conditions
relevant for the solution should be addressed by contestants
themselves. We suggest that contestants describe in how
their assessment of relevant climatic conditions was made and
that they integrate this in their documentation.
The Challenge
the goal of Bauinnova
econStar
Award 2012
judge's assessment criteria terms and conditions
for participation
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