James Hardie Innovation Award 2017 Entry Form

JAMES HARDIE INNOVATION AWARD 2017 ENTRY FORM

The James Hardie ‘Innovation’ Award celebrates a new innovation that has the potential to lead to betterment of the construction industry and/or the built environment. The innovation could be a new product, a material, a technique, a design (or anything else) that will lead to the sector becoming more efficient, more sustainable, or provide a means for reducing cost.

ABOUT THE NZIOB AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

Thank you for entering the 2017 NZIOB Awards for Excellence, the New Zealand building industry awards that acknowledge and celebrate the people behind the projects.

The NZIOB Awards for Excellence are unique in that they are the only New Zealand building industry national awards that recognise the individual. The awards celebrate an individuals’ professional excellence in the building and construction process, as opposed to recognising the completed project or structure.

The Awards are presented at an annual NZIOB Awards dinner, which is being held on Friday 25 August 2017 at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland, this is also a great place to network with the best in the industry in a social environment.

The Awards are open to anyone in the New Zealand Construction or related industry, with entries judged by a panel of industry peers.

ENTRANT AND PROJECT ELIGIBILITY

• NZIOB members and non-members can make nominations and entries.
• Product or Projects designed/constructed within New Zealand during the 18-month period preceding the closing of entries on the 9th of May 2017. For clarity, a project must have been completed no earlier than the 9th of November 2015, and no later than the 9th of May 2017.
• The projects must have reached practical completion and be in all other respects complete to the point of enabling a proper assessment by the Judging Panel.
• The nominee must be the person or team whom has had total responsibility for the innovation.
• The Judging Panel has the discretion to reallocate submissions into other categories.

JUDGING

A panel of three industry peers will judge your entry.

There are two stage of judging:

• Preliminary judging: Assessment by Judging Panel, which may include phone calls to nominees/nominators/referees etc.
• Finalists are then selected.
• Finals judging: A face-to-face interview for all finalists.

JUDGINGCRITERIA

In terms of the overall judging criteria for the described innovation:

• Originality.
• Improvement in best practice.
• Significant benefits or impacts on project / product or to the general industry.

Any conflicts of interest of any judge will be declared and an alternative judge may be appointed to the panel if necessary. Guest judges with a particular specialisation may be invited to judge. Judges are not obliged to make an award in this category if they feel there are no worthy entries. Please ensure you read the information at the end of this entry.

Submissions will be judged on the following criteria:

• Degree of project difficulty.
• Management methods and techniques.
• Innovations developed to overcome difficulties.
• Workforce organisation and training.
• Innovative approaches in the construction process.
• Relationship with the client, consultants, authorities, community and work force (employees, suppliers, subcontractors etc).

WHAT ARE THE JUDGES LOOKING FOR? (consider these points in your answers)

This category celebrates the innovation involved in product / project design and implementation.

The judges will be looking for:

• Entries that focus on solving customer and end user needs that result in excellent innovations.
• Product or project which best demonstrates innovative approaches, solutions or products in its delivery.
• A new technology, product or service; new to the market that will transform the way the industry will work.
• Products / projects that support the end user in commercial settings e.g. construction, education, corporate, infrastructure, engineering, energy, technology design, architecture, admin, etc.
• Products / projects that enhance building development and management through sustainability, maintenance, durability, productivity, occupant health, collaboration, space optimisation or energy efficiency.
• Submissions can cover any innovation that relates to or impacts on the built environment.
  Examples include: product, process, technology, sustainability, health and safety, procurement,
  customer service that have improved upon or extended beyond current expectations of best practice
  in the chosen area.

USING THIS ENTRY FORM

INSTRUCTIONS

• This entry form has been designed to assist the NZIOB Awards for Excellence judges by presenting them with consistently formatted entries.
• Please work through this document following the notes in red e.g.(insert entrant’s colour portrait image).
• All form areas marked with ‘>’ are required.
• Please refer to the checklist at the end of this document to ensure all aspects are completed.
• The entry form consists of pages 4-9of this document.
• Further instructions and information are on pages 10-12 of this document.

WHAT YOU NEED TO ATTACH

• Up to four high resolution photos: 2 x Nominee photos, 2 x other photos.
• References x 2 from independent people.
• You may add further documents (images etc) that support your application.

ENTRY COST

Nominee who is an NZIOB member:No charge

Nominee is not an NZIOB member:$350 +gst per entry

Team entry with one NZIOB member:No charge

Note: For the entry fee to be free, it is the nominated person (the nominee) that must be an NZIOB member.

ENTRY PAYMENT

Payment by cheque or Direct Credit: NZ Institute of Building

National Bank Account: 06 0529 0220214 00

If you have any questions about or issues with this entry form please contact:

Alison Smith Email:

Phone:09 410 0704

Or Convenor of Judging:

Simon Barnes Email:

Phone:09 379 6174

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR ENTRY

We wish you the best of luck with your submission and look forward to seeing you at the 2017 NZIOB Awards for Excellence.

Grant HarrisNZIOB National President

Simon BarnesConvenor of Judging

Malcolm FlemingNZIOB Chief Executive

AWARD CATEGORY / PROJECT / NOMINEE / NOMINATOR / REFEREES

Fill in all details below using the font Arial at 10pt in black.

AWARD CATEGORY(insert award category project value)

SponsorProjects $X – X Million Award

NOMINEE (fill in all information below)

Name:

Company:

Role on Project:

Email:

Work telephone:

Mobile:

Address for Correspondence:

> City

PROJECT(fill in all information below)

Project Name:

Project Location:

Client:

Company:(Replace this image with entrant’s colour portrait)

Role of Company:

Initial Project Value:> ($NZD)

Project Cost on Completion: > ($ NZD)

Start Date:> dd / mm / yy

Completion Date:> dd / mm / yy

NOMINATOR(fill in all information below)

Name:

Company:

Email:

Work Telephone:

Mobile:

Postal Address:

> City

REFEREES x 2 Attached(fill in all information below)

Referee #1Referee #2

Name:Name:

Company: Company:

Position in Company:Position in Company:

Email: Email:

Work Telephone: Work Telephone:

Mobile:Mobile:

PROJECT PHOTO & PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Replace images with your own and fill in all details below using the font Arial at 10pt in black.

PROJECT PHOTOS (replace these three images with colour photos of the innovative product/project)

ABOUT THE NOMINEE: (Tell us about the nominee)

Please write approximately 1000 words / half a page about the nominee covering the following areas as guidelines:

• Background
• Years in the industry
• Previous roles and experience
• Work experience outside New Zealand (if any)
• Why nominee was chosen for this position
• Qualifications and affiliations
• Previous awards

+ up to 300 words on life outside of work – family, hobbies, teams, passions etc

Concept (tell us about the innovation)

Please write approximately 750–1000 words about the Concept covering the following suggested areas:

• Name of product / project?
• What was the need that the innovation sought to address?
• Provide an overview of the innovation and explain why it was innovative?
• Benefit to the project / built environment/product?
• Other

Nominees role in concept (fill in information below)

Please write approximately 750–1000 words about the nominee’s role in developing the product/design.

Your submission should cover the following suggested areas:

• What did you do to lead and move the innovation through to implementation?
• Summary of nominee/s contribution to product / project that made nominee worthy of recognition.
• Originality.
• Fitness for purpose.
• Pre-planning design considerations.
• Appearance and environmental considerations.
• Use of materials and labour.
• Value and sustainability considerations.
• Impact of innovation within the built environment.
• Application of research and latest techniques used.
• Other

CHALLENGES

Please write approximately 1000 words / half a page about the nominee covering the following areas as guidelines:

• Programme:
• Logistics:
• Design:
• Client/consultant relationships:
• Budget:
• Other:

Product / Project (fill in information below)

Please write approximately 500–750 words about final product/project

• What are the overall benefits that the innovation created?

INVOLVEMENT FROM OTHER PARTIES

List of others involved in the project (e.g. consultants, subcontractors etc.) including email addresses.

TypeContactEmailMobile

Example CompanyName Surname021 234 5678

Project Managers

Quantity Surveyors

Architects

Structural Engineers

Services

Other

REFERENCES

Please attach / insert Reference 1 and 2.

AGREEMENT TO CONDITIONS

By submitting this Official Entry Form the nominee and nominator(s) hereby agree to be bound by conditions of
these Awards and accept(s) that the judging decision of the NZIOB Awards 2017 is final.

Signed:

NominatorNominee

Date:Date:

CHECKLIST

Your bound copy of the completed entry form must include:

• 2 References
• Written evidence of approval from parties if required

Plus a memory stick or CD containing:

• Electronic version of entry, preferably as PDF file, named with Category name and Nominee name.
• Up to five high resolution photographs:

2 x Nominee photos

3 x Project photos taken during construction / completion, suitable for promotional use.

Include a BRIEF description of each picture attached if you wish.

PHOTOS

All entries require professional high resolution, colour photos. These photographs will be used for media, promotional, event and publication purposes and therefore must be of a high quality.

SENDING YOUR ENTRY

Please print this entry form and send 2 copies (preferably bound) together with a copy on USB stick/CD
by courier or fast post to:

NZIOB AWARDS

C/- Alison Smith

94B East Coast Road,

Milford Auckland. 0620

Phone: 09 410 0704 / 027 2007204

NOTE

Entries can also be emailed as a PDF attachment, but high-res photos will be required to be sent separately to:

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE AWARDS

2017 AWARDS KEY DATES

All nominee’s entries / projects must have reached practical completion within the 18 months prior to the 9th of May 2017 entry close-off date. For clarity, a project must have been completed no earlier than the 9th of November 2015, and no later than the 9th of May 2017.

Wednesday 1 Feb 2017Entries Open online

Tuesday 9th MayEntries Close 5 pm

Friday 25 MayPreliminary Judges’ phone interviews

1st week JuneFinalist notified - interviews arranged

23/24thJune (TBC)Face to face interviews with Final Judges

Friday 7 JulyFinal Judging Moderation

Friday 25 AugustAwards Dinner

ENTRY COST

Nominee who is an NZIOB member:No charge

Nominee is not an NZIOB member:$350 +gst per entry

Team entry with one NZIOB member:No charge

Note: For the entry fee to be free, it is the nominated person (the nominee) that must be an NZIOB member.

Payment by cheque or Direct Credit: New Zealand Institute of Building

National Bank Account: 06-0529-0220214-00 (Invoice/receipt will be sent)

ENTRANT AND PROJECT ELIGIBILITY

• NZIOB members and non-members can make nominations and entries.
• The Judging Panel has the discretion to reallocate submissions into other categories.
• A submission must be entered into the category that best represents its cost on completion.

PUBLICITY AND WARRANTIES

The Nominator/Nominee:

• Warrants that the details of the entry are correct in every respect.
• Warrants that the subject matter of the entry and material included with or as part of the entry (such as plans and photographs) does not infringe copyright or any other intellectual property right.
• Grants to The New Zealand Institute of Building irrevocable license to use the subject matter of the entry and material include with or as part of the entry for any purpose in connection with the promotion of The New Zealand Institute of Building Professional Excellence Awards.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• All entrants must gain the consent of the owner or representative for the project to be entered into the competition.
• Refunds:No refund will be available after submitting the nomination form.
• The entry submission authorises the awards judging panel to contact the nominator/nominated referees or
  anyone else they see fit.

DISQUALIFICATION

The New Zealand Institute of Building reserves the right to disqualify an entry, without a refund of the entry fee, at any time during the process if the Convener of Judging determines that:

• The entry or entrant breaches or otherwise fails to meet/observe any of the above stated eligibility or contest requirements.
• False or misleading information has been intentionally provided.

DISCLOSURE

• The nominator/nominee agrees that any media comment in any communications media and photographic display of any of the entries will be at the discretion of The New Zealand Institute of Building and their associated media.
• The New Zealand Institute of Building and its associated media accept no responsibility for any incorrect details, spelling or other incorrect information stated in the entry form and submission.
• The New Zealand Institute of Building does not guarantee that all entrants will be featured in publications or promotional events related to the New Zealand Institute of Building Professional Excellence Awards.

JUDGING CRITERIA

Submissions will be judged on the following criteria:

• Degree of project/product difficulty;
• Management methods and techniques;
• Processes developed to overcome difficulties;
• Workforce organisation and training;
• Relationship with the consultants, authorities, community and work force (employees, suppliers, subcontractors, etc).

THE 2017 NZIOB AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE CEREMONY & DINNER

When:Friday 25 August 2017

Where:The Pullman Hotel Auckland

Table of 10 cost:$2950 +gst

Individual seat cost:$295 +gst

Table Booking Form available at

OUR SPONSORS

Thank you to the 2017 James Hardie ‘Innovation’ Award Sponsor:

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