2009 Competition Report
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2 The 18th Teambuild Competition - November 2009
Teambuild is a competition aimed at the best young professionals in the construction industry. It is an exhilarating, fast-paced, challenging and exhaustive test of skills, leadership and collaboration.
Report Contents:
1. Introduction to the Competition
2. Background
3. Sponsorsʼ Support
4. Feedback from Judges
5. Feedback from Competitors
6. Winners and Finalists 2009
7. Judges and Working Party 2009
8. Participant Statistics
9. Summer Events
10. Teambuild 2010
This report has been produced by the Working Party on behalf of TeambuildUK.
All photographs credited to Colin Baldwin
3 1. Introduction
The idea for the competition arose within the ICE in about 1990 because of poor communication between the construction professions aiming to deliver projects for clients.
Teambuild is a communication, management and team-working competition to enhance successful project delivery. It is not a design competition.
It is based on teams of 6 young professionals under 30 years of age. Ideally each team has as wide a range of different professional disciplines as possible and should certainly include an architect, a civil / structural engineer, a building services engineer, contractor and surveyor.
There is a pre-qualification process in order to select 9 teams.
The finals weekend is based on a real project, usually a mixed development, inner city brownfield site. The site client often provides a judge or a representative who attends the competition.
There are nine judges representing our sponsor institutions. The working party members attend the weekend and are there to help, advise and encourage teams when necessary and to hand out questions or tasks set by the judges at each stage.
There are 6 stages to the competition:
Stage 1 – Presentation of Masterplans Teams present their Masterplan of the site to the judges and other competitors.
Stage 2 – Outline Design Judges as end users will set a design brief for part of the site. Results are presented in a written report for individual team presentation at the end of the stage.
Stage 3 – Procurement Strategy Teams are to act as the clientsʼ advisor, preparing a report that outlines a programme, procurement strategy and summary risk analysis. This is submitted to judges as Developer in written form for verbal presentation.
Stage 4 – Detailed Design Teams receive a detailed design brief. Teams must produce a large-scale section showing the detailed integration of all design disciplines. Teams present to judges as end-users.
Stage 5 – Construction Stage Teams must demonstrate how they would set up a site compound and deal with a major incident.
Stage 6 – Final Presentations Four finalists are selected for stage 6, which is a presentation on the completed project to judges acting as potential future clients.
4 2. Background
The competition was run under the auspices of the CIC for fifteen years from 1992. Teambuild UK is now an independent charitable organisation dedicated to running this annual competition. All Directors and Working Party members are volunteers.
Construction Skills now provide the main sponsorship.
The constituent members of institutions within CIC individually and collectively sponsor the competition with funds, encouragement, publicity and benefit from the results. Within the imperative of sustainability challenging our industry, the institutions recognise the need for interactive working to achieve this objective.
The contribution of the sponsors is greatly appreciated. The major sponsor contributing £10,000 is Construction Skills; CIBSE, the CIOB and the IStructE Educational Trust all contributed £3,000; the RICS, Society of Construction Law and the ICES contributed £1,000. Prizes were supplied by the Worshipful Company of Constructors and the Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects. A judges discretionary prize was also awarded, from the collective funds.
The 2009 event was held at the Eynsham Hall conference centre in Oxfordshire over the weekend of 20th-22nd November. This site offered a venue in which all team members, judges, sponsors and the competition rooms themselves could be accommodated at the same location.
The site chosen for the 2009 competition was Bexleyheath Civic Centre, which the Working Party visited to agree the specific area to be used. Our thanks go to Bexleyheath Council for allowing their site to be used, and to Richard Saxon MBE for facilitating the site visit and for his assistance and support. We are indebted to John Laing and EPR Architects for their generous help in producing site and briefing information.
Mayer Brown International and BDP hosted the Working Party and Event Logistics Ltd provided event organisation and secretarial support.
5 3. Supporting statements from sponsors
Richard Rooley, originator of the competition: "Client satisfaction, quality and profit in the industry can only be achieved when the whole team comes together. The teams in Teambuild demonstrate their skills and develop leadership and teamwork during the competition".
CIOB: “Build your network with Teambuild”
ICES: "ICES supports the Teambuild project since it is a superb opportunity for the training of young professionals across boundaries which will help provide integrated solutions for the benefit of construction clients."
ICE: "CABE has said: "We have great architects, landscape architects and engineers. How is it that their talent is not bearing fruit in the shapes and patterns of our urban landscape?" Teambuild demonstrates that the talent of the best young professionals does bear fruit through individual skills, leadership and teamwork. The ICE heartily endorses this vital element of CPD".
IStructE: "Improved teamwork saves everyone time and money, and adds value to the performance of the whole team. Teambuild provides a great opportunity for young construction professionals to see how this can really work for them."
RICS: “Teambuilding and partnership may be overused buzzwords, but in the built environment professions they are really important. It is only through initiatives, such this type of integrated approach, that we will improve the performance of the construction industry, for the benefit of clients and communities alike.”
6 4. Feedback from Judges
Chris Richards, CIOB There was clear evidence that as the weekend progresses that the teams did begin to work as a whole and that certain members clearly came through as leaders in the team.
Charly Clark This is the third year that I have acted as a judge for this competition and I am still astounded by the capability and enthusiasm demonstrated by the competitors. This competition must represent extremely good value for money as a training exercise for any company in the industry and should be highly recommended.
Liz Green, IStructE Edicational Trust Teambuild allows the rule book to be thrown away, its all about collaboration of disciplines, integration of design and team work. Its not a design competition, its about people. Teambuild has dispelled the myth that engineering is limited and constrained.
Philip Thomas, RIBA With the competition project in mind it was good to see how many teams looked at the wider context of urban grain of Bexley and how many followed a truly integrated design approach.
Michael Sullivan, RICS Incredibly impressive results looking at how much pressure they are under.
Chris Northey, CIBSE Once again a weekend full of excitement hard work, commitment, communication and learning has taken place for some of the most talented young people within the construction industry. The standard of the entrants to this competition increases every year and it is exciting to see the expectations and development of new skills from all of the participants. It is without doubt the most unique and inspiring competition that exists within our industry. Teambuild is by far the most influential and vital training forum that exists for young professionals within the Construction Industry and long may it continue into the future.
Anne McCann, RICS A very enjoyable weekend. An innovative event which stimulates the competitors to work and play together.
7 5. Feedback from teams
Individual comments from team members, asked how participating in the competition helped them:
Great experience that it would be difficult to get otherwise
Thoroughly enjoyable and stressful weekend! Fast paced challenges, tight deadlines but a fantastic opportunity to meet like minded and talented professionals. Excellent CPD weekend. Surprised it is not compulsory for all young professionals in our industry.
Iʼve made new contacts, and found possible future work, as well as new friends!
Very relevant and an excellent The questions highlighted opportunity to learn from others strengths and weaknesses to the in the industry. benefit of ever individual.
8 The format quickly developed my Excellent value for money, great presentation and teamworking CPD. I will go back and skills. recommend it to other graduates!
I definitely have greater individual understanding of all aspects of the construction process now.
Excellent mix of hard work, good This competition gave me humour and a final sense of valuable experience not readily achievement. I now have a more rounded available in my speciality appreciation of the roles of different disciplines and hopefully this will allow me to develop commercially.
I think Iʼll be in a better mood for Fantastic weekend. Enjoyed This is great publicity for our a couple of months with this every minute! company, and has also developed increased enthusiasm! my presentation skills
9 6. Winners and Finalist Teams
Overall Winner of TeamBuild 2009 rEvolve
Team Member Institution Employer
Sarah Hobday-North RIBA BDP (London)
Huw Myles IOA BDP (London)
Ruffy Ruan CIBSE BDP (London)
Emma Coxall BIDA BDP (London)
Richard Whitfield IStructE BDP (London)
Nitin Shikotra RICS BDP (London)
From Left to Right: Nitin Shikotra, Ruffy Ruan, Huw Myles, Sarah Hobday- North, Richard Whitfield, Emma Coxall
10 Winner of the Judges Prize 2009 MULTIPLICITY
Team Member Institution Employer
Luke Epp IStructE, ICE Buro Happold
Jayendra Shah RIBA Foster + Partners
Willa Straker-Smith ICE, Energy Inst. Buro Happold
Tom Reynolds CIOB, RICS Corderoy
Colin Byrne ICE Buro Happold
Andrew Freeman CIBSE Buro Happold
From Left to Right: Willa Straker-Smith, Jayendra Shah, Luke Epp, Colin Byrne, Tom Reynolds, Andrew Freeman
11 Procurement Strategy Stage Prize 2009 TOTUS
Team Member Institution Employer
James OʼDonnell ICE, IStructE Arup (Birmingham)
Lucy Gardner ICE Arup (Birmingham)
Calvin Stewart IMechE Arup (Birmingham)
Michelle Williams RIBA Arup (Birmingham)
Andy Gardner IStructE, ICE Arup (Birmingham)
Andrew Heath ICE Arup (Birmingham)
From Left to Right: Calvin Stewart, Lucy Gardner, James OʼDonnell, Andy Gardner, Andy Heath, Michelle Williams
12 Other Finalists
BUILD
Team Member Institution Employer
Nicholas Simpson IStructE Ove Arup and Partners
Zehra Abidi RIBA Self Employed
Alex Blundell RIBA Robert Dye Associates
Nicholas Christie RICS Ove Arup and Partners
Tim Casalis de Pury ICE Abbey Pynford
From Left to Right: Tim Casalis de Pury, Nicholas Simpson, Nicholas Christie, Zehra Abidi, Alex Blundell CLOUD
Cloud TeamBuild Pre-Qualification 2009
Team Member Institution Employer
Daniel Johnson CIBSE Mitie Engineering Services
Ross Nutchey APM VINCI Construction UK
Lewis Skittral RICS VINCI Construction UK
Karin Maritz CIOB VINCI Construction UK
Garreth Joyce IStructE Walsh Associates
From Left to Right: Karin Maritz, Ross Nutchey, Lewis Skittral, Garreth Joyce, Daniel Johnson
14 Co-Design
Team Member Institution Employer
Dimitris Argyros RIBA Arup (London)
Christina Doumpioti RIBA Arup (London)
Hugh Pidduck ICE Arup (London)
Paul Wong ICE, IStructE Arup (London)
Matt Collinson IET Arup (London)
Matthew Saunders RICS Arup (London)
From Left to Right: Hugh Pidduck, Paul Wong, Matt Collinson, Dimitris Argyros, Matt Saunders, Christina Doumpioti
15 MOSAIC
Team Member Institution Employer
Alex Arestis RIBA Wyatt MacLaren LLP
James Bradley RICS Davis Langdon
Jonathan Chadwick IStructE Robert Bird Group
Ginche Irving ICE Robert Bird Group
Mark Simmonds CIOB Westfield Shoppingtowns Ltd
Tamsin Travers Law Society Mayer Brown International LLP
From Left to Right: James Bradley, Mark Simmonds, Tamsin Travers, Jonathan Chadwick, Ginche Irving, Alex Arestis
16 Re-Generation
Team Member Institution Employer
Philip Brown AGCI, MET AECOM
Elizabeth Davidson CIOB RLB
Graeme Kirkpatrick RICS RLB
Nicholas Lister RIBA Self Employed
Jennifer Stables IStructE AECOM
John Yueyang Zhao ICE Skanska
From Left to Right: Nicholas Lister, Jen Stabes, John Yueyang Zhao, Graeme Kirkpatrick, Phil Brown, Elizabeth Davidson
17 RUBIX
Team Member Institution Employer
Sebastian Houitte IStructE Robert Bird & Partners
Jonathan Bailey IStructE Robert Bird & Partners
Stuart Howard RICS Davis Langdon
Robert Nash CIBSE Arup
Oliver Bray RIBA Studio E Architects
Paul March CIOB Mace Group
From Left to Right: Stuart Howard, Paul March, Robert Nash, Sebastian Houitte, Jonathan Bailey, Oliver Bray
18 7. Judges and Working Party 2009
Judges at TeamBuild 2009
Institution Representative IStructE Educational Trust Liz Green ICE Charly Clark RICS Michael Sullivan CIOB Chris Richards CIBSE Chris Northey RIBA Phillip Thomas RICS & West Quarter Consulting Anne McCann Worshipful Company of Constructors Roger Adcock, Past Master Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects Ronnie Murning
TeamBuild would not be the success it is without the generosity of our judges. A huge thank you must be extended to them for giving up their time to share their expertise with the teams.
19 Working Party 2009
Institution Representative Chairman Richard Rooley RICS / APM (Judgesʼ Mentor) Richard Schofield IStructE / ICE / APM (co-chair) Ruth Bailey RIBA (co-chair) Alex MacLaren ICE / APM James Doran SCL Gemma Houghton CIBSE / CIWEM Henry Nicholson Event Organiser, Event Logistics Ltd Richard Hart
The Working Party and the Judges voluntarily give up their time and energy to support to TeamBuild.
The Judges and Working Party
From Left to Right: Chris Northey, Alex MacLaren, Roger Adcock, Charley Clark, Richard Hart, Richard Rooley, Richard Schofield, Philip Thomas, Liz Green, Gemma Houghton, Chris Richards, Anne McCann, James Doran, Henry Nicholson, Ronnie Murning, Michael Sullivan. Absent: Ruth Bailey
20 8. Participating Companies and Institutions in Teambuild 2009
Sponsoring Entrants Companies entering Institutions this year this year Construction Skills n/a Abbey Pynford AECOM ICE 28 (24%) AHMM CIBSE 8 (7%) Arup (Bristol) CIOB 6 (5%) Arup (London) IStructE 20 (17%) SCL 3 (2.5%) Arup (Sheffield)
Worshipful Associated Architects Company of n/a Constructors BDP (London) Worshipful BDP (Manchester) Company of n/a Chartered Bennets Associates Architects Architects Bouygues UK Buro Happold Institution Corderoy (currently Entrants Davis Langdon not a this year EDAW Sponsor) Expedition Engineering Fathful & Gould RICS 12 (10%) Fluid Structures RIBA 12 (10%) Foster + Partners APM 3 Gardiner & Theobald ARB 5 Gifford IMechE 4 Jane Wernick
IET 4 London Borough of Camden Mace Group LI 2 Martin Associates Overseas Max Fordham 4 Architectural Mayer Brown Internetional LLP
IOA 2 Mitie Engineering Services Poole Dick Associates CIWEM 2 Price + Myers RTPI 1 Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP ACGI 1 RLB IHT 1 Robert Bird Group BIDA 1 Robert Dye Associates RPC Skanska Southern Housing Group Ltd Structuretone Studio E Architects The Tudor Rose Partnership VINCI Construction UK Walsh Associates Westfield Shopping Towns Ltd White Design WSP Carillion Wyatt MacLaren LLP 21 9. Summer Events
Following the launch of the website (www.teambuilduk.com) as a tool to publicise and promote the competition, the feedback from the competitors indicated that there are lots of avenues for developing the site to a fully functioning tool which will act as a point of reference for information about the competition, past, present and future.
2009 was the first year that we ran summer events: this year we plan some more, so keep in touch! In April 2009 we hosted an evening Pub Quiz, in association with BDP (2008 Winners) and RIBA Bookshops; and in July 2009 an evening drinks reception ʻlaunch partyʼ, kindly hosted by Mayer Brown International LLP in their new offices with panoramic views over Liverpool Street. Both events were a great success and a chance for past- and prospective teambuild competitors to meet up socially.
We encourage you to sign up on our website for updates, and make regular visits to see what weʼre up to in 2010. You can also find us on the G4C ʻningʼ networking site for young construction professionals, recently established at http://g4cnet.ning.com/
If you have any comments or feedback on your experiences of TeamBuild, please contact us either through the website or on [email protected]
22 www.teambuilduk.com 10. Teambuild 2010
Plans for TeamBuild 2010 are already underway!
We hope to have a series of publicity and networking events early in 2010. Teambuild events offer excellent opportunities to meet and mix with the best young people in the industry. If you are interested in getting involved in these, please get in touch.
The provisional programme for the 2010 competition has ben set out as below. We are delighted to be able to return to Eynsham Hall, Oxfordshire, for our finals weekend. Please put us in your diaries!
Deadline for Registration of Interest 12th August 2010
Pre-Qualification requirements sent to teams 3rd Sept 2010
Deadline for submission of pre-qualification entries 8th Oct 2010
Selection of Finalists 22nd Oct 2010
Teambuild 2010 Finals 19th -21st Nov 2010
We hope to see you there! Please refer to our website for further details, or contact [email protected]
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