Considerate constructors.A CITY developer has been handed a national award for its work transforming Coventry's University Hospital. Skanska Coventry JV built a new access road and extensive car parks at the pounds 400million hospital site in Walsgrave as part of the second phase of the Coventry New Hospitals project. It also installed external lights, surface water drainage Wa´ter drain´age 1. The draining off of water. and was responsible for landscaping the site. The hospital is one of 64 sites to land a coveted Considerate con·sid·er·ate adj. 1. Having or marked by regard for the needs or feelings of others. See Synonyms at thoughtful. 2. Characterized by careful thought; deliberate. Constructors Scheme 2009 National Gold Award, out of more than 7,000 eligible sites. Paul Crofton, the New Hospitals project director said: "This was a remarkable achievement bearing in mind that there is only one entrance in and out of the whole site". Norman Reed, chairman of the scheme, said: "It is encouraging to be able to reward sites for their extremely high standards of considerate site practice." A REAL ACHIEVEMENT... Ray Bolton, of Skanska Coventry JV (left) receives the award from Richard Hastilow, chief executive of the Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom. Originally named the Institute of British Architects in London .. |
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