Communication passes more and more by the image, this one calls out, arouses the curiosity, facilitates the comprehension of the disorder and becomes a real "witness" ... This learning by the image, the Quality Construction Agency has included in its vocation, the AQC Photo Contest is one of its great vectors because it reaches a large audience. The diversity and number of building professionals, photography enthusiasts and students (287 candidates in all categories) are the perfect illustration of this.
The jury particularly noted the large number of photographs received (621 photos all categories combined) which made this edition richer in the themes addressed: envelope and ITE, ventilation equipment, joinery, roof terrace, reinforcement ...
At the end of the deliberations, the jury, made up of building professionals, awarded 3 laureates for the general category, and exceptionally 4 laureates for the student category, to encourage their investment and work.
All the winning and distinguished photos are available on the AQC website https://qualiteconstruction.com, under “Our Resources”.
General category: participants from all trades!
The largest contributors in the general category remain mostly construction experts as well as architects. But the profiles diversify over the editions and enrich the field of themes: masons, sanitation managers, energy technicians, technical advisers from professional organizations, trainers, teachers, real estate agents, technical inspectors ...
Their technical and sharp eyes allow them to "unearth" all types of pathologies suffered by the building in operation: lifting of the screed under a sports floor, EP network blocked by a tree root plug, VMC attached to the north exterior facade without thermal insulation, carpentry installation without rejingot or slope, anarchic positioning of an ITE anchor, non-compliant air inlet section ...
Student category: the photo competition included in the program of many schools
Since the creation of this category, seven years ago, the interest of establishments has increased: they are more and more numerous (13 establishments, against 6 the previous year) to include this competition in their training program. .
The jury underlined the quality of their applications, both in terms of photographs and in terms of analysis and proposed solution to try to avoid the disorder observed. It has exceptionally awarded a second special prize this year in this category.
This educational contest encourages students to observe and research the reasons that created the disorder. This makes it easier for them to understand the issues of design, implementation and compliance with good practices. It also strengthens their analytical capacity, as these students can project themselves more easily into their future professions.
The Construction Quality Agency congratulates them and thanks them for this young outlook that they continue to bring to building disorders every year.
General Category: Avoid disturbances in the building, learn by pictures!
🏆 1st prize: Alexandre DOCTEUR
Lean Construction / Bedarieux project manager (Hérault)
Interface problem between the HVAC and shell batches on the integration of a ventilation duct in a fire wall, during a hotel rehabilitation project. The use of BIM would have made it possible to avoid this situation.
🏆 2nd prize: Fabien VILLETTE
Saretec Expert / Wissous (Ile-de-France)
Lifting of the screed under a sports floor as a result of moisture coming through the construction joints of the paving.
🏆 Special price: Colin COMMANDEUR
Client / Saint-Geours-de-Maremne (Landes)
Original technique of reinforcement of a bay support using dowels and screws connected by wire.
STUDENT CATEGORY: Young offbeat look at pathology award
🏆 1st prize: Morgane TOISOUL
(ENTPE - University of Lyon)
A simple method to identify thermal bridges on the roof: wait for a very cold day. Insulation deficit at the junction of the roof with the upper floor ceiling.
🏆 2nd prize: Cassandre GELY
(CESI Aix-en-Provence)
When a bracing bar interferes with the passage of ducts, it is removed!
🏆 Special prize: Manon CAZIN
(ENTPE - University of Lyon)
The chimney flue is bent with an elbow and positioned in the middle of a wall near a window.
🏆 Special prize: Jimy NICOLAU
(Polytech Nantes)
The ITE was cut around the heating / cooling network creating thermal bridges.