COMPETITION

    INNOVATIONS IN NOISE PROTECTION

    The goal of the Competition is to improve the quality and image of noise barriers in Poland and Europe by:
    – innovations in materials and technology
    – innovations in the design or construction of noise protection screens.

    We will select the best competition projects that can be used in road/rail/industrial noise protection among all participants. We also want to promote the ideas of entrepreneurship and innovation among the academic community and experts specializing in noise protection projects.

    The competition covers design works that will be submitted to the competition, including diploma theses defended by December 1, 2023, in the following categories:

    Innovations in materials and noise protection technologies.
    Innovations in the design / construction of noise protection screens.
    Works that take into account the aspects of environmental protection or the use of renewable energy sources (RES) in acoustic screens will be additionally scored!

    WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION?

    We invite all interested people who fall into one of the two categories of participants to participate in the competition

    Participant categories

     PROFESSIONAL

     OPEN

    acoustic screen designers

    architects

    acousticians

    constructors

    other types of experts professionally involved in the creation of solutions protecting against road, rail and industrial noise

    graduates of technical studies

    other people creating solutions protecting against road, rail and industrial noise

    AWARDS

    1. Awards in the ABK Competition entitled “Innovations in noise protection”  are awarded in two categories of participants:

      In the PROFESSIONAL category:
      1st place – 40 thousand PLN (in words: forty thousand zlotys)
      2nd place – 20 thousand PLN (in words: twenty thousand zlotys)
      3rd place – 10 thousand PLN (in words: ten thousand zlotys)

    2. In the OPEN category:
      1st place – 10 thousand PLN (in words: ten thousand zlotys)
      2nd place – 5 thousand PLN (in words: five thousand zlotys)
      3rd place – 2.5 thousand PLN (say: two and a half thousand zlotys)

    STAGES OF THE COMPETITION

    1st stage

    In the first stage of the Competition, you must complete and sign the application form and prepare a maximum two-page summary of your competition work. Then both documents should be sent to: Alfa Bond Kohlhauer, Aleja Katowicka 113, 05-380 Kajetany or to the email address: konkurs@alfabond-kohlhauer.pl by October 23, 2023.

    The Jury of the Competition will evaluate the submitted abstracts and select no more than X (in words: xxxx) the best works in each category, which will be qualified for the second stage of the Competition.

    Participants of the competition will be informed about the results of the first stage of the competition by e-mail to the address provided in the form, no later than November 30, 2023.

    2nd stage

    Participants qualified for the second stage of the Competition will be asked to send full competition works in the Professional category and diploma theses and certificates from the university about their defense (in electronic form) – in the Standard category of participants.

    The deadline for submitting works is February 1, 2024.

    The Competition Jury will evaluate the works in two groups of participants, and then during a 10-minute speech, the participants will present and discuss their competition works in a public forum, including in the presence of representatives of the competition organizer and the competition jury. The auditions will take place no later than in the first half of April 2024.

    Evaluation criteria

    Stage I – evaluation of the abstract

    Stage II – assessment of work and presentation

    originality of the topic

    innovation

    usefulness in noise protection

    taking into account aspects of environmental protection or the use of renewable energy sources (RES) on roads

    iinnovation of the contest thesis

    the possibility of using it in the construction of acoustic screens

    inclusion of environmental protection aspects or the inclusion of RES on roads

    Stage III

    The third stage of the competition will consist in the public presentation of the competition work by the participants of the competition and answers to questions from the members of the Competition Jury. Form – live or online meeting. The final result of the Competition in each of the two categories will be the sum of the points obtained at its individual stages. In the final stage, the decisive factors will be:

    • content level of the presentation
    • form of presentation

    The full rules of the Contest can be found in the Regulations.

    COMPETITION CHAPTER

    The competition will consist of three stages. The correct course of each of them will be supervised by the Competition Jury consisting of:

    • – …. as the Chairperson

    and members of the chapter:

    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

    Jak to robimy:

    • pokrywamy istotną część naszego zapotrzebowania energetycznego samodzielnie wytwarzanym prądem (dotyczy produkcji w Niemczech);
    • opracowujemy i wytwarzamy nasze produkty z nastawieniem na możliwość ich pełnego recyklingu;
    • produkty KOHLHAUER mogą skutecznie zapewniać korzyści dodatkowe, takie jak wytwarzanie energii ze słońca lub oczyszczanie powietrza;
    • unikamy długich transportów (dotyczy produkcji w Niemczech), a tym samym emisji do atmosfery. Pozwala to zagwarantować miejsca pracy i wzmocnić infrastrukturę w regionie.

    GENERAL SPONSOR

    HERE WILL BE A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY – GENERAL SPONSOR

    HONORARY PATRONS

    HERE WILL BE A DESCRIPTION OF COMPANIES – HONORARY PATRONS

    AND LOGOS OF COMPANIES UNDER THIS

    DVLV

    Członek – założyciel

    FGSV

    Członek

    ENBF

    Członek

    APREA

    Członek

    ELEKTROMOBILITÄT SÜD-WEST

    Członek

    OUR NOISE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS

    NOISE BARRIERS

    Noise pollution is a global problem. Exceeding the sound level caused by road, rail and industrial activities reduces the quality of life and harms health.
    At ALFA BOND KOHLHAUER, we know how to protect against noise.

    ANY QUESTIONS?

    ANY QUESTIONS?