Being the leading company of cement sector, Akçansa is organizing ‘Betonik Ideas Project Competition’ to enable the university students reveal their creativity and create value for the area they are trained. Applications for the competition, which is organized second time will start on 25 February 2011.

Akçansa is focused on sustainable growth with customer specific solutions, new markets it creates, and works on alternative fuel-raw material production. Now the company aims to bring ‘new generation’ creative ideas to the sector by inviting the young people to develop ecologic solutions.

Betonik Ideas Project Competition invites the students to develop projects which are applicable for alternative usage areas of the concrete. Deadline for applications is 25 March, while the deadline for submitting the projects is 22 April 2011.

Undergraduate and post graduate students from Construction Engineering, Architecture and other relevant departments of the universities can apply for the competition in groups of minimum 2, maximum 4 people.

Winner group of the competition will be awarded with a gift cheque of 4.000 TL to be used at Teknosa. 2nd group will be awarded with a gift cheque of 2.000 TL, and the third group will be awarded with a gift cheque of 1.000 TL. Winner group will also have the opportunity to undergo training at Akçansa. In addition, one sapling will be donated to TEMA for each of the contestants by Akçansa. Therefore all of the contestants of the competition will have contributed to a more green world.

Prizes of the winner groups will be given at the prize ceremony to be held at Sabancı Center on 12 May.

Competition Program

Applications: 25 February 2011 – 25 March 2011

Deadline for Submitting the Projects: 22 April 2011

Prize Ceremony: 12 May 2011

Jury

• Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Taşdemir
  (İstanbul Teknik University)
• Prof. Dr. Halit Yaşa Ersoy
  (Mimar Sinan University –Faculty of Fine Arts.)
• Metin Varlıbaş
  (Member of VARYAP Executive Board)
• Duygu Erten(Vice Chairman of ÇEDBİK Board of Directors

Hakan Gürdal: We are accountable for the future of the world!

Akçansa General Manager Hakan Gürdal stated that green buildings which are certified by bringing standards gained popularity as people are more conscious in issues such as global warming, environmental pollution and drought. Gürdal said ‘’In the recent years, there is an increasing trend towards environment friendly, ecologic buildings which reduce energy consumption. As Akçansa, we are hopeful about this trend with regard to the future of our world. We produce building sustainable materials that serve to this purpose. With Betonik Ideas Project Competition, we wanted to raise awareness on green buildings and enable the young to develop substantial projects with this regard this year. I believe that the young will convert concrete, which is the basic material of buildings into successful projects or products.’’