THE NATIONAL BUILDING CONTROL AWARDS | Awards The Building Materials Manufacturers Award

This award shall be bestowed on the most compliant manufacturer that has demonstrated remarkable improvement in their processes, operations, use of technology that protects the environment, and value addition/improvement to their materials, to ensure that the final product meets the requirements of the good quality material.

The Building Materials Manufacturers Award Questionnaire

Building Materials Manufacturer's Details

Name of the Firm *

A) PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENT

1. Is the firm a registered member of UMA?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

2. Is the premise registered as a work place by the Commissioner of Occupational Safety and Health under Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

B) TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Digitalization of processes & operations

3. Does the firm have an Enterprise Resource Planning tool?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

4. Is the firm ISO certified?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

5. Does the firm have an energy monitoring system?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

6. Does the firm have a quality management system in place?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

Energy efficiency

7. For what purposes does the firm use these energy sources? Tick all that apply

Umeme Grid

Manufacturing

Lighting

Heating

Solar

Manufacturing

Lighting

Heating

Wind

Manufacturing

Lighting

Heating

Liquid fuel (Kerosene/petrol/diesel)

Manufacturing

Lighting

Heating

Generator

Manufacturing

Lighting

Heating

Biomass/Biogas

Manufacturing

Lighting

Heating

Gas

Manufacturing

Lighting

Heating

Charcoal

Manufacturing

Lighting

Heating

Firewood

Manufacturing

Heating

Briquettes

Manufacturing

Heating

8. Has the firm carried out an energy audit for the factory building?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

9. Does the firm have sensors to automatically switch lights or other equipment on and off when not in use?

Yes

I DON'T KNOW

10. Does the firm have translucent iron sheets to let in light during the day?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

Safety & Security

11. Is there provision for smart fire detection and suppression systems?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

C) HARMONY WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

Open spaces

12. Which of the following facilities does the firm have in open spaces?

Natural Plants

Roof top gardens

Vertical gardens

13. Which of the following materials were used in the open spaces?

Grass throughout

Porous pavement

Grass pavers

Porous concrete

Artificial turf

Tiles

Stones

Concrete

Concrete pavers

Ventilation

14. Which of the following air ventilation systems does the facility use? Tick all that apply.

Natural ventilation

Air conditioning

Electric fans

Extractor fans

Water Efficiency

15. Tick all the applicable water efficient fixtures installed in the firm.

Dual flush toilet

Push taps

Sensor taps

Low flow shower heads

Taps with faucet aerators

Waterless urinals

Normal taps

16. Tick all applicable water sources at the firm

Recycled water

Harvested rain water

Harvested surface runoff

Underground water (borehole/pumped)

Protected spring

A Well

Piped water

Waste water Management

17. Tick the black(toilet waste) & grey(bathroom and kitchen waste) water management system used at your building site

Public sewerage system

Septic tank

Biodigester tank

Lined VIP latrine

Ordinary pit latrine

Ecosan toilet

Soak away pit

Waste management & treatment

18. Solid waste management – tick all that apply to the management of this waste at the factory.

Take to a gazetted public collection point within the neighbourhood

Open damping

Burning

incineration

Recycled

Buried in the ground on site

Collected by service providers regularly

19. Industrial waste management – tick all that apply in the management of this waste at the factory.

Take and dump in low lying areas and wetlands

Sell to potential buyers for reuse

Take to a gazetted public collection/dumping point within the neighbourhood (specify location).

Open dumping at any convenient location.

Recycled

Incinerated

Collected by service providers regularly

20. Hazardous waste - tick all that apply in the management of this waste at the factory.

Take and dump in low lying areas and wetlands.

Spread/buried in the ground around the site.

Open dumping at any convenient location

Collected by service providers regularly

21. Does the firm carry out air quality measurement at the factory?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

22. Does the firm carry out Noise pollution measurement at the factory?

YES

I DON'T KNOW

The Building Materials Manufacturers Award

The Building Materials Manufacturers Award Questionnaire

Building Materials Manufacturer's Details

A) PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENT

B) TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Digitalization of processes & operations

Energy efficiency

Safety & Security

C) HARMONY WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

Open spaces

Ventilation

Water Efficiency

Waste water Management

Waste management & treatment

Address

Phone

Email