CEEQUAL (Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment and Award Scheme) is an evidence-based sustainability assessment, rating and awards scheme for civil engineering, infrastructure, landscaping and public realm projects. This scheme promotes the achievement of high environmental and social performance.
CEEQUAL aims to deliver improved project specification, design and construction of civil engineering works. CEEQUAL rewards project and contract teams in which clients, designers and contractors go beyond the legal and environmental and social minima to achieve distinctive environmental and social performance in their work.
CEEQUAL Awards are applicable to all civil engineering, infrastructure, landscaping and public realm projects and contracts of any size or description.
There are five assessment types available under CEEQUAL
- Whole Project (formerly Whole Team)
The full CEEQUAL Assessment applied jointly by the client, designer, and principal contractor(s).
- Strategy & Design
Joint application by the client and designer. This can be achieved before construction has started and can be applied for in a situation where approval for the construction stage has not yet been secured, or where the contractor does not wish to participate in a Whole Team Award.
- Design
Principal designer(s) only. This can be useful to enable the designer to secure experience of CEEQUAL without the involvement of the other parties to the project, or where the designer wishes to gain recognition for their contribution to a project when the client and contractor do not wish to participate.
- Design & Construction
Joint application by the contractor and their designer. This can be useful where the designer and contractor wish to gain recognition for their contribution to a project but the client does not wish to participate.
- Construction
Principal contractor(s) only. This is useful to enable the contractor to secure experience of CEEQUAL without the involvement of the other parties to the contract, or where the contractor wishes to gain recognition for their contribution to a project when the client and designer to do not wish to participate.
In addition to the five assessment types above, assessments can also be verified at stages as the project progresses, including strategy stage, design stage, and – for Whole Project assessments – interim design stage.
- Strategy & Interim Design
Only available as part of a Whole Project assessment. This enables project teams to add a verified Assessment during the design stage of a Whole Project assessment.
CEEQUAL Awards range from Pass through Good and Very Good to Excellent.
Our Director, Narayan Banerjee is a CEEQUAL Assessor