Monday, December 15, 2008

FAQs

** how can we register to the contest as a group? do a group is considered to be as one entry and will only pay the required registration fee or each member of the group must pay the required fee?
List down the names of the group members in the registration form and identify the team leader. One group is one entry and you have to pay only one entry fee.

**Me and my friends are interested in joining the competition, category 2 (we're graduating students ^^). How many people in a group is allowed?
- is the competition open for group/team?if yes, how many members per team are allowed?
- can the team/group can be composed of both graduate and student/s?
The competition is open for group/team, number of participants is unlimited. Team/group can be composed of both graduates and students.

** I am a student of Bicol University Department of Architecture and i would l=
ike to ask you very important questions about the "Bahay Pinoy Design Compe=
tition" in behalf of my team mates and our mentor, since this is our first =
time to join in this type of competition. My queries are as follows:

1. Is there a maximum number of students in a group?
No maximum number of members in a group.

2. How can we register in the competition? The web shows no account name an=
d number.
Account Name is UAP-Bahay Pinoy, Account Number 2568004336 and Bank Branch is BDO-Victoria Towers Timog

3. Are we about to pass our plans at Jan.20,2009 or at March 5, 2009
January 20, 2009 is the deadline for registration (you must register on or before January 20, 2009) and on March 12 is the deadline for the submission of plans. See revised competition timetable.

** i would like to ask if we can use any other building materials like concrete or steel for our proposed bamboo house? we will use it for some stability purposes. but are major materials will be bamboo of course.
- There are a few of us who're interested in entering the competition (category II, we're studs) Just curious, since bamboo is the major building material to be used for the design, are other materials such as thatch allowed in the competition too? (for roofing, etc.) Will other organic materials be allowed?
Yes, you can use any building materials as long as the major materials are bamboo.

** Kindly email to us the registration form for the “Bahay Pinoy” Bamboo Design Competition. We have tried downloading the form from your website but were unsuccessful.
PLease try again, double click the image of the registration form here and save the image. You can print it afterwards.

** It is good to know that we, the students have been given a chance to participate in this kind of project. But I would like to ask though, what do you mean exactly by "Deadline for submission of questions"?

Deadine for submission of Questions is the last day we will accept queries/questions from interested participants.