Big Project ME Awards 2013 – Winners List
The full list of winners from the Big Project ME Awards 2013
The Big Project ME Awards 2013 was held on the 25th of November at a gala event at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai.
Attended by more than 400 guests from the regional construction industry, the awards saw some of the region’s most exciting and dynamic construction projects and firms recognised for their contribution to the growth and development of the industry.
The award winners are:
Best Water Conservation Project:
Winner: Petroleum Development Oman
Petroleum Development Oman is currently installing a series of systems inside and outside a managed a 35% reduction in interior water use and a 50% reduction in potable water use as it heads for LEED certification.
It is also using Xeriscaping, a landscaping method that makes routine irrigation unnecessary, setting a standard for large educational campuses across the region
Energy Efficiency Project of the Year:
Winner: Empower
By tackling the challenge of offering green power and water to a large community, Empower has helped save 32.1 megawatts and 147,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum in Dubai.
Green Building Project of the Year:
Winner: AECOM and the Passivhaus Villa
The judges chose to reward a company and project that can be replicated and scaled up across the region. Drawing on engineering and design from Germany, the result is an ultra-low energy building that requires little energy for space cooling and is first of its kind in the Qatar market.
Sustainable Solution of the Year:
Winner: ASTAD
ASTAD has contributed the only LEED platinum student housing in the world which features two complexes with a total of twelve (12) buildings remain to date.
They also represent one of the highest concentrations of independently registered LEED platinum buildings in the world.
Young Engineer of the Year:
Winner: Conall Doherty from Buro Happold
Doherty has only been a structural engineer for three and a half years but has been described as an integral member of the site supervision team at the Louvre, Abu Dhabi and has ongoing involvement in the design and construction of a number of projects in the King Abdullah Financial District, Riyadh.
Architect of the Year:
Winner: Tabanlioglu Architects
Tabanlioglu has successfully executed the design for projects across the entire Middle East region, working on wide range of building types from housing, offices, mix-used, public and cultural buildings and industrial projects to high-rise.
Quantity Surveyor of the Year:
Winner: KEO CQS
KEO CQS has the distinction of being the cost consultant of the first FIFA compliant stadium in Qatar.
Developer of the Year:
Winner: Sino Gulf
The winner is a developer who has made its mark on the Abu Dhabi skyline by bringing A-grade commercial property and can happily claim to be close to full occupancy.
MEP Contractor of the Year:
Winner: ETA Star Engineering and Contracting
ETA Star Engineering and Contracting has delivered and is delivering world class projects as per the clients requirements and contributed to client success, working alongside some of the GCC’s biggest main contractors such as AECOM, Hochtief on projects for Barwa and Lusail.
Iconic Structure of the Year:
Winner: Etihad Towers by Hill International
The winning structure is a five-tower colossus that has quickly become one of the defining landmarks of the Abu Dhabi skyline.
Not only is it good looking, it is also a great example in how to build at scale. Under the guidance of the project management consultancy, the project owner, contractor, facility manager, hotel operator, district cooling services provider, bank/ financier and real estate/ property manager were all involved from the initial planning stages.
Civil Development of the Year:
Winner: China State Construction Engineering Corp – Improvement of Emirates Road
The winning project has made a significant impact to the completion of its city’s aspirations of becoming a major logistical hub as well as putting down the groundwork for growth potentially spurred on by the awarding of the EXPO 2020.
The billion dirham work included 33km of roads, two interchanges plus a series of upgrades
Outstanding Development of the Year:
Winner: Sowwah Square – Goettsch Partners
The winner features over 290,000 square meters of office space and the iconic new headquarters building for the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange surrounded by four office towers, overlooking the Abu Dhabi coastline.
Consultant of the Year:
Winner: Hyder Consulting
The winning consultancy is truly active across the region and now counts on the Middle East for almost a third of its total business.
While other practices are moving more and more into project management, this consultant has concentrated in enhancing the region’s infrastructure bringing global knowhow to the local market.
Contractor of the Year:
Winner: ALEC
The winner of this year’s award scored multiple successes as it series of projects reached completion, including the completion of the Arrivals and link tunnel within Abu Dhabi International Airport, as well as passing 3 million man hours without lost time injury on Concourse 4 in Dubai Airport. A wonderful example of putting safety first and still delivering high quality projects.
Outstanding Achievement in Project Management Award:
Winner: Andreas Georgios Iliovits of MosArt
Iliovits led his team at Presidential Palace of Abu Dhabi which were subcontracted to produce the natural stone for the project. Dealing with high volume in a short time of execution, the winner demonstrated the ultimate in quality control and project management.
Outstanding Achievement in Project Management – Project Management Consultant
Winner: Hill International
Hill International which has already received recognition for its sterling work on the Etihad Towers has received new commissions to provide services for some exciting new developments, including the Qatar National Museum, Jabal Omar Development, Riyadh Metro, Qatar Metro Green Line and Abu Dhabi’s Midfield Terminal in 2013 and most impressively managing the Oman International Airport project which is well on track to reach its completion date.
In addition, FAMCO was awarded the Construction Equipment Company of the Year by Big Project ME‘s sister publication, Construction Machinery Middle East, in recognition of its constant efforts to improve people, processes and machines. It has acquired businesses, invested in new facilities, expanded to new countries and also improved principal’s offering for the region.
