Radar simulator and earthquake team among top winners

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30 July 2012

Radar simulator and earthquake team among top winners of INNOVATE NZ Awards


A radar training simulator for the RNZAF’s upgraded Orion aircraft and the Christchurch earthquakes land damage assessment team are among projects taking top honours in the INNOVATE NZ Awards of Excellence 2012.

Judges selected five Gold Awards of Excellence winners from 38 finalist projects in the prestigious awards which are organized by the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand and which recognise innovation in consulting engineering,

This year’s Gold Awards went to the Beca for the P-3K2 Orion Radar Trainer for the RNZAF at Whenuapai, Tonkin and Taylor for the massive task of assembling the 400-strong land damage assessment team, Holmes Fire for fire engineering at Britomart East/Westpac Charter House, Beca for HVAC Integrated Design for the Alan McDiarmid Building at Victoria University of Wellington and MWH New Zealand for its internationally acclaimed KiwiRAP Star Rating New Zealand Road Assessment Programme.

Convenor of Judges Allan Leahy said that there had been a very high standard of projects entered for the awards, many representing examples of world-leading applications of technology.

“To receive a Gold Award of Excellence, the highest of the three awards, the project must demonstrate real innovation – perhaps a new process that will establish the standard for years to come - and excellent customer service,” said Mr Leahy.

Eight Silver Awards of Excellence were presented. Beca won two silver awards for the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant, Biosolids Drying Facility and for Telecom Place in Auckland.

Aurecon also won double silver for the SH18 Hobsonville Deviation & SH16 Brigham Creek Extension Upper Harbour Corridor and for the Spent Cell Liner (SCL) Handling and Disposal Plant at Cape Foulwind on the West Coast.

Sinclair Knight Merz won silver for the Forsyth Barr Stadium project, Holmes Consulting Group for the Viaduct Events Centre and Dunning Thornton Consultants for the Whakapapa Knoll Ridge Café and Cat Shed on Ruapehu.

Awards of Merit were awarded to eight projects. Opus won two, for the Dunedin 3 Waters Strategy and the Intelligent Street Lighting at Eden Park.

Sinclair Knight Merz won two Awards of Merit for the SH20 Manukau Extension and the Salak Geothermal Field Master Planning in Indonesia.

Tonkin and Taylor was also a merit winner for the Auckland Waterfront Tram and MWH New Zealand for the Hastings Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Winners of the INNOVATE NZ Awards of Excellence 2012

Gold Award of Excellence

Alan MacDiarmid Building
Beca for Victoria University of Wellington

Britomart East / Westpac Charter House
Holmes Fire for Cooper & Company

KiwiRAP Star Ratings
MWH New Zealand Ltd for NZ Transport Agency

Land Damage Assessment Team
Tonkin & Taylor for Earthquake Commission (EQC)

Royal New Zealand Airforce - P-3K2 Orion Radar Trainer
Beca for Royal NZ Defence Force

Silver Award of Excellence

Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant, Biosolids Drying Facility
Beca for Christchurch City Council

Dominion Salt Vacuum Plant Upgrade
Aurecon for Dominion Salt Ltd

Forsyth Barr Stadium
Sinclair Knight Merz for Carisbrook Stadium Trust

SH18 Hobsonville Deviation & SH16 Brigham Creek Extension Upper Harbour Corridor
Aurecon for HEB Construction Ltd & NZ Transport Agency

Spent Cell Liner (SCL) Handling & Disposal Plant
Aurecon for G T Liddell Contracting Ltd & Holcim

Telecom Place
Beca for Mansons TCLM Ltd

Viaduct Events Centre
Holmes Consulting Group for Auckland Council

Whakapapa Knoll Ridge Cafe and Cat Shed
Dunning Thornton Consultants for Stanley Construction & Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Ltd

Award of Merit

Auckland Waterfront Tram
Tonkin & Taylor for Waterfront Auckland

Dunedin 3 Waters Strategy
Opus International Consultants & URS for Dunedin City Council

Hastings Wastewater Treatment Plant
MWH New Zealand Ltd for Hastings District Council

Intelligent Street Lighting - Eden Park
Opus International Consultants for Auckland Transport (formerly Auckland City Council)

Pacific Steel Smelting Shed - Advanced CFD Assessment
Beca for Pacific Steel Group

SH20 Manukau Extension
Sinclair Knight Merz for NZ Transport Agency

INDONESIA
Salak Geothermal Field Master Planning
Sinclair Knight Merz for Chevron Indonesia

Special Awards

President’s Award 2012
Allan Leahy, MWH New Zealand

Telecom / ACENZ Future Leader 2012
Shamus Wallace, Tonkin & Taylor

Tonkin & Taylor / ACENZ Best Practical Work Report Award 2012
Shayne McKenna
University of Canterbury for his report on Spencer Holmes, Wellington

Stella Torvelainen
University of Auckland for her report on Riley Consultants, Auckland

Ben Wanklyn
University of Canterbury for his report on Cameron Gibson & Wells, Nelson


For more information or illustrations suitable for publication on any of these projects, visit the ACENZ Website.

www.acenz.org.nz/Section1.aspx?Section=4&Page=13

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