HKIE
Materials Division Innovative Construction Materials Award 2019
(https://materialsdivision.wixsite.com/2019innovativeaward)
Objectives
Organized
by the HKIE Materials Division, the Innovative Construction Materials Award
recognizes outstanding contributions and achievements in the area of
development and invention of innovative materials in building or infrastructure
construction.
Award
will be given to innovations that have made significant improvement in its
functional performance and favorable impact on sustainability, quality,
productivity, cost effectiveness and safety of the construction material
industries.
This
Award aims at fostering and encouraging continuous innovation across
construction materials industries.
Eligibility
The
Award is open to public and private organizations local and overseas. The
material/product of the entry must have been used in Hong Kong.
The
construction material products must have been introduced to the market/trade
within the 48 months preceding the closing date of the event. If the innovation
is about to launch or in final stage of implementing a trial or mock-up, the
application must demonstrate its maturity for use.
Judging
Criteria
Each
application will be judged for evidence of genuine innovation including but not
limited to improvement in functional performance, sustainability, productivity
and costs saving, quality, increase of contractor’s scope of work and safety.
Method
of Assessment
A
selection panel will review all submissions. Detailed assessment of
submissions, interviews and/or site visits will be conducted.
Judging
Panel
Ms
Ada Fung, BBS, Director of World Green Building Council & HK Green Building
Council (Chair of Judging Panel),
Ir
Prof Albert Kwan, University of Hong Kong,
Ir Humphrey Ho, Assistant Director,
Buildings Department,
Ir
Terence Lam, JP, Assistant Director, Civil Engineering & Development
Department, and
Ir
Clement Ngai, Head of Project Engineering, MTR Corporation Ltd.
Entry
Fee
HK$10,000
for entries being shortlisted, no fee required for initial submission. Fee is
non-refundable and will be used to cover prizes of the
Award.
Announcement
of Results and Prizes
Three
awards (with money prize) and two certificate of merit will be presented to the
winners selected by the judging panel.
Results
will be announced with awards presented in June 2019 at the HKIE Materials
Division Annual Dinner 2019. Winners will be invited to present their
innovation in the event.
Submission
Guidelines
Please
complete an Application Form downloaded from the HKIE Materials Division
Website http://mt.hkie.org.hk/ (Useful
information > Articles/Documents ) or visit https://materialsdivision.wixsite.com/2019innovativeaward (Downloads), and
submit a copy of the completed form via email mdicma2019@gmail.com to
the Taskforce Innovative Construction Materials Award 2019, HKIE Materials
Division.
All
submissions will be reviewed by the selection panel. Shortlisted entry will be
informed to pay an entry fee of HK$10,000.00 to the Treasurer, HKIE Materials
Division (by cheque to “HKIE-Materials Division”).
For
any enquires, please contact Ir Prof Joseph Mak at 2972 7281, Ir Raymond Wan at
9776 4010 or Ir Corey Ho at 9577 5504.