The Excellence in Concrete Awards for the 2009 series were presented in Sydney, New South Wales on 18 September 2009 as part of the Concrete Solutions 09 Conference program.
 
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PURPOSE
The Concrete Institute of Australia was established to encourage the development of concrete technology and practice in Australia and to foster improvements in the standard of concrete construction.

 

To recognise the many significant contributions to these objectives and to publicise the many excellent examples of concrete structures erected in Australia each year, the Institute established a Biennial Awards Scheme in 1971. Concrete Solutions 2009 sees the continuation of international projects being eligible for an award.

 

AWARDS
Awards are made for significant contributions to the development of concrete technology and practice or to that of concrete construction as evidenced by:

• the effective use of concrete in a building or structure that reached substantial completion in 2008 and 2009
• research, publications, design innovations, material or plant improvements, educational or other activity

Awards, consisting of citations to members of the team responsible for the achievement, were presented at the Biennial Conference held in Sydney, New South Wales from 18 to 20 September 2009.

 

THE KEVIN CAVANAGH MEDAL
In 1991 the Council of the Concrete Institute established a new award, the Kevin Cavanagh Medal for Excellence in Concrete, which would recognise an overall winner. This award will be judged from all winners* in both categories on the basis of being an outstanding contribution to the quality of concrete construction in Australia.

 

*International Projects are excluded from participating in this Award.

 
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

Kevin Cavanagh Medal
National Portrait Gallery                                                                                                        Arts and Civil Campus, Canberra, ACT                                                                          Architect:  Johnson Pilton Walker Architects Pty Ltd                                                   Buliding Conractor:  John Holland                                                                           Engineering Consultant:  Arup

The Sustainability Medal
Climate-Responsive House Design with Concrete                                                         Cement, Concrete & Aggregates Ausrtralia  

Technology Awards
Single Stage Pumping of Concrete to a heght of 601 metres on the Burj Dubai                                                                                                                                     GHD Global Pty Ltd (Independent Verification and Testing Agency)

Certificates
RapidBrace                                                                                                                       Reid Construction Systems                                                                  

International Certificates
Index Building                                                                                                                         Dubai International Financial Centre, UAE                                                                     BG&E Pty Ltd

  

Engineering Projects Awards
Meander Dam                                                                                                             Meander River, Northern Tasmania                                                                       McConnell Dowell Constructors              

Eastlink Urban Motorway                                                                                       Melbourne's East                                                                                                            Hyder Consulting, Parsons Brinckerhoff, CW-DC

Certificates
New Perth Bunbury Highway                                                                                             Perth to Bunbury, WA                                                                                                 Southern GatewayAlliance

Roe Street Bus Bridge                                                                                                    Perth, WA                                                                                                                        BG&E Pty Ltd, in association with Georgiou Pty Ltd and the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia

Special Mention                                                       Chatswood Transport Interchange                                                                        Chatswood, NSW                                                                                                                 Taylor Thomson Whitting (NSW) Pty Ltd 

 

BuildingProjects Awards
Berry Recreation Hall                                                                                                        New South Wales South Coast                                                                                       ACOR Appleyard Consultants Pty Ltd (Structural Engineer)                                       

Bishop See - Stage 1                                                                                                           235 St George Terrace, Perth                                                                                     Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd, Brookfield Multiplex Construction