QGBC announces winners of Qatar Sustainability Awards

Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) has honoured the commitment and achievements of local organisations that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainable development and environmental protection in Qatar. The Qatar Sustainability Awards 2016 ceremony took place on the sidelines of the Qatar Green Building Conference and Qatar Sustainability Week. Announced in October, the Qatar Sustainability Awards received more than 100 nominations in six categories from various organisations across Qatar’s public and private sectors. The winners were selected following a reviewing process by an expert panel of judges, comprising senior sustainability experts and academics and other industry practitioners. Meshal al-Shamari, director, QGBC, said that the collective efforts of these organisations, who are active members of Qatar’s sustainability industry, are advancing the Qatar National Vision 2030. “These awards serve to raise sustainability awareness and encourage the wider industry to do their part and work towards building a ‘greener’ future.”The Qatar Sustainability Awards, organised by QGBC, part of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), showcased an industry-wide collaboration among organisations as qualified members of the industry were nominated by their peers for their commitment and vital achievements. The Qatar Sustainability Awards 2016 winners are: Msheireb Properties - ‘Green Government Building’ award for the National Archive project; ASTAD Project Management – ‘Green Government Building’ award for National Museum of Qatar project; Arab Engineering Bureau - ‘Green Office Building’ award for Ghanem Holdings Headquarters project; Qatar Green Leaders - ‘Green Commercial Building’ award for Marina Yacht Club at Lusail project; Qatar Foundation - ‘Green Educational Building’ award for Northwestern University in Qatar project; Arab Engineering Bureau - ‘Green Interior Fit-out’ award for RasGas Headquarters - Interior Fit-out project; Msheireb Properties - ‘Green Religious Building’ award for Msheireb Mosque project and Qatar Foundation - ‘Green Residential Building’ award for HBKU Student Housing Complex project.Winners in other categories are: Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel & Villas - ‘Green Hospitality’ award; KEO International Consultant -‘Building Consultant’ award; Gulfar Al Misnad Engineering & Contracting WLL - ‘Building Contractor’ award; Bin Muftah for Energy Solutions - ‘Facility Management Organisation’ award; Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) - ‘Corporate Initiative’ for Shams Generation project; Kahramaa - ‘Government Initiative’ award for Kahramaa Awareness Park; Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar - ‘University Initiative’ award for Sahtak Awalan project;  Qatar Charity - ‘NGO Sustainability Initiative’ award for TAYF in-kind Donations Programme; ‘Hand Over’ organisation - ‘Social Enterprise’ award;  Synergy United Co WLL - ‘Green Building Technology’ award for Ciralight Active Skylights project; Aamal Readymix - ‘Green Building Material’ award Green Concrete project; TRL Limited - ‘Green Research’ award for Recycled Aggregate in Construction project and Gulf Contracting Company WLL - ‘QGBC Special Award’.