12d Innovation Awards 2018 – Tech Forum Delegate Feedback

In the wake of three successful 12d International Innovation Awards, 12d Solutions was pleased to announce the 12d International Innovation Awards 2018.

The 12d International Innovation Awards recognises inspired thinking and innovative solutions in civil engineering, surveying and data management. Around the world, our industry faces challenging problems and finds inventive answers. The 12d International Innovation Awards highlights some of the best of those solutions.

Entries closed at the end of April 2018.

The Overall Winning Team – from Arup – received $A3,000, the 12d Innovation Winner Trophy and a Full Technical Forum Package for the 12d International Technical Forum 2020, plus a $A1,500 training package. We will also select an individual to be on the judging panel for the 2020 Innovation Awards.

The Design & Visualisation Winner (or winning team) – from Aurecon – received $A1,000 cash and $A1,000 in Training, and a trophy.

The Survey & Construction Winner (or winning team) – from Tatras Consulting – received $A1,000 cash and $A1,000 in Training, and a trophy.

The 12d Water Winner (or winning team) – from WSP – received $A1,000 cash and $A1,000 in Training, and a trophy.

The Customisation Winner (or winning team) – from J. Wyndham Prince -received $A1,000 cash and $A1,000 in Training, and a trophy.

The ‘Banishing the Drafting Demon’ Winner (or winning team) – from Mackay Regional Council – received $A1,000 cash and $A1,000 in Training, and a trophy.

The 12d Synergy Winner (or winning team) – from BG&E+Cardno JV – received $A1,000 cash and $A1,000 in Training, and a trophy.

We also awarded Highly Commended prizes for each category, and certificates were awarded for the top entry from each of these business types:

  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
  • Government

Award Winners and Highly Commended entries were showcased at the 12d International Technical Forum 2018, and are to be published on our websites, with selected entries being turned into case studies for industry media.

See our website for further details on the winners.

While we were at the 12d Technical Forum 2018, we chatted to some delegates about the Awards – check out this video of some of what was said!

The video begins with our Managing Director, Dr Lee Gregory, speaking about the history of the Awards, and what the Awards mean to him. We also heard from representatives from Calibre and City of Gold Coast, as well as our General Manager, Joel Gregory, who was also integral to these Awards being created back in 2012.

 

Delegates of the 2018 12d Technical Forum discussing the associated Innovation Awards

We’ll start taking entries for the 2020 Innovation Awards soon, so stay tuned for details!