2021 Winners

Best Use of Technology: Artificial Intelligence

Winner: nPlan, Schedule assurance for Transpennine Route upgrade

Shortlist:

  • Buildots, Deep learning, computer vision and the AI revolution
  • Network Rail, Digitised lineside inspections
  • Vapar, Using AI for pipe condition assessment
  • nPlan, Schedule assurance for Transpennine Route upgrade

Best Use of Technology: Design Efficiency

Winner: Bryden Wood, The Forge

Shortlist:

  • Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA), Strategic Pipeline Alliance
  • Stantec, Stantec.io Route Selector
  • Bryden Wood, The Forge

Best Use of Technology: Digital Engineering

Winner: Bam Nuttall, M8 Footbridge

Shortlist:

  • Digital Construction Works,The Digital Construction Works Integrations Platform
  • Royal HaskoningDHV, South Cliffs Chalet - retaining wall reinstatement
  • Waldeck Consulting, Network Rail panoptic bridge management
  • Bam Nuttall, M8 Footbridge

Best Use of Technology: Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Winner: Eurovia, AVUS - Augmented Visualisation of Underground Services

Highly Commended: Network Rail, Digitised lineside inspections

Shortlist:

  • Network Rail, Digitised lineside inspections
  • Ocean3D.co.uk, Using interactive tours for accessibility, inclusion and health and safety training
  • Paperless Construction, Digitising HSE Compliance management
  • Stantec, The London Fire Flow System
  • Vision Survey, HS2 - Trial - Digital Permit to Dig System
  • Eurovia, AVUS - Augmented Visualisation of Underground Services

Best Use of Technology: Site Productivity

Winner: Peri, Regent Street Flyover - driving efficiency with formwork pressure monitoring

Shortlist:

  • Balfour Beatty Vinci, M4 Junction 3-12 motorway upgrade
  • Causeway Technologies, Ermeo transforms maintenance asset management
  • DataScope Systems, Digital collaborative planning
  • Vision Survey, HS2 - Trial - Digital Permit to Dig System
  • XER Schedule Toolkit, Stevenage Turnback Facility 
  • Peri, Regent Street Flyover - driving efficiency with formwork pressure monitoring

Best Use of Technology: Smart Data Collection

Winner: Peri, Regent Street Flyover - concrete sensor technology

Shortlist:

  • Arup, Arup Inspect
  • Catsurveys, Digital network survey
  • EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial BAM), Predictive and corrective operations through systems integration and data insights
  • Network Rail, TrackWater 2.0
  • Peri, Chelsea Embankment - SONO WZ water cement sensor for concrete quality 
  • Senceive, Intelligent earthworks for safer, more reliable railways
  • Stantec, Stantec.io Flood Alerts
  • SymTerra and Kier, DC Cable Doubling 
  • Peri, Regent Street Flyover - concrete sensor technology

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Natural Environment Champion

Winner: Aecom and Lifescape Project, Natural Capital Laboratory

Shortlist:

  • GreenBlue Urban, HydroPlanter
  • Aecom and Lifescape Project, Natural Capital Laboratory

Technology Leader Trailblazer

Winner: HR Wallingford, Damsat - dam monitoring by satellites

Highly Commended: Skanska UK, Democratising Infrastructure with GeoBIM

Shortlist:

  • Arup, Future Offshore Wind Scenarios
  • nuVa Enterprises, Leading in remote knowledge flow for the agile organisation
  • Skanska UK, Democratising Infrastructure with GeoBIM
  • DataCow, ABP Border Control Posts 
  • Stantec, Stantec.io
  • HR Wallingford, Damsat - dam monitoring by satellites

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Technology Provider Trailblazer

Winner: HR Wallingford, Damsat - dam monitoring by satellites

Shortlist:

  • Digital Construction Works, The Digital Construction Works Integrations Platform
  • nuVa Enterprises, Trail blazing Hybrid Working
  • Qualis Flow, Qualis Flow - Qflow
  • DataCow, Enterprise Resource Planning software for construction and engineering businesses
  • Vision Survey, HS2, Silvertown & A38 - Trial - Digital Permit to Dig System
  • HR Wallingford, Damsat - dam monitoring by satellites

Transport Infrastructure Champion

Winner: Bryden Wood, ARC – an automated cable routing management system 

Highly Commended: Network Rail, Network Rail Civils and sustainability R&D programme

Shortlist:

  • Amey, Feedback Loop Playbook - Asset Data Delivery Model
  • Geobear, Shugborough Tunnel
  • Network Rail, Network Rail Civils and sustainability R&D programme
  • Waldeck Consulting, Network Rail Panoptic Bridge Management
  • Bryden Wood, ARC – an automated cable routing management system 

Best Use of Technology: Carbon Reduction

Winner: Leisure Energy, Energy reduction at Stour Leisure Centre in Ashford, Kent  

Highly Commended: Arup, Solar air conditioning sizing tool

Shortlist:

  • Arup, Solar air conditioning sizing tool
  • Bam Nuttall, M8 Footbridge
  • Leisure Energy, Energy reduction at Stour Leisure Centre in Ashford, Kent  
  • River Cycleway Europe, River Cycleway
  • Vision Survey, HS2 - Trial - Digital Permit to Dig System

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Best Use of Technology: Offsite and Modular

Winner: Network Rail, Flow Footridge  

Shortlist:

  • GreenBlue Urban, Introducing HydroPlanter - the modular raingarden solution. 
  • Mace, Mace Tech - a revolution in high-rise construction
  • MJH Structural Engineers,101 George Street
  • Network Rail, Flow Footridge

Innovation Incubator

Winner: Transport Compliance Associates, Hydrogen reformer hybrid

Shortlist:

  • Kelda Showers, Innovative Air-Powered™ showers 
  • nuVa Enterprises, The NATURAL way of hybrid working
  • SAALG Geomechanics, SAALG Geomechanics DAARWIN´s
  • Transport Compliance Associates, Hydrogen reformer hybrid
  • Vision Survey, HS2, Silvertown & A38 - Trial - Digital Permit to Dig System