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20 March 2009
ACLA scoops coveted Sustain' Magazine Award
ACLA, a subsidiary of advisory and design consultancy Hyder Consulting, has won the International Project of the Year category at The Sustain’ Magazine Awards 2009 for developing and implementing Hong Kong’s Greening Master Plan (GMP).
The project - which is funded by the Hong Kong government and managed by the Civil Engineering and Development Branch of one of the world’s most densely populated areas - was completed in 2007.
ACLA has also recently been commissioned to complete the GMP for Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
It aims to establish a ‘green continuum’, where a tree or green space will be visible from every point on the island.
The judging panel stressed the vital role ACLA is playing on the Greening Master Plan and singled out its team of experts for this landmark award: “The sheer scale of this undertaking and potential of the project as a catalyst for change sends out a genuine global signal."
ACLA and Hyder Consulting are currently working on some of the world’s most exciting sustainable projects - including water conservation in Abu Dhabi and Qatar, hydrogeological support in rural Australia and flood risk management in the UK.
Tomm van Dyke, founder and director of ACLA said: “Hong Kong is extremely densely populated and its population is supported by equally dense infrastructure.
“The Greening Master Plan therefore needs to overcome a host of technical and design obstacles and must win the approval of local communities.
“By combining our team’s technical, design and people skills, the implementation of the plan is running extremely smoothly - and we are delighted that our hard work has been recognised by this hotly contested award.”
Jim McClelland, founder and editor of sustain’ magazine commented: “Given the mainstreaming of the sustainability agenda that we have witnessed since sustain’ was first published ten years ago, the field of competitors in the running for the awards has strengthened enormously both in terms of quantity and quality.
“The calibre of the shortlist and standout excellence of the winning entries represent the benchmark for achievement in sustainability, business and the built environment, setting a standard for their peers to match.”
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The project - which is funded by the Hong Kong government and managed by the Civil Engineering and Development Branch of one of the world’s most densely populated areas - was completed in 2007.
ACLA has also recently been commissioned to complete the GMP for Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
It aims to establish a ‘green continuum’, where a tree or green space will be visible from every point on the island.
The judging panel stressed the vital role ACLA is playing on the Greening Master Plan and singled out its team of experts for this landmark award: “The sheer scale of this undertaking and potential of the project as a catalyst for change sends out a genuine global signal."
ACLA and Hyder Consulting are currently working on some of the world’s most exciting sustainable projects - including water conservation in Abu Dhabi and Qatar, hydrogeological support in rural Australia and flood risk management in the UK.
Tomm van Dyke, founder and director of ACLA said: “Hong Kong is extremely densely populated and its population is supported by equally dense infrastructure.
“The Greening Master Plan therefore needs to overcome a host of technical and design obstacles and must win the approval of local communities.
“By combining our team’s technical, design and people skills, the implementation of the plan is running extremely smoothly - and we are delighted that our hard work has been recognised by this hotly contested award.”
Jim McClelland, founder and editor of sustain’ magazine commented: “Given the mainstreaming of the sustainability agenda that we have witnessed since sustain’ was first published ten years ago, the field of competitors in the running for the awards has strengthened enormously both in terms of quantity and quality.
“The calibre of the shortlist and standout excellence of the winning entries represent the benchmark for achievement in sustainability, business and the built environment, setting a standard for their peers to match.”
