Winner

Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran 

Transforming Intermittent Water Supply of Developing Countries to 24x7 System
Badlapur, India

Providing potable water to the dense population of developing countries, especially in India, has been a daunting task. At least 1.6 million people die every year due to diseases related to unsafe water supply. Children in developing countries are the most vulnerable to the impacts of unsafe water supply.

The source of the Badlapur water supply was severely damaged when all five gates were washed away during unprecedented rain in July of 2005. A brand new barrage was constructed to ensure a continuous water supply, using WaterGEMS to design a hydraulic model of existing as well as proposed pipelines in Badlapur City. Features such as flow controlling valves, reservoirs as source node, pipe junctions, pipe elements, and demand nodes helped to analyze the water distribution network.

Read more about  Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran and their Be Award Win in the June issue of CAD User magazine and on egovonline.

Finalist

Henning Larsen Architects

 Massar Children's Discovery Centre
Damascus,Syrian Arab Republic

The Children’s Discovery Centre will be the heart of the new educational program called Massar. The center will feature science-based, hands-on activities that will empower Syria's children with greater confidence, a richer understanding of their fast-changing world, and a strong sense of pride and individual responsibility. The Discovery Centre has a unique location in the heart of Damascus on the former Old International Fairground site.

Inspired by the local Damask rose, the building’s design centered on the “petals” of the rose. The core building was designed in Bentley Architecture and Bentley Structural, but the petals proved to be the most challenging. From initial sketch to defined geometry, GenerativeComponents enabled the drawing of shapes free of any preset geometrical constraints, and throughout the development added the needed constraints to the design.

Finalist

Manila Water

Antipolo City Water System
Antipolo City, Philippines

This project benefited a population of about 709,000, equivalent to more than 140,000 households. The completion of the network improvement to the Antipolo Water System will not only improve the water supply and pressure in the area, but also improve the lives of the people of Antipolo City in the Philippines.

To optimize Antipolo’s water supply, a hydraulic model was prepared to review the key hydraulic constraints and improve the performance of existing systems. Using WaterGEMS and HAMMER, network improvement solutions and projects were identified and implemented. WaterGEMS and HAMMER also include an interface to integrate GIS-based software to the hydraulic model.

Read more about  Manila Water in the June issue of ICA.

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