Darling Quarter. Image: John Gollings
Engineering consultancy Norman Disney & Young (NDY) won two categories at the 2012 Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Awards in London last week.
NDY won the Commissioning Project of the Year category for Darling Quarter project in Sydney, Australia, and the Refurbishment Project Award category for the Angel Building in London.
According to CIBSE, the awards “recognise, reward and celebrate the best performance, innovation and practice in design, commissioning, construction, installation and operation of sustainable buildings and the manufacturers whose technologies enable energy efficiency.
The awards focus on actual, measured performance, not design intent or performance specifications and are judged by a panel of distinguished industry leaders.
The Darling Quarter project is a redevelopment of the 1.5 ha ex-Sega World site located at the southern end of Darling Harbour and consists of a low rise campus style commercial development with 58,000 sqm of commercial space and 3000 sqm of ground floor retail space across two new eight storey buildings.
“The development achieved a 6-star Green Star office V2 Design Rating and is targeting a 6-star Green Star V3 As-Built Rating and 5-star NABERS rating,” says NDY construction quality & commissioning manager Neil Caswell.
“The project incorporates a number of sustainability initiatives and NDY was engaged to undertake the commissioning management of all services, including the Green Star role of Independent Commissioning Agent.”
“We especially acknowledge the leadership and vision shown by Lend Lease who recognised the importance of commissioning and engaged us for a comprehensive role far in excess of that required to fulfil their Green Star requirements.”
The Angel building atrium
The Angel Building in London continues to attract industry accolades since its completion in September 2010. It was also awarded National winner in the Refurbishment/Recycled Workplace Category at the 2011 British Council for Offices Awards, and also shortlisted for a UK Energy Award.
In its role as Building Services Engineer and BREEAM/EPC assessor, NDY provided a range of building services including mechanical, electrical, fire protection and strategy, lifts and public health. NDY worked closely with the architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and client Derwent London to realise the vision of regenerating this building to deliver a 21st century commercial workplace with a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.
“The Angel Building has received significant attention since its completion with a number of awards and nominations,” says Allen Williamson, director at NDY’s London office.
“This CIBSE award is a validation to the client and design team of the transformation of this site to provide a functional and aesthetically remarkable building.”
NDY CEO Ian Hopkins said: “The leadership shown by our team on both these projects represents NDY’s commitment to engineering excellence and achieving first-class sustainability outcomes for our clients.”
