November 22, 2016

TRL, a global centre for innovation in transport and mobility, got the 'Green Study' honor at this year's edition of the Qatar Green Building Council's (QGBC) Qatar Sustainability Awards, which was held recently at the Qatar National Convention Center. The awarding event was among the many tasks occurring on the sidelines of the Qatar Eco-friendly Structure Meeting as well as Qatar Sustainability Week. The firm's win is associateded with the excellent work provided on its study project, 'Recycled Aggregate in Construction,' which has played a key function in the development of the initial recycling typical as well as building and construction spec in Qatar as well as has actually been taken on by the GSO Standardization Organisation.

Between 2011 and also 2015, TRL operated in close collaboration with Qatar Criteria-- Ministry of Municipality and also Setting, Public Works Authority (Ashghal), Qatar University, and also key stakeholders in the construction industry, with financing coming from the Qatar National Research study Fund at Qatar Foundation. The outcome of the joint-cooperation was the launch of a 225-page guidebook that provides thorough information on the building and construction sector in Qatar and the potential of recycling campaigns-- supported by a collection of statistical tables and also graphes, photographs and also study.

The searchings for of the study have actually motivated Qatar Specifications to publish the very first Qatar Recycling Criterion in 2012, as well as update the Qatar Building and construction Specification (QCS 2014) to allow using recycled accumulations in a range of applications, consisting of architectural concrete, non-structural concrete, cinder block, asphalt sidewalks, roadway sub-base products as well as load applications. The Qatar Standard and also Spec was recently adopted by the GCC Standardization Organisation (GSO 2489/2015)-- 'Specifications of Recycled Aggregates from Construction Waste to be made use of in Construction Job.'

Qatari Primary Material Company (QPMC) signed an agreement with TRL to reuse building waste as well as coordinate in environmental studies. The project is targeted at supporting the federal government strategy of lasting advancement via carrying out recycling in building and construction jobs with the advantages of boosting aggregate supply, reducing prices, as well as protecting the environment.

" We are both delighted and humbled with this recognition from QGBC. This award reflects the key initiative as well as devotion that TRL has placed in creating this study, which demonstrated and offered research evidence that recycled aggregates are dramatically cheaper and could be successfully made use of with comparable efficiency to that of imported aggregate. It has also allowed us to play a key role in raising awareness concerning this as well as promoting the larger use of recycled aggregates throughout Qatar and the GCC. We give thanks to the QGBC for this honor as well as affirm our continuing assistance for Qatar's method in the direction of accomplishing lasting growth and environmental management," concluded Dr. Khaled Hassan, Country Director and Head of ME Infrastructure, TRL.

QGBC's Sustainability Awards aims to recognize the efforts, commitment, and contributions of people, organizations as well as companies in enhancing sustainable development and also environmental protection in Qatar as well as past. The honors, which welcome nominations in different groups according to the requirements and trends of the green structure as well as sustainability industries, include groups like green structures, green friendliness, environment-friendly service providers, building products and modern technologies, eco-friendly research as well as sustainability campaigns. This year's version got greater than 100 elections from numerous organizations throughout Qatar's public as well as economic sectors. Champions were chosen adhering to a comprehensive assessing process by an expert panel of judges, consisting of senior sustainability specialists and also academics and various other industry practitioners