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Engineering Excellence Awards | Newcastle 2018 1 OVERVIEW

Engineers Australia recognises outstanding achievement in engineering and the invaluable contribution engineering makes to the economy, community and the environment. The Australian Engineering Excellence Awards (AEEA) inspire and encourage engineering distinction through teamwork, innovation, and technical excellence. The AEEA is an integrated program resulting in awards at National level once local finalists are determined. To enter the AEEA, entrants are required to submit project nominations at the relevant local level, depending on the project’s location. Excellence, distinction, merit, perfection and quality are the characteristics that winning entries exhibit. View the 2018 entrants.

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2 Engineering Excellence Awards | Newcastle 2018 NEWCASTLE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The Newcastle Division Congratulations to all of this year’s entrants. Thank you for represents engineering sharing your projects, for inspiring our future leaders, and professionals, technologists for expanding the horizon of excellence in engineering. and associates from the Hawkesbury to the Tweed, and from Coonabarabran to the Tasman Sea. This region is the home of some of Australia’s earliest engineering excellence. The Tamworth Street Lighting Dr Alice Howe FIEAust Project, and Great Northern Railway Newcastle President are just a few examples. This heritage has established a culture of innovation in engineering that has continued to flourish. The 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards celebrate that great tradition, while showcasing contemporary engineering ingenuity and technology that will help shape a sustainable future. This year’s entries demonstrate the breadth and depth of engineering expertise across our region. Our engineers in industry, academia and government are working to improve our environment, contribute to our economic prosperity, and enhance the quality of life of our community.

Engineering Excellence Awards | Newcastle 2018 3 CHIEF JUDGE’S MESSAGE

The “practice of professional outstanding. We had to decide between the small projects engineering” means any act of and very large projects. The innovation and attention to planning, designing, composing, creating sustainability within each project stood out. evaluating, advising, reporting, To the winners, congratulations and to the finalists, well directing or supervising that done. You should all be proud of the achievements you requires the application of and your firms have made - to be recognised in the AEEA engineering principles and that awards program indicates the excellence in engineering concerns the safeguarding of achieved within Newcastle Division. life, health, property, economic interests, the public welfare or the environment, or the managing of any such act. The projects nominated in the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards (AEEA) embrace these attributes. The AEEA program is the most significant event that Engineers Australia undertakes at Division and National Ian Pedersen HonFIEAust CPEng level as it demonstrates the achievements, contribution EngExec NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus) and role our profession makes to the economy, environment and well-being within the communities of Chief Judge Newcastle Division. Whilst the awards have a greater significance to the role of the engineering team within the wider community at Division level, to be announced as a winner at Division level puts those firms and members within Newcastle Division onto the National stage. Our Division has over the years had great success at the National awards and have won the coveted Sir William Hudson ‘winner of winners’ award several times. The judges this year had a difficult task in coming to a result. The quality and excellence in the projects was

4 Engineering Excellence Awards | Newcastle 2018 JUDGING JUDGES CRITERIA 2018

Actual or potential contribution of the work to Ian Pedersen the economy HonFIEAust CPEng EngExec NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus) Contributes to the local, regional or National economy by reducing whole of life costs or adding to the efficient Paul Reynolds use of existing engineering construction, manufacture, BEng Mechanical (Hons. 1) MIEAust maintenance or application. Business Manager - Ampcontrol CSM Pty Ltd Ampcontrol Impact of the work on the quality of life of the relevant communities Barry Finlay BE (Elect, Hons), MEngSc, MBA, CPEng, FIEAust Contributes positively to the communities using it in Director respect of cost, time, environment or general amenity Finlay Solutions of the community. Dr David Wainwright Significance of work as a benchmark of BE (Civil, Hons I), PhD (Coastal Engineering) MIEAust Australian Engineering CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus) Sets new benchmarks or continues current high Director standards thereby raising the standard and standing of Salients Consulting Australian Engineering. Thank you to our panel of judges who Extent to which the work represents world generously volunteered their time and effort best practice to review all entrants and select our finalists. Can be matched against similar engineering achievements to represent world best practice. Other considerations The environmental impact of the work, the sustainability of the project and the work health and safety consideration. These must outline the effect on those directly or indirectly involved and members of the community in general.

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Congratulations to all of the finalists tonight ... for your engineering excellence for your contribution to our profession and for serving our communities PROJECT ENTRIES

ALEXANDRIA PARK BANLAW “GTX” 3 STOREY MODULAR SCHOOL GREASE TRANSFER COUPLINGS Northrop Consulting Engineers P/L Banlaw Pty Limited Alexandria Park Continuous investment in Community School R&D and its own “smart involved the design of a manufacturing” capability, three-storey modular rapid Banlaw has progressively build school to relieve expanded its product line the current shortage of - whether new products, teaching spaces. or the continuous This is the first fully improvement of existing weathertight, fully products. interchangeable, three Research and story structure, that Development (R&D) of the includes fully modular new Banlaw “GTX” dry- stairs, in Australia. It sets a new benchmark in speed of break liquid transfer couplings specifically designed for the delivery of school buildings and the ultimate flexibility in transfer of greases within the mining, rail and other heavy relocating and reusing these buildings on other sites in industries. the future. The project delivered an asset that is adaptable, energy efficient and modern. It provides an increased resilience to our communities for future growth, natural disasters and changing community needs. The efficiency, and the speed of design and install has been both world class and outstanding.

Engineering Excellence Awards | Newcastle 2018 7 BYRON BAY RAILROAD COMPANY MR108 DUPLICATION - TOURLE STREET WORLD’S FIRST SOLAR TRAIN TO CORMORANT ROAD Byron Bay Railroad Company Roads and Maritime Services Lithgow Railway Workshop GHD Pty Ltd Nickel Energy WBHO McIlwain Elmofo The MR108 Duplication- Tourle Street to Byron Bay Railroad Cormorant Road-Stage Company has restored 2 project delivered and converted a sixty-nine the bridge duplication year old diesel train to over the Hunter River, become the world’s first and upgrade to dual solar powered train. carriageway. The innovation, achieved This highly complex and with no government challenging project posed funding or support, shines significant constraints, a 4.6 billion year old light including ensuring on modern travel. The continuity of coal export operations, soft soils, heavy design brief was to modify contamination, working around utility infrastructure under heritage carriages to operate by electric traction supplied high traffic, and identifying, designing and constructing from solar PV panels and batteries rather than diesel around remnant timber piles used in the old bridge’s engines, without substantially altering the heritage value of construction. Also, at the 50% design stage, the bridge the carriages. design was taken from 8 to 11 spans to mitigate the risk of The design challenge was doing something that had never transporting contaminants between aquifers. been done before. Carts and trolleys have run on solar The project’s significant benefits to the local economy and power, but never a full size train. Further, working with a communities include: improving arterial road access to/ heritage train as opposed to custom designing a solar train from Newcastle Airport and Port Stephens to cater for brought significant design hurdles. The train is net carbon predicted increases in commercial, industrial and domestic positive, with one third of the energy generated used to traffic; improving road safety, including for on-road cyclists; run the train and the remainder exported to the grid. and minimising environmental impacts. With 243,107 total person hours worked on site, the project has achieved no lost time injuries.

8 Engineering Excellence Awards | Newcastle 2018 NeW SPACE NeW SPACE, UNIVERSITY OF Aurecon NEWCASTLE, BUSINESS & LAW SCHOOL NeW Space is a $95 AECOM million landmark education NeW Space is a precinct in Newcastle’s transformational CBD. The visually striking building and catalyst for geometric form of NeW Newcastle’s revitalisation. Space realises the intent AECOM proudly designed to create a bold physical the building services and heart for the city of audio-visual attributes of Newcastle, a world- this facility which blends leading learning facility student and academic and a gathering space to spaces - enabling connect the University of collaboration, connectivity Newcastle with the city. and sustainability. Aurecon’s state-of-the-art structural engineering solutions The design combines striking architectural and structural met the geometrical demands of the unique vertical features with high quality services, as well as the key campus for the University of Newcastle. Elegant raking differentiator for NeW Space – its audio-visual systems. columns support external viewing rooms that appear AV transforms the learning experience through technology to hang from the sides of the building. Lightweight rich platforms, fostering formal and informal group construction, clever fixing designs and energy efficient collaboration. structural materials have contributed to the 5 Green Star rating achievement and enable the architectural intent for The immersive teaching spaces encourage active the building to be achieved. participation with students engaging with content in a number of ways, enriching the learning experience through NeW Space provides a bridge between today and contribution and discussion. tomorrow by maintaining the significant heritage aspect of the precinct while improving the amenities and built environment.

Engineering Excellence Awards | Newcastle 2018 9 NEWCASTLE 500 SUPERCARS PACIFIC HIGHWAY WYONG ROAD STREET CIRCUIT INTERSECTION UPGRADE Northrop Consulting Engineers P/L Aurecon The Newcastle 500 Roads and Maritime Services NSW Supercar Street Circuit Seymour Whyte involved the design of a new street circuit through The new Pacific Highway the heritage area of and Wyong Road Newcastle East. Intersection opened in November 2017, one year The challenge was to ahead of schedule. Roads deliver a world-class race and Maritime Services, track that would integrate Seymour Whyte and with normal city activities Aurecon have delivered an for the remainder of intersection that reduces the year. The primary congestion and improves objectives were to maximise the use of existing road and safety for the 55, 000 service infrastructure, minimise construction activities and vehicles using it daily. impact, whilst maximising improvements to the road and utility services infrastructure. To alleviate the intersection’s history of crashes and traffic congestion, the $84 million project, funded by the NSW This was to be achieved in a cost-effective manner, that Government, was undertaken to replace the existing would leave a significant legacy for the local community roundabout with traffic lights. Significant works included and greater . the duplication of an existing bridge over the Main North The time from inception to running of the event took Rail Line, with digital engineering tools used to expedite only 14 months and involved bringing forward ten years’ construction and reduce safety risks. worth of infrastructure upgrades. The event has had a considerable positive impact on the economy of Newcastle with over 190,000 people attending the three-day event.

10 Engineering Excellence Awards | Newcastle 2018 PLANT PROTEINS FOR THE ResTrack RMS - RESOURCE REMEDIATION OF PFOS AND PFOA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FROM GROUNDWATER Banlaw Pty Ltd ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science Banlaw has provided and Engineering, The University of Newcastle industrial fuel Used at airports globally, management systems foams containing to the mining Industry PFASs (Perfluoroalkyl for over 20 years. Over and polyfluoroalkyl this period, Banlaw substances) were highly FuelTrack™ systems effective at fighting jet worldwide have provided fuel fires. With 90 sites effective management, in Australia confirmed reconciliation and security as being contaminated to countless millions of with PFASs, the potential litres of diesel fuels and global extent of soil and other liquid assets in the mining, rail, ports and heavy groundwater affected is construction industries. immense given that there are over 575 military fire training In response to growing number of asset management facilities, and approximately 41,820 civilian airports around requirements and the exponential growth in technology the world. PFASs however, are non-biodegradable, highly such as IoT, there has recently been a need to rethink the mobile, and difficult to remediate. approach to asset management and improve the platform that was developed over this time. With resources – As the long-term health effects of PFASs are unknown, not just fuels - in mind, the Banlaw Engineering team the remediation of these sites is critical. Patented by Dr has developed a completely new platform that would Brett Turner and the University of Newcastle, research allow Banlaw to easily scale more complex industrial IoT undertaken at the Centre for Geotechnical Science solutions to demanding customers with the delivery of and Engineering with Laureate Professor Scott Sloan, new features. demonstrated for the first time that plant proteins (in particular hemp proteins) are an excellent means for the Banlaw is positioning itself not just to manage fuels but to remediation of PFAS contamination. help customers measure commodities like Palm Oil, Energy and Water.

Engineering Excellence Awards | Newcastle 2018 11 STINGRAY CREEK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT THE WORLD’S FIRST EXPERIMENTAL Port Macquarie Hastings Council FACILITY FOR LARGE-SCALE TESTING Replacement of the OF VAM ABATEMENT SYSTEMS AND existing concrete bridge COMPONENTS on Ocean Drive over Stingray Creek between The University of Newcastle Laurieton and North This 24 month project Haven was a $26M was part of a $25M project spanning 18 years research program on in pre-planning and was the safety aspects of constructed over an 18 mitigating ventilation air month period. The project methane (VAM) emissions culminated in the switch from gassy underground of traffic onto the new coalmines. The project bridge on 10 February 2017. was specifically concerned The construction delivery by Port Macquarie Hastings with the prevention Council’s contractor Smithbridge/Waterway involved a and mitigation of hybrid number of innovative techniques resulting in a shorter methane/coal dust construction duration, competitive price and significantly explosions and involved with the design, construction, reduced environmental impacts while at the same commissioning and operation of the world’s first 100m time meeting all development consent conditions and long detonation tube facility. This $10M National facility consistency with the existing EIS. is dedicated to large-scale testing of VAM abatement systems and components, including VAM capture ducts, The project reinstated the vital heavy vehicle link explosion prevention/mitigation measures, and thermal between the townships of Laurieton and North Haven, oxidisers. The project involved four partners, three that had been restricted to an 18 tonne load limit since principal contractors and 48 sub-contractors. 2001 and improved the pedestrian links between these two communities.

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