Robert Baker, Hyder Consulting Middle East regional MD Wael Allan and CE Ivor Catto
Hyder Consulting’s involvement on the iconic Burj Dubai has won it the ‘Innovation of the Year’ award at the British Expertise International Awards (BEIA) held in London.
Hyder deployed a team of internationally-experienced engineers to ensure technical accuracy and execution of high building standards. There were various innovative MEP engineering applications:
Upper HV/LV substation: Located on the 155/156 floors at well over 500m above ground, making this the highest substation anywhere in the world;
Burj Dubai’s connected load: In excess of 80MW, with a maximum demand of 46MW, provided via 20 separate 11kV supply cables, making this the most complex HV service to a single building in the world;
Hydraulic systems: Burj Dubai operates on a three lift principle, with water pressures peaking at 35 bar. Such pressures are normally only associated with process/industrial design, and not MEP design of buildings. The building’s hydraulic systems are totally unique;
Lift design: There are many unusual aspects of the lift design, but one particularly different feature is that, in the event of transformer failure in any of the building’s many substations, a new one can be lifted into position easily and quickly without special arrangements.
In addition, Robert Baker (29), highways and infrastructure function manager, won the ‘Young Consultant of the Year 2009/10’ award. Baker is currently in the process of establishing an internal training programme for all graduate engineers who are rotating from Hyder’s Middle Eastern offices to Manila and vice versa to ensure they obtain construction supervision experience.
“I am delighted that Hyder has won these two prestigious awards. Together they recognise the innovation of our people and the delivery of excellence to our clients,” commented Hyder Consulting CE Ivor Catto.
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