Eng. Meshal Al Shamari (left), Director of Qatar Green Building Council, and Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, QREC Chairman, during the Qatar Sustainability Awards 2020 ceremony at City Center Rotana Hotel. Pic: Baher Amin/The Peninsula
Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has honoured 29 winners of fourth Qatar Sustainability Awards 2020 in a ceremony held at City Center Rotana Hotel.
The award aimed at recognising the efforts, commitment, and contributions of individuals, institutions and organisations in furthering sustainable development and environmental protection in Qatar and the region and share the experiences in this regard.
“There were eight main categories of the award including green buildings, green hospitality, green events, green corporate, green service providers, sustainability initiatives, building products and technologies and green research,” said Engineer Meshal Al Shamari, Director, QGBC while talking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of the ceremony.
He said that from about 100 entries submitted for Qatar Sustainability Awards 2020, a total of 29 winners were announced. “The Qatar Sustainability Awards was launched in 2016 where 50 entries were submitted for 21 categories,” said Al Shamari.
Arab Engineering Bureau’s Marina 09 Building won the Green Residential Building award. Qatar University’s Early Childhood and Teacher Training Center won the Green Education Building award. Polypipe won the Green Building Product award. Jotun won the Green Building Product award.
Msheireb Properties Headquarters won the Green Office Building award. Hamad Bin Khalifa University won the Green Research award. Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel won the Green Hotel award. QF Hospitality Services won the Green Catering award. GEMS American Academy Qatar won the School Sustainability Initiative award.
Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Maker Majlis, won the University Sustainability Initiative award. ConocoPhillips Global Water Sustainability Center won the Oil & Gas Sustainability Initiative award. Alfardan Properties’ Burj Alfardan won the Green Commercial Building award. ECO | SOUK won the SME Sustainability Initiative award. SNC Lavalin won the Green Facility Management Provider award.
The Ministry of Culture and Sports’ Duhail Sports Hall won the Green Sports Facility award. Consolidated Contractors Company won the Green Contractor award. Kahramaa/Shell/GASAL’s RLIC Power Synergy Project won the Corporate Sustainability Initiative award. Qatar Green Leaders won the Green Consultant award. Fashion Swap won the Green Community Event award.
The Big 5 Construct Qatar 2019 won the Green Corporate Event award. ConocoPhillips Global Water Sustainability Center won the Tadmur Special Award. Qatar Post won the Green Corporate award. Super Heroes Eat Plants won the Green Startup award. Qatar Museums & KEO International Consultants’ Fire Station - Artist in Residence won the Green Cultural Building award.
Ashghal won the Government Sustainability Initiative award. Doha Environmental Actions Project (DEAP) won the NGO Sustainability Initiative award. Greener Future won the NGO Sustainability Initiative award. The Ministry of Public Health won the QGBC Special Award. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Sustainability Strategy won the QGBC Special Award.
Engineer Meshal Al Shamari said that the number of participants increased year-by-year because of growing awareness about the award and the importance of sustainability. “Two new categories Green Event, Green Hospitality were added this year,” said Al Shamari.
He said that the awards is the culmination of the year-round efforts of a growing base of stakeholders and participants from both the public and private sectors, and reflects the diversity of initiatives and achievements of an environmentally conscious community.
The entries for the award were reviewed and scored by an expert jury, including senior sustainability and green building experts, professional practitioners, and academic researchers.
