Dal 2015, il concorso internazionale “ITA Tunneling and Underground Space Awards” cerca e premia l’innovazione e i progetti più interessanti nel tunneling e nell’utilizzazione dello spazio sotterraneo. Quest’anno l’evento si è svolto in Cina, dopo le edizioni di Hagerbach, Singapore e Parigi. Dopo due giorni di presentazioni, analisi di case history e conferenze tecniche, la cerimonia di premiazione ha rappresentato il gran finale e ha offerto al pubblico un’immersione nell’antica Cina.
I Vincitori
- Major Project of the Year (over €500M) – The Immersed Tunnel of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Link – China
- Project of the Year (between €50M and €500M) – The Queershan Tunnel on National Road 317 – China
- Project of the Year incl. Renovation (up to €50M) – Zarbalizadeh Shallow Tunnel Construction underneath the Operating Railways – Iran
- Technical Project Innovation of the year – A Mechanized Method with Large Section Horseshoe Shape EPB-TBM First Applied in Loess Mountain Tunnel – China
- Technical Product/Equipment Innovation of the year – Multifunctional Energy-Storage and Luminescent Material for Sustainable and Energy-saving Lighting for Tunnels – China
- Innovative Underground Space Concept of the year – Norwegian Rock Blasting Museum – Norway
- Safety Initiative of the Year – ROBY 850 Semi-Automatic Drilling Robot – Hong Kong, China
- Young Tunneller of the year – Giuseppe M. Gaspari – Italy
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr. Evert Hoek – Canada
