4th Edition | 2022: EMASAGRA, Spain
Emasagra is an organisation that integrates sustainability with strategy. Its commitment to social, environmental, and good governance issues, built upon local alliances, has led it to be considered as a benchmark in its sector. Within the development and implementation of its global strategic plan, the focus has been placed on Circular Economy and Decarbonisation. The “Biofactoría Sur Granada” (former EDAR Sur) is the circular economy model which has the greatest impact. This model has been consolidated after gaining worldwide recognition by receiving the Momentum for Change award from the United Nations.
>> Emasagra website
3rd Edition | 2019: City of Knowledge, Panama
Panama's Ciudad del Saber (City of Knowledge) is a government-sponsored cluster of academic organizations, technology companies and non-governmental organisations. The City of Knowledge promotes social change through various education, research, technological development and innovation programmes.
>> Ciudad del Saber website
2nd Edition | 2017: Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART tunnel), Malaysia
The Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART tunnel) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a tunnel that doubles up as roadway for vehicles and a channel to get rid of storm water. The SMART project has been a great challenge for the local engineers involved in management and construction as it runs below congested roads, near sensitive structures, and through varied geological ground conditions. The resulting 9.7km tunnel has 2 functions: to reduce flash flooding in Kuala Lumpur, and to cut traffic jams at rush hour between Kuala Lumpur City Center and Southern gateway at Sungai Besi.
>> Introductory article (HydroLink 2016-2)
1st Edition | 2015: Open-Sourced Delft3D, The Netherlands
Delft3D is a world leading 3D modeling suite to investigate hydrodynamics, sediment transport and morphology, and water quality for fluvial, estuarine and coastal environments.
>> Delft 3D website