Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has awarded three architectural firms for the eco-friendly and energy-efficient design of IDCOL commercial building to be built at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital.
IDCOL, in association with the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB), organized the award ceremony at IAB on Sunday.
IAB Preisdent Jalal Ahmed presided over the program while IDCOL director AKM Nurul Fazal Bulbul was present as chief guest.
Mahmood Malik, executive director and CEO of IDCOL, said IDCOL and IAB had earlier organized an open architectural design competition to popularize the construction of eco-friendly and energy-efficient residential buildings in Bangladesh.
“IDCOL is aiming to obtain the Platinum certificate from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED) for this project," said Mahmood Malik.
“We will try to get this certificate which will set itself as a commendable example to encourage further construction of eco-friendly and energy-efficient Green Building in Bangladesh”, he added.
More than 60 architectural firms participated in the design contest in which nine best architectural designs were selected. Of them, three firms secured the first, second and third places and got prize money with certificates.
Studio Morphogenisis Ltd secured the first position and won Tk6 lakh, Rooflines Studio of Architecture secured the second position and won Tk5 lakh, and Axis Design Studio secured the third position and won Tk4 lakh.
Each of the remaining six firms also got Tk1 lakh prize money and certificates.
Jury board of IAB judged the designs based on some particular order: quality of architectural design and aesthetics; design functionality for the occupants; comprehensive energy efficiency features among the design elements; appropriateness of the design for the location and climate; protective design to enable successful construction; cost-effectiveness of the design; innovative integration of solutions that are achievable and beneficial, and interdisciplinary solutions that enhance synergies among the building subsystems.
SM Monirul Islam, deputy CEO and CFO of IDCOL, Maftun Ahmed, company secretary of IDCOL, Bayejid Mahbub Khondoker, senior architect of IAB, also spoke among others.
