BITS Trade Show

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – From Friday 2nd October to Monday 5th October 2009, the built industry’s highly anticipated annual Building, Interiors, Technology and Safety (BITS) Trade Show will be held in Trinidad and Tobago. The show, which is in its eighth year, will this year be presented by the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects (TTIA) in conjunction with Premier Events Caribbean Limited, the title holders of the event. Of the many benefits and advantages available to participating industry professionals, BITS hopes to provide participants with a unique opportunity to view and compare building construction and interior products and services in an environment that enables informed decisions on purchases as well as discourse on pertinent safety, maintenance and value issues.

During the trade show, the TTIA will host a number of construction related seminars, facilitated by distinguished architects from the Caribbean and North America. In recognition of the importance of Health, Safety (HSSE), Security and the Environment to the building industry, this year BITS will place emphasis on HSSE with workshops, seminars and competitions in conjunction with the OSHA agency, who along with Scotiabank are the main sponsors. Also, within the very packed schedule for this year’s show is the very much anticipated prize ceremony for the Most Innovative Design (MID) awards which recognizes industry professionals and students in the Caribbean.

The MID Awards are fully endorsed by the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects (TTIA), the Faculty of Engineering at the University of the West Indies, the Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad & Tobago (APETT), and the Joint Consultative Council (JCC). The MID Awards are intended to encourage and celebrate innovation in regional design work.

T&T’s Waterfront project builds profile

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago has yet again appeared on international radar as Canadian construction giant GENIVAR copped the coveted 2009 Canadian Leonard Prize Award for their management of the Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre Project. The project, which fell under the portfolio of the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDECOTT), concentrated  on the waterfront revitalization of Port of Spain with the goal of injecting life into the city and improving the urban quality of the environment.

The four year US$300M project which began in 2004 and concluded in 2008 won GENIVAR the best managed international project which was one of nine categories out of a jury evaluating forty three (43) international projects. Hosted by the Association of Consulting Engineers of Quebec, the awards ceremony, “Grands Prix du génie-conseil québécois”, was in its 7th year. It honours and celebratesthose who have demonstrated the highest standards in consulting and engineering expertise.