Alan Baxter Associates scoops sustainability award for rebuilding Iron Market in Port-au-Prince after 2010 earthquake
Engineer Alan Baxter Associates has picked up the award for sustainability at the Institution of Structural Engineers鈥� annual Structural Awards.
The firm won for its restoration of the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince in Haiti after it was damaged in the 2010 earthquake. The market has been rebuilt with added solar panel and hurricane resistance elements.
The judges said: 鈥淔aced with limited resources and difficult conditions, the structural engineer demonstrated sound yet novel engineering judgment, enabling a severely wounded building to once again stand proud as the central hub of activity.鈥�
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