Mumbai, Maharashtra -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/03/2010 -- The Emerson Cup is an annual event instituted by Emerson Climate Technologies to recognize outstanding innovations and energy-efficient designs in the air-conditioning and refrigeration industry. The competition, held for the last seven years in China, completed its third consecutive year in India and South East Asia this year. The gala awards night saw esteemed industry stalwarts announce the Excellence and Honorary award winners across categories.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Giovanni Zullo, VP Marketing & Product Planning, Emerson Climate Technologies said, “The HVAC industry in particular makes a significant contribution to the green building movement on the fronts of energy efficiency and indoor air quality. In this area Emerson is deeply engaged not only in the development of energy efficient technologies but also in supporting the process of adoption. The Emerson Cup is an initiative to recognize the leadership, innovation and courage to drive change, by individuals and their organizations, giving creative designers an opportunity and an incentive to showcase their work.”
The Emerson Cup 2010 had launched awards in five categories, namely –
1. New Building
2. Special Applications
3. Retail and Refrigeration
4. Retrofit
5. Students – Engineering and Architecture
The Excellence award for the New Buildings category (residential and commercial buildings) was given to Clancy Global for La Residency, Thane, Mumbai while the Honorary award was bagged by Venkataramanan Associates for KBL – Yamuna, Pune. The Special Applications Excellence award was presented to Sanjay Prakash & Associates for Banjar Tola, Kanha while the Honorary award was presented to Mr. Pankaj Dharkar for their URL Biotech Research Centre, Ahmedabad. The Retail and Refrigeration category witnessed high number of unique nominations, in which Dr. R Sarvanan from Anna University, Chennai won the Excellence award, followed by ACR Porject Consultants for Colour Film Vaults for National Film Archives, Prasar Bharti - All India Radio. In Retrofit category, Excellence award winner was The Galen, Singapore project while Mr. Pankaj Dharkar won another Honorary award for the Cadila Health Care Ltd.
The students’ category invited ideas from students for reducing carbon footprint of their institutes or college buildings. Engineering student Wilson Montereo from De La Salle University, Philippines and a group of Architecture students from Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture for Women, India won the Students’ Cup.
Overwhelmed with the response during the award ceremony, Mr. Shrikant Bapat, Managing Director, Emerson Climate Technologies (India) Ltd. said “Emerson believes in energy responsibility and we do our bit by recognizing green buildings across Asia. The Emerson Cup has gained a lot of traction in the Indian industry over three years. The Emerson Cup jury was impressed with the quality of entries received this year.” He added, “This was a proud moment for Emerson and we look forward to continue to build momentum in the coming years.”
The Emerson Cup saw a phenomenal rise in entries this year with triple the number of main category entries and the Students’ category grew seven times. All projects were judged by an independent and international panel of judges from India, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
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About Emerson Climate Technologies
Emerson Climate Technologies, a business platform of Emerson, is the world’s leading provider of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration solutions for residential, industrial and commercial applications. The group combines best-in-class technology with proven engineering, design, distribution, educational and monitoring services to provide customized, integrated climate-control solutions for customers worldwide. Emerson Climate Technologies’ innovative solutions, which include industry-leading brands such as Copeland Scroll and White-Rodgers, improve human comfort, safeguard food and protect the environment. For more information, visit http://www.emersonclimate.com
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