Innovation in Design & Delivery

This category recognises projects that are driving use of innovative methods and smart technologies within the tunnelling industry. These innovations could be in design or construction and could be technology-led. Judges will be looking for projects that demonstrate how the tunnelling industry is changing the way that underground assets are designed and built.

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by a panel of our judges in an open session at the Festival and feature in New Civil Engineer so you must be prepared to share your concept to a wide audience.

Judges will be looking for entries that meet the following criteria:

• Explain the specific design and/or delivery challenge you are seeking to solve and your clear understanding of how this could be met with your innovation
• Showcase the specifics of the innovation and how it builds on or differs from other industry established practices/solutions
• Demonstration of the process driving development of the innovation, highlighting any feasibility studies carried out, trials done on other projects or work underway with external stakeholders and/or industry bodies. Specify any investments made.
• Details of results expected/delivered including any early feedback or support or other evidence that it has the potential to change the industry for the better
• How you are sharing your work with the wider industry to benefit the whole sector

The project on which the innovation has been deployed need not be complete, but the innovation must have been in development or use between January 2019 and July 2020.