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Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia e Construções, S.A. was distinguished with the 2022 Ricardo Esquível Teixeira Duarte Prize for its project for the rehabilitation, enhancement and reinforcement of a port infrastructure for the installation of a Synchrolift for 9000-ton ships. The award was received on the 14th of May, in Évora, within the scope of the 18th National Congress of Geotechnics, by Eng. Paulo Matias Ramos, from Teixeira Duarte’s Project Management, who also presented the work carried out in that project.

Established in 2017 by the Sociedade Portuguesa de Geotecnia, the Ricardo Esquível Teixeira Duarte Prize aims to encourage and distinguish authors of design solutions for geotechnical works or works with a relevant geotechnical component, which stand out for innovations in the conception, design, execution, in the materials used or in the control of its execution.

Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia e Construções, S.A. was present at the XIV Brazilian Congress of Bridges and Structures, which took place in Rio de Janeiro between the 10th and 12th of May. Sponsored by the Brazilian Association of Bridges and Structures and the Brazilian Association of Engineering and Structure Consulting, the event was intended to publicize the major works currently being carried out, in Brazil and abroad, as well as to present recent and relevant works in the areas of research and application. The event, open to companies, professionals and students, had a 3-day program under the theme “New Techniques in Structural Engineering”, which included multiple lectures.

To talk about “BIM in Infrastructures and Buildings”, one of the main lectures, the organization of the event invited Eng.ª Laura Esteves, responsible for the Projects area at Teixeira Duarte. For more information about the Company’s services in the area of ​​BIM, contact bim@teixeiraduarte.com.

Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia e Construções, S.A. integrates the GreeNexUS Consortium, which is part of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, the European Union’s reference program for doctorates and post-doctorates, leading the theme “Green-BIM”.
Through this collaborative program, based on “Training through Research”, Teixeira Duarte will guide the work of a PhD student with the objective of: (1) creating a “framework” for the promotion of green buildings as engines for improving urban quality and environmental health in future low-carbon societies; (2) create a BIM workflow for designing high-performance green buildings, as a basis for standardizing repeatable, consistent, and intuitive processes; (3) define guidelines for new professional requirements and future platforms to accelerate BIM development.

Accepting the challenge that was launched directly by the University of Bologna, the entity that coordinates the programme, Teixeira Duarte is, together with 6 European universities, the beneficiary of this fully financed project, being the only company with this status in the consortium. In addition to the 7 beneficiaries, GreeNexUS also includes 12 non-funded European companies and universities.

The application for this Project was selected by the European Commission, with GreeNexUS starting on January 1, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2026.

GreeNexUs is funded by “Horizon Europe”, the European Union’s Research and Innovation framework program, and allows a total of 20 institutions from 9 European countries to work on 10 specific and multidisciplinary themes that aim to transform Europe’s cities to become greener, healthier and safer, helping to reduce threats to the mental and physical well-being of an aging society with growing inequalities.

The GreeNexUs “Kick off” meeting took place on the 6th and 7th of February in Italy, at the Polo de Imola of the University of Bologna.

The Teixeira Duarte Operating Centre, in Montijo, will be equipped with a Production Unit for Self-Consumption (UPAC) that will have more than 2,100 photovoltaic solar panels that will reduce the energy bill of the facilities by 62% and will avoid the emission of 823 tons of CO2 per year.

The UPAC of the Operating Centre will have an installed capacity of 1,174 kWp and will be installed by Greenvolt Next Portugal without the need for initial investment by Teixeira Duarte. The emissions avoided with the installation of these solar panels are equivalent to the CO2 captured annually by 5,700 trees.

Teixeira Duarte wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.