SINGAPORE: Changi Airport's Terminal 2 (T2) has topped a new award for building safety, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said on Tuesday.

It said upgrading works at T2 beat 12 other nominated projects for the BCA Design and Engineering Safety Excellence Awards.

The T2 project was chosen because it took many measures to ensure safety while it continued its round the clock operations.

These included several innovative solutions such as using steel structures which were fabricated offsite and erected at the airport premises. This minimised interference to day-to-day activities.

Engineers also used a combination of movable working platforms and cranes to keep construction away from airport users.

To minimise noise, dust and debris, the engineers also used methods such as carbon fibre-wrapping and bracings.

The T2 project clinched the building safety award by overcoming constraints such as limited working space while maintaining Changi Airport's image as one of the world's best.

Other merit winners under the Building category are Central (the commercial development built over the existing Clarke Quay MRT Station), LaSalle College of the Arts, One Raffles Quay and ITE College East.

Under the Civil Engineering category, the merit award went to Fort Canning Tunnel and Bishan SMRT Depot Underpinning Works. - CNA/vm