MANAMA, NOV. 18. (BNA) BAHRAIN WORLD TRADE CENTRE, THE FIRST BUILDING TO INTEGRATE 'WIND TURBINES' IN ITS DESIGN, ANNOUNCED TODAY IT WON THIS YEAR'S NOVA AWARD WHICH IS AN ANNUAL AWARD GRANTED TO RECOGNIZE INNOVATIONS PROVEN TO BE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES THAT HAVE HAD POSITIVE, IMPORTANT EFFECTS ON CONSTRUCTION TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND REDUCE COST.
THE AWARD WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009 AT THE NOVA AWARD BANQUET AT BUENA VISTA PALACE RESORT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, USA. THE THREE 29-DIAMETER TURBINES, WHICH PRODUCE BETWEEN 11' AND 15' OF THE BUILDING'S ELECTRICITY NEEDS, WERE GIVEN AN OFFICIAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION DIRECTORATE IN BAHRAIN AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. THIS LANDMARK PRIZE WAS WIDELY PRAISED. WHQ 18-NOV-2009 21:40