Julius Berger Nigeria PLC has won the maiden award for leadership in sustainable construction organised by the American Society of Engineers through its Sustainable Infrastructure Recognition Awards platform.
In a statement, it was noted that at the just concluded 2025 Sustainable Infrastructure Conference of the Society held in Lagos, ASCE stated that SIRA was Nigeria’s premier platform for celebrating excellence in sustainable, climate-resilient, and impactful infrastructure delivery for individuals, organisations, and projects that transform the built environment through innovation, resilience, and bold leadership and are honoured.
It stated, “Julius Berger Nigeria PLC is eminently qualified to be crowned with the Leadership in Sustainable Construction Award for its groundbreaking achievements across sustainable construction and engineering practices, green energy infrastructure, indigenous construction leadership, and climate-aligned design.”
Citing the company’s application of the novel Bitumen Stabilised Materials initiative in construction works, especially on the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road project in one of the presentations, ASCE noted that, “We are celebrating those who are not just building but building better for our future. This is the moment to move from policy to performance, from ideas to impact, and from construction to conscience.”
The Society’s Nigeria Section President, Austin Odibi, in applauding Julius Berger’s initiative, declared that JBN’s BSM technology was a compelling novelty in construction works.”
Similarly, the Executive Director, Tom Smith, praised the application of BSM technology and recommended its use globally.
“I commend Julius Berger for the BSM technology. That it is being awarded the Leadership in Sustainable Construction today underscores this fact. Kudos to the company. We recommend BSM technology for general construction applications globally, even in the United States, he said.
In a presentation on Statistical Evaluation of Indirect Tensile Strength and Unconfined Compressive Strength in Bitumen Stabilised Materials: Case Study of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway as constructed by Julius Berger, by Dr. Abdulmuminu Ahmed Shauibu of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, he noted that the innovation was a welcome development in the construction sector that must be encouraged.
He said Julius Berger has attempted to contribute to developing cost-effective infrastructure, environmentally friendly infrastructure, and sustainable infrastructure by the use of cold recycling technology by means of bitumen-stabilised material, and the Federal Government actually accepted it due to its numerous potentials to address sustainability problems, like going to explore virgin materials, which can affect the ecosystem, destroy wetlands, etc., which was mitigated.
“Hence, because this type of maintenance activity relies heavily on the milled material from the asphalt pavement, which means you are using the distressed pavement. It is now effective.”
In accepting the award, the Director of Administration at Julius Berger, Abdulaziz Kaita, appreciated the honour and recognition given to Julius Berger and its efforts at uplifting the country’s construction industry by pioneering the BSM technology.
He added that beyond the BSM technology, Julius Berger has done a lot and is still doing much in the built sector.
