Usher Applied sciences Inc. topped the Circle of Excellence awardees as Expertise Firm of the 12 months Grand Winner within the not too long ago concluded Asia CEO Awards 2022.
The Expertise Firm of the yr award is given to the group that focuses on info and communication expertise and the way it permits, transforms and uplifts lives of the group it serves, the corporate stated in a information launch.
The award got here on the heels of the Gregorio Zara Award for Greatest Expertise Commercialization in 2021 that it acquired from the Division of Science and Expertise’s (DOST). It has additionally received varied awards.
The Asia CEO Expertise Firm of the 12 months Award underscores the corporate’s efforts in rising the Philippines’ readiness throughout disasters—giving hope in lowering financial loss and most significantly, to save lots of lives.
It was a testomony to the advocacy of Usher (Common Structural Well being Analysis and Recording System) in catastrophe threat discount administration because it fortifies and strengthens its mission to assist communities in catastrophe threat discount via the usage of the system and a framework on coaching and training on structural well being monitoring, the information launch stated.
Usher Applied sciences Inc. is a commercialization of the high-impact R&D mission of Mapua College that was supported by the DOST-Philippine Council for Business Vitality and Rising Expertise Analysis and Growth.
It’s led by Chief Imaginative and prescient Officer Dr Francis Aldrine A. Uy, who can be the dean of Civil Engineering of Mapua College, and an all-Filipino crew from varied engineering disciplines from Mapua and seasoned professionals from expertise, enterprise, authorized and finance.
Usher goals to be a number one improvements firm within the multi-hazard catastrophe threat discount platforms and options that’s ushering a safer world.
It’s a 24/7 constructing structural well being monitoring system composed of a sophisticated accelerograph, an internet portal system and a cellular software.
It’s a key answer to handle catastrophe threat discount, specifically in city cities so as to scale back financial and human loss. It’s aligned with the UN Sustainable Growth Objectives.
The expertise could be put in in buildings, bridges and different important constructions. It aids engineers and constructing house owners and directors to observe structural integrity and efficiency below seismic and different occasions, Usher stated.
Usher has been working with the Division of Public Works and Highways in monitoring the construction of public infrastructures, and with the non-public sector.
It’s economical, handy and absolutely compliant with authorities rules. It’s a very important element in constructing Good cities.
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