CIBSE's gold, silver, and bronze Medals recognise exceptional, outstanding, and distinguished service to CIBSE and the wider industry.
Each year, CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) awards Medals to recognise and honour members who have made significant contributions to the field of building services engineering and the Institution. These awards celebrate professional service, dedication, leadership, innovation, and excellence, reflecting the Institution's mission to promote and support the engineering of sustainable, safe, and efficient buildings. Please note that only members of CIBSE can nominate and be nominated for Medals.
Proposals for 2025 CIBSE medals will open mid-February.
If you wish to speak to someone about a proposal, please get in touch via email at [email protected].
Gold Medal
For exceptional service of typically at least 25 years, and/or achieving a position of eminence; this is the highest award of the Institution.
For an individual recognised as a leading and highly respected figure who has made a significant advancement in the discipline of building services engineering.
Awarded by the President at the President’s Awards Dinner in October each year. Proposer (or Board Member in their absence) will be invited to present a summary of the proposal. Successful medal winners will be invited to speak.
Silver Medal
For outstanding service of typically at least 15 years.
For an individual in connection with one or more of the following: significant contribution to the work of the Institution through a Standing Committee, Panel, the role of champion and/or a Region, Society, Group or Network; significant technical contribution (for example via Institution publications); representation on a national or international industry committee, e.g. Engineering Council, CIC, ETB, REHVA.
Awarded by the President at the President’s Awards Dinner. Proposer (or Board Member in their absence) will be invited to present a summary of the proposal.
Bronze Medal
For distinguished service of typically at least 10 years.
For an individual in connection with one or more of the following: active service to a Panel or Committee which should include holding office, e.g. Chair, Secretary, Treasurer or similar post for a period of at least 3 years. For a major contribution to a Region, Branch, Society, Group or Network acting on behalf of CIBSE in other relevant Committees/ Boards (e.g. Engineering Council). An appropriate Award also for Volunteers and Professional Interviewers.
Awarded by the President at the President’s Awards Dinner.
Winners may also be announced at a Regional, Society, Group, Panel, Committee or Network function or meeting, by a Committee/ Panel Chair or Region/Society/Group by Chair/ Network Officer. Successful medal winners may be invited to speak.
Medal Proposals FAQs
You need to be an active member of CIBSE to nominate another member for a CIBSE Medal. However, if you are a member of the Nominations Panel, you won't be abe to submit a CIBSE Medal proposal.
The full list of all individual medals and awards winners is on our Honorary Fellows and Medallists page. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please feel free to email us at [email protected]
Yes, please. This is not a legal process, but we would ask if you could either declare potential conflicts of interest or avoid them by getting a colleague or a committee to submit a proposal instead of yourself.
Yes, the Nominations Panel has agreed that it is appropriate to consider proposals for posthumous awards, provided they are made within two years of the death of the person proposed.
Please don’t worry. If you are not sure, just propose the medal which you think comes closest to the level of service. The Nominations Panel will take a judgement and may well recommend a different medal if that is more appropriate.
Whilst we don’t wish to discourage this if it is what you want, we believe that four strong referees are sufficient.