Entries close 15 April 2026.
- All SFE Façade 2025 Design and Engineering Awards entry categories are free to enter.
- The Awards will take place on 4 November at Old Billingsgate.
Need some help?
On 4 March the SFE Awards team hosted a FAQ webinar to assist you in making your entry the best it can be!
Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you need any assistance.
Entry Rules
Each category has its own specific entry requirements. Please select the category you wish to enter and look carefully at the entry requirements.
No. Entries for 2026 must be new entries and cannot have been entered in any previous year of the awards. This applies for all categories including the Young Facade Engineer of the Year.
Entries may be considered in categories if additional work was done on the façade between 31 January 2025 and 1 February 2026.
Entries are limited to a maximum character count per section – any other information if required by judges will be requested by Awards committee.
The organisers reserve the right to reject any entry if, in their opinion, it fails to comply with the rules.
Entries previously entered in past years will be disqualified/rejected.
If you wish to appeal the decision, then this may be requested via email to [email protected], stating your reasoning for why the judges should reconsider.
If submitting on behalf of a client, clients must be made aware in advance of any entries that refer to them and the judges may require evidence of client endorsement.
Please only enter one category per project. The judges will advise if this should be considered for additional or an alternative categories.
The submission must be accompanied by your organisation's logo and up to four photographs/images of relevance. By submitting photographs of your project, the SFE has the right to use these images in relevant promotion of this and other events.
The judges have the authority to move entries into more applicable categories. Their decision is final and no correspondence will be entered following the Awards.
Receipt of entries will be acknowledged via an automatic email when an online entry form has been submitted.
If you have not received an email please email [email protected] with your project name, company name and name of submitter for the team to investigate.
By submitting photographs of your project, SFE have the right to use these images in relevant promotion of this and other events.
The organisers reserve the right to feature/display submitted material in any editorial or promotional work related to the Awards.
If a judge is connected with a nominated project, they will not be involved in the judging of that project.
Any organisation can submit up to 3 entries total for an award - this can be in one category or spread across multiple categories. Multiple submissions will require a separate Entry Form per submission.
If you feel there is a particular project beyond this limit that you feel should be included, please send details to [email protected] for consideration by the Judging Panel.
Project of the Year Categories
Click on each category to see the entry criteria.
This award celebrates refurbishment projects that have made a significant contribution to the discipline of façade engineering. Acceptable entries may include protected/listed projects, buildings of high cultural value, or internationally recognised architectural masterpieces.
Entries for this category are welcome from the UK and internationally. Façade contracts are to be practically completed between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2025 to be eligible.
This category recognises the work and dedication of the full project team. Applications can be entered by any team member, but other key members are to be mentioned. Please coordinate to avoid duplication of entries and provide details of the other company/companies you are submitting on behalf of.
"Best Use Of..." Categories
Click on each category to see the entry criteria.
Celebration Categories
Click on each category to see the entry criteria.
This award is granted to the individual who received the top-scoring dissertation at the UWE MSc for Façade Engineering.
This award cannot be entered by any other means and is not part of the judges' deliberations.
This award will identify the best expression of façade engineering throughout the six 'Project of the Year' categories. It will not be possible to apply for this category. The winner will be selected directly by the judges amongst the shortlisted candidates from the other six categories.
This category is exclusively considered by the judges on the basis of all entries submitted for the other categories. This cannot be entered.
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