CIBSE UAE Awards 2023

The CIBSE UAE Awards 2023 saw Regional Awards being presented to engineers, projects and companies at the ceremony on 7 December.

The Full List of Shortlists

Company Awards

MEP Consultancy of the Year

1. Cundall
2. Egis
3. Meinhardt MENA
4. Buro Happold
5. Ramboll

MEP Contractor of the Year

1. Veristar Building Contracting LLC
2. ALEMCO

Manufacturer of the Year

1. Geberit Gulf
2. GRUNDFOS Gulf Distribution FZE
3. Hira Industries LLC
4. Leminar Industries
5. Maico Gulf L.L.C
6. Rheem Middle East
7. Thermobreak by Sekisui
8. Trosten Industries Company LLC
9. MIDEA Group - Taqeef
10. Central Ventilation Systems Co. L.L.C. (CVS)

Embodied Carbon Initiative of the Year

1. Hydrotec (Water Treatment Specialists)
2. Schneider Electric
3. GRUNDFOS Gulf Distribution FZE
4. Ramboll

Best Digital Innovation of the Year

1. RIB CostX - Schneider Electric
2. SP 90 - Schneider Electric
3. MEP Modular - ALEMCO
4. Computational Design within Building Services - Ramboll

Project Awards

Sustainable Project of the Year

1. BETAM Ekthaar Agricultural LLC - Bin Dasmal Group
2. MORO Data Centre - Meinhardt Group
3. Dr. Suliman Al Habib Hospital in Al Khobar - Schneider Electric

GCC Project of the Year

1. Aramco Midra - Schneider Electric
2. One Za'abeel - ALEMCO
3. Misk Art Institute - Ramboll
4. Ministry of Tourism - Schneider Electric

Electrical Project of the Year

1. Ministry of Tourism - Schneider Electric
2. Misk Art Institute - Ramboll

Plumbing Project of the Year

1. Royal Commission for Alula Headquarters - Buro Happold
2. Sea World - ALEMCO
3. Misk Art Institute - Ramboll

Retrofit Project of the Year

1. Al Moosa Business Center (AMBC) Building - Itqan architecture
2. Kalba Hospital - BETAM - Bin Dasmal Engineering Technologies & Management Co. LLC (BETAM)
3. Electrical Digital Twin & Digital Modernization of 11kV Switchgear for CUC2 at Dubai South - Schneider Electric
4. Hilton RAK - ALEMCO

University Awards

Sustainability Initiative of the Year

1. De Montfort University Dubai
2. Manipal Academy of Higher Education - MAHE, Dubai
3. Curtin University Dubai

Individual Awards

Mechanical Engineer of the Year

1. Mohammed Sharooq Hussain - Ramboll
2. Mahavir Shah - Buro Happold
3. Esteban Araya Castro - RED Engineering Design
4. Ahmed Mostafa - Meinhardt MENA

Electrical Engineer of the Year

1. Arjun Nair - Ramboll
2. Donald Sengco - Meinhardt MENA
3. Sayyad Imran Ali - Ramboll
4. Rawan Dababneh - Buro Happold
5. Roshan Patel - RED Engineering Design
6. Samuel Hyginus BEng MSc CEng MIET - Stantec
7. Yaman Soudan - NV5
8. Sarah Hussain Zahidi - RED Engineering Design

Plumbing Engineer of the Year

1. Athikesavan Paramasivam - NV5
2. Elmahadi Suwar - AtkinsRealis
3. Rishi Jain - Ramboll
4. Shemy Patteth - Buro Happold
5. Salman Sabir - Meinhardt MENA

Executive of the Year - Manufacturer

1. Chris Meir - Rheem Middle East
2. Maria Sadek - Thermobreak by Sekisui

Executive of the Year - Consultancy

1. Michael Rimmer - Ramboll
2. Scott Mckeever - Cundall
3. Gavin Loy - Buro Happold

Sustainability Engineer of the Year

1. Pooja Ganatra - Buro Happold
2. NEETHU GAGARIN - ALEC
3. Khushbu Mankani - AECOM
4. Ishan Kalra - Egis
5. Ayesha Nabeela - Egis
6. Abey Boban Chacko - Nael General Contracting Group

Engineer of the Year - Manufacturer

1. Atam Hayat - CVS
2. Samiya Salim - MAICO Gulf

Celebrating the 2023 Awards

2023 marked the fifth year of these awards, which included 23 categories, including individual ones for sustainability engineer, electrical engineer and plumbing engineer of the year, plus project categories and those for consultancy, manufacturer and MEP contractor of the year.

CIBSE President Adrian Catchpole and CEO Ruth Carter attended the event, as more than 250 MEP professionals came together to celebrate the outstanding achievements.

Take a glimpse of the event highlights below:

Celebrating Excellence Across the Region

MEP Consultancy Ramboll was the big winner on the night, with 10 awards. It took home four of the seven project awards for the Misk Art Institute, and won the Embodied Carbon Initiative and Best Digital Innovation awards. Ramboll’s Michael Rimmer won Executive of the Year, while Rishi Jain and Faaizah Faisal Mohamed, also from Ramboll, won Plumbing Engineer and Graduate of the Year respectively. Finishing Ramboll’s winning streak, Bindia Harish was named Young Engineer of the Year.

CIBSE past president Lynne Jack was presented with a CIBSE Silver medal on the night, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Institution and the industry. Imran Shaikh, chair of CIBSE UAE, also presented the Appreciation Award to Carter and Catchpole for their leadership and support for the UAE Region.

The awards not only highlighted individual and collective triumphs, but also underscored CIBSE’s unwavering commitment to cultivating careers in building services. The Institution continues to have an impact by fostering collaborations, facilitating the exchange of transnational knowledge, acknowledging high achievers, and mobilising global stakeholders for sustainable transformation.

In the Middle East, where new constructions abound and existing structures seek technology-driven optimisation, the ambitious regional roadmap of CIBSE UAE is indeed a reason for celebration.

Take a look at the complete recording of the awards night below: