The second annual CIBSE MENA Awards (previously the CIBSE UAE awards) took place on 30 October at the W Palm Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai. The revitalised initiative aims to honour and celebrate the outstanding achievements of engineers, projects, and companies across the Middle East and North Africa Region.
Organised by CIBSE, in collaboration with the CIBSE UAE Region, the awards aim to:
- Recognise excellence: Celebrate the outstanding achievements of engineers, consultants, students, and project teams who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in building performance.
- Champion innovation: Showcase cutting-edge technologies and forward-thinking design approaches that are shaping the future of the built environment in the region.
- Promote professionalism: Highlight the value of CIBSE membership and the positive impact of continuing professional development across the engineering profession.
- Build community: Bring together the CIBSE community across MENA, fostering collaboration, networking, and shared learning among professionals and organisations committed to engineering a better built environment.
Projects
- MEP Building Performance Award: Buro Happold for Riyadh Office Fit-Out Post Occupancy Evaluation
- MEP Project of the Year: Ramboll for Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab
- Mechanical Project of the Year: Ramboll for Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab
- Electrical Project of the Year: WSP Middle East for Desert Rock Resort
- Plumbing Project of the Year: DCServe Equipment Trading LLC
- Sustainable Project of the Year: Arup for Masdar City Net Zero Energy Mosque
- Retrofit Project of the Year: Cundall for Al Maryah Tower
- Smart Project of the Year: Meinhardt for Banque Misr
- Façade Project of the Year: GHD for DXV Vertiport
- Sustainable Lighting Project of the Year: Trilux for Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA)
- Data Centre Project of the Year: Meinhardt for Banque Misr
People:
- Graduate of the Year: Alreem Alfahim – Arup
- MEP Young Engineer of the Year: Dhwani Ajit Ashar – Buro Happold
- Mechanical Engineer of the Year: Samima Saqib – Arup
- Electrical Engineer of the Year: Dan Ehrald – RED Engineering Design
- Plumbing Engineer of the Year: Nagarajan Thanumorthy – National Engineering Bureau Consultants
- Sustainability Engineer of the Year: Priscilla Jane Joseph – Zutari Middle East
- Manufacturer or Supplier Engineer of the Year: Umamahesh Lakamana – Maico Gulf LLC
- Executive of the Year – Manufacturer and Supplier: Sheik Azaz Ahmed – Trilux
- Executive of the Year – Contractor: Dipak Jain – BK Gulf
- Executive of the Year – Consultancy: Nicholas Byczynski – AESG
Companies:
- MEP Consultancy of the Year: WSP Middle East
- MEP Contractor of the Year: Alemco
- Manufacturer/Supplier of the Year – Technology Excellence: SKM
- Manufacturer/Supplier of the Year – Sustainability Impact: Hira Walraven Metal Industries LLC
- Best Digital Innovation Initiative of the Year: Quo-Design: Driving Operational Excellence – Oasis Coils & Coatings
- Embodied Carbon Initiative of the Year – Manufacturers and Suppliers: CVS Novenco
- Embodied Carbon Initiative of the Year – Consultants: Ramboll
- Innovative Lighting Product of the Year: Yonos – Trilux
- Digital Innovation of the Year – Universities: Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus digital twin and dashboard POC for improved sustainability standards
- Sustainable Initiative – Universities: Classroom to Climate Action – Manipal Academy of Higher Education Dubai
View the full list of winners, the highly commended projects and the judges comments here: 2025 MENA Awards Winners