We are delighted to reveal the shortlist for the 2025 CIBSE MENA Awards, celebrating excellence in building services engineering across the Middle East and North Africa.
This year’s contenders represent the very best in innovation, performance, sustainability and industry leadership.
The winners will be announced at a gala awards ceremony on Thursday, 30 October 2025, at the W Hotel in Dubai, UAE.
2025 Shortlisted Entries
Projects
Building Performance Award
- Riyadh Office Fit-out Post Occupancy Evaluation – Buro Happold Engineering
- HSBC Jumeirah Branch – WSP Middle East
Mechanical Project of the Year
- Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab – Ramboll
- Desert Rock Resort – WSP Middle East
- Masar Mall – Meinhardt
- Patient Tower AHU Optimisation for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort – AES
- Dubai Exhibition Centre Campus Legacy – EGIS
Plumbing Project of the Year
- Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab – Ramboll
- Desert Rock Resort – WSP Middle East
- Galleria Mall Plumbing Retrofit Project – DCServe Equipment Trading LLC
- Masar Mall – Meinhard
- Dubai Exhibition Centre Campus Legacy – EGIS
Retrofit Project of the Year
- Al Maryah Tower, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi – Cundall
- Al Marjan Building – DCServe Equipment Trading LLC
- HSBC Jumeirah Branch – WSP Middle East
- ALEC Headquarters – ALEC Lite
- Patient Tower AHU Optimisation for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort – AESG
Sustainable Lighting Project of the Year
- The Hindu Temple, Abu Dhabi – Studio Lumen
- Bab al Shams, spa Dubai – Studio Lumen
- Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA) – TRILUX
- MSD – The Light Link
- Renovation of Marina Mall Lighting – Huda Lighting
MEP Project of the Year
- Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab – Ramboll
- Zayed International Airport Terminal A – Arup
- Desert Rock Resort – WSP Middle East
- 2262 The Lana and The Residences, Dorchester Collection – Foster & Partners
- DXV Vertiport – GHD
- Masar Mall – Meinhardt
- teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi – MIRAL & ALEC
- Dubai Exhibition Centre Campus Legacy – EGIS
Electrical Project of the Year
- Desert Rock Resort – WSP Middle East
- Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab – Ramboll
- Masar Mall – Meinhardt
- Dubai Exhibition Centre Campus Legacy – EGIS
Sustainable Project of the Year
- HSBC Jumeirah Branch – WSP Middle East
- Sobha Furniture Factory ‑ PNC Architects – Sobha Group
- Masdar City Net Zero Energy Mosque – Arup
- 2262 The Lana and The Residences, Dorchester Collection – Foster + Partners
- Madinah Al‑Munawarah Mosque Security Bollard Installation – Frontier Pitts Middle East
- Sobha One – PNC Architects – Sobha Group
Smart Project of the Year
- Banque Misr – Meinhardt
- Pump Manager: Seamless Troubleshooting at a Luxury 5‑star Hotel – Armstrong Fluid Technology
People
Graduate of the Year
- Siri Chandana Pallapu – Arup
- Hana Engida – Heriot‑Watt University
- Austin Bijom – AESG
- Alreem Alfahim – Arup
- Leena Al Kiyumi – Heriot‑Watt University
- Yusra Abuzar – Egis
- Tracy Saroufil – Red Engineering
- Maitha Alyaaqeib – Meinhardt
- Farah Hussain – Buro Happold
- Biji Sara Binu – Susnomics Engineering Systems
Mechanical Engineer of the Year
- Mayilnathan Nithyaruban – Cundall
- Azam Ali – Meinhardt
- Rebecca Olej – Buro Happold
- Houssam Choukair – GHD
- Rahul Radhakrishna Shetty – Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Harikrishnan Thangamani – WSP Middle East
- Sibi Manoharan – WSP Middle East
- Waseemuddin Shakeel Ziauddin – Egis
- Samima Saqib – Arup
- Abin Sam Varughese – Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Ann Johny – Zutar
- Shehzaad Chikte – Arup
Plumbing Engineer of the Year
- Satish G T – NV5
- Mohit Kothari – Egis
- Mohammed Shahad Ambalathingal Verugal – GHD
- Athikesavan Paramasivam – NV5
- Adel Ishak Kathamale – WSP Middle East
- Mohammed Shafeeque – Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Leo Correa – Meinhardt
- Sookun Roodrasingh – Buro Happold
- Nagarajan Thanumoorthy – National Engineering Bureau Consultants
- Kshitij Pandey – AESG
Manufacturer and Supplier Engineer of the Year
- Syed Iftequar Ahmed Quadri – Betec Cad Industries
- Harikiran Rao – Polypipe Middle East Water Technology LLC
- Nagendra Nagesh – TRILUX
- Ratheesh Edayillam – SKM AIR CONDITIONING LLC
- Premkumar Panneerselvam – Hira Industries LLC
- Farha Rabiath Shajahan – Light Link
- Umamahesh Lakamana – Maico Gulf LLC
- Junaid Khan – Gulf Consult
Executive of the Year – Consultancy
- Michael Rimmer – Egis
- Sanu Mathew – Seed Engineering Consultants
- Drew Tinsley – WSP Middle East
- Ajay Khode – Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Mohammed Aref – NV5Rabieh Sarieddine – Meinhardt
- Giovanni Zambri – SMITH TAIT
- Elmahadi El Suwar – AtkinsRealis
- Nicholas Byczynski – AESG
- Matthew Marson – JLL
- Yaman Soudan – NV5
MEP Young Engineer of the Year
- Sankar Mahadev – Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Krishna Ajith Kumar – Ramboll
- Tabish Hasan – Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Abdul Rahman – Meinhardt
- Tarek Ahmed – Cundall
- Ahmed El Asrag – Arup
- Sanaa Alderei – WSP Middle East
- Bushra Siddiqua Oosman – RED Engineering Design
- Fares Barake – Sudlows Consulting, A Kent Company
- John Peralta – NORR Group
- Dhwani Ajit Ashar – Buro Happold
Electrical Engineer of the Year
- Rami Alnazer – Ramboll
- Ajmal Abdul Vakeel – Egis
- Muneer Mohammad – WSP Middle East
- Manikandan P. J – Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Neethu Valiyaparambath – Consistent Engineering Consultants
- Vishnu Venugopal – Design Solutions Inc
- Manu Nair – Cundall
- Parvez Alam – Meinhardt
- Awadhesh Kumar Chaudhury – Sudlows Consulting, A Kent Company
- Ahmed EL Alfy – GHD
- Mahmoud Elsawaf – GHD
- Dan Ehrald – RED Engineering Design
- Mahmoud Humaidan – Buro Happold
- Eby Paul – RED Engineering Design
- Ahmed HAMDY MAHMOUD ISMAIL – Jacobs
- Sarah Hussain – RED Engineering Design
Sustainability Engineer of the Year
- Malti Gupta – Ramboll
- Priscilla Jane Joseph – Zutari Middle East
- Mohamed Farvez Ibrahim – Egis
- Jayaprakash Murali – Meinhardt
Executive of the Year – Manufacturer and Supplier
- Dan Martindale – Polypipe Middle East Water Technology LLC
- Bart Van Bastelaere – GF Corys
- Sheik Azaz Ahmed – TRILUX
- Sayed Sherhan – Betec Cad Industries
- Chris Meir – Rheem Middle East
- Jaspal Bal – Light Link
- Shiney Jacob – Grundfos Gulf Distribution
- Sandeep Saha – Helvar
Companies
MEP Consultancy of the Year
- Ramboll
- PNC Architects – Sobha Group
- WSP Middle East
- Egis
- NV5
- Design Solutions Inc.
- Cundall
- Meinhardt
- Arup
- GHD
- Sudlows Consulting, A Kent Company
- Seed Engineering Consultants
- AESG
Manufacturer / Supplier of the Year
- Polypipe Middle East Water Technology LLC
- Central Ventilation Systems (CVS)
- Century Mechanical Systems Factory L.L.C
- Hira Walraven Metal Industries LLC
- SKM Air Conditioning LLC
- TRILUX
- Rheem Manufacturing
- Grundfos Gulf Distribution FZE
- Frontier Pitts
- Betec Cad Industries
- GF Corys
MEP Contractor of the Year
- Fujseng Construction LLC – FUJAIRAH Group
- ALEMCO
Innovations and Products
Best Digital Innovation Initiative of the Year
- MEP Innovation – Egis
- Computational Design in Building Services Design – Ramboll
- Code’D – Rapid MEP Calculations. Delivered in 24 Hrs. For Businesses and Individuals – Design Solutions
- Masar Mall – Meinhardt
- MEP Automation Addins – Consistent Engineering Consultants
- BIM Tools: Dedicated Python scripts that automate daily tasks – Arup
- Ultimate NZC – Carbon Cross
- BIM / Innovation – ALEC
- Quo‑Design: Driving Operational Excellence – Oasis Coils & Coatings
Embodied Carbon Initiative of the Year – Consultants
- Ramboll
- WSP Middle East
Digital Innovation of the Year – Universities
- “Gen G (Generation Green)” and the “Manzil Al Mazra’a or Farm House: A Smart Campus Community Gardening App” – Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai
- Digital twin and dashboard POC for improved sustainability standards – Heriot‑Watt University, Dubai
- PaveWay – University of Wollongong in Dubai
Embodied Carbon Initiative of the Year – Manufacturers and Suppliers
- CVS – NOVENCO
- Thermobreak by Sekisui
Innovative Lighting Product of the Year
- YONOS – TRILUX Middle East FZCO
- Avenue – Thorn Lighting
- Infinity Midi – Orluna LED Technologies
- Geiode Lighting
Sustainable Initiative of the Year – Universities
- Classroom to Climate Action – Manipal Academy of Higher Education Dubai
- International Conference on Innovation, Sustainability, and Applied Sciences (ICISAS 2025) – Curtin University Dubai
We congratulate all those who have been shortlisted and look forward to celebrating your achievements in October. Tickets are now available — book now to join us in Dubai on 30 October. For any enquiries, please email [email protected]