01 Nov 2025

Celebrating Excellence: Highlights from the CIBSE MENA Awards 2025

On Thursday, 30 October, in collaboration with the CIBSE MENA region, CIBSE celebrated the achievements of individuals and innovative project teams who are setting the standard for building performance in the region. 🎉📣

View the full list of winners and highly commended projects: https://buff.ly/4nUEJmW

⭐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 for Galleria Mall Plumbing Retrofit Project
⭐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 Group for Al Maryah Tower
⭐Façade Project of the Year: GHD for DXV Vertiport
⭐Sustainable Lighting Project of the Year: TRILUX for Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA)
⭐Data Centre Project: Meinhardt for Banque Misr

🫅Graduate of the Year: Alreem Alfahim of Arup
🫅MEP Young Engineer of the Year: Dhwani Ashar of Buro Happold
🫅Mechanical Engineer of the Year: Samima Saqib of Arup
🫅Electrical Engineer of the Year: Dan Ehrald Samarita of RED Engineering Design
🫅Plumbing Engineer of the Year: Nagarajan Thanumorthy of National Engineering Bureau Consultants
🫅Sustainability Engineer of the Year: Priscilla Jane Joseph of Zutari Middle East
🫅Manufacturer or Supplier Engineer of the Year: Umamahesh Lakaman of Maico Gulf L.L.C
🫅Executive of the Year – Manufacturer and Supplier: Sheik Azaz Ahmed of Trilux
🫅Executive of the Year – Contractor: Dipak Jain of BK Gulf LLC
🫅Executive of the Year – Consultancy: Nicholas Byczynski of AESG

🏆MEP Consultancy of the Year: WSP Middle East
🏆MEP Contractor of the Year: ALEMCO
🏆Manufacturer/Supplier of the Year – Technology Excellence: SKM Air Conditioning LLC
🏆Manufacturer/Supplier of the Year – Sustainability Impact: Hira Walraven
🏆Best Digital Innovation Initiative of the Year: Quo-Design: Driving Operational Excellence – Oasis Coils & Coatings
🏆Embodied Carbon Initiative of the Year – Manufacturers and Suppliers: Central Ventilation Systems (CVS) for Novenco
🏆Embodied Carbon Initiative of the Year – Consultants: Ramboll
🏆Innovative Lighting Product of the Year: Meinhardt
🏆Digital Innovation of the Year – Universities: Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus for digital twin and dashboard POC for improved sustainability standards
🏆Sustainable Initiative – Universities: Manipal Academy of Higher Education – MAHE, Dubai for Classroom to Climate Action

Thank you to our award sponsors: FJ Group Alsahoo CVS, GF Corys Meinhardt, Polypipe Middle East SKM Air Conditioning, Valsir SpA Victaulic GHD, Hira Industries, Huda Lighting, Trilux, Viega LLC Watertec Global

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