The CIBSE MENA Student Design Competition 2025 winners were officially announced at the CIBSE MENA Awards 2025 on 30th October.
The competition celebrated innovation, creativity, and sustainable design in building services, bringing together students, academics, and industry leaders to explore the future of the built environment.
Student Design Competition Winners 2025
First Place
Regen - Manipal Academy of Higher Education - MAHE, Dubai
Students - Biji Sara Binu, Kiran Krishnan Marwa Kombanezhuth, Khalid Ali
Runner-up
KSK Homes Intelligent Retrofit – Higher Colleges of Technology
Students - Bereket Kebede Bedada, Japi Gezachew
Highly Commended
Ecosmart Solutions – University of Birmingham Dubai
Students - Ammar Ali Khan, Muhammad Hammad, Jovan Shino
Congratulations to all the talented participants driving sustainability and innovation forward!
A huge thank you to SEED Engineering Consultants and Polypipe Middle East for their invaluable support as competition sponsors, and to our dedicated volunteers for making this event a true success!
Judges
With expertise spanning engineering, design, consultancy, and research, thank you to our judges for making this competition a success.
Syed Atam Hayat – Education Liaison Lead, CIBSE MENA | Sales Director, Central Ventilation Systems (CVS) Dubai
James Mowat – Managing Director, Energi People
Raphael Khlat – President, FJ Group | RK Middle East
Eleonora Panciera – Managing Director, QualityEdging FZ LLC
Rohan Chandavarkar – Associate, Digital Delivery, AESG
Dr. Jacinta Dsilva – Director – Research, Living Lab & International Partnerships, SEE Institute
Lubna Ahmed – Technical Manager, AE7