The CIBSE UAE Region Annual Awards 2024 were held on 30 October at Habtoor Palace.
Guests included Ruth Carter, CIBSE Chief Executive, CIBSE President, Fiona Cousins, along with other esteemed guests.
The 2024 awards provided an opportunity to celebrate excellence by witnessing the best in our industry being honoured and network with leaders; rubbing shoulders with top professionals and thought leaders. The audience heard from visionary leaders who are shaping our future while enjoying the luxurious setting of Habtoor Palace.
Scroll down to see the winners and shortlist.
2024 UAE Awards Winners and Shortlist
Click on the categories to view the winners (in bold) and the other shortlisted entries.
This award recognises the MEP consultancy which has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the design or refurbishment of buildings to meet or exceed client expectations of project deliverables in accordance with the project specific appointment. These deliverables may include some or all of the following:- client satisfaction through delivering projects on time and on budget; correct interpretation of the client brief; team collaboration at all project stages; added value management and efficiency through innovation; outstanding or exemplary results for key performance indicators or measurement methods such as commissioning results, design stage and as built energy performance targets.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Cundall
AECOM
Egis
GHD
KPM
Meinhardt
NV5
WSP
This award recognises the achievements of United Arab Emirates based manufacturers and their products that are either produced, designed or sold from facilities within the region. It is for new and/or innovative products that make a difference through reduced energy and resource use, or simpler/safer installation and maintenance.
Shortlisted entries
Building Performance and Innovation
Betec Cad Industries FZC
Century Mechanical System Factory L.L.C.
Central Ventilation Systems (CVS)
Frontier Pitts Middle East L.L.C.
Leminar Industries
Victualic
Sustainable Building Solutions
Grundfos Gulf Distribution FZE
Thermobreak by Sekisui
Polypipe Middle East
Rheem Manufacturing Middle East
Maico Gulf L.L.C.
SKM Air Conditioning LLC
This Award recognises and celebrates buildings that most effectively demonstrate high levels of user satisfaction and comfort while delivering outstanding Electrical design focused on measured building performance making it an exemplar Electrical project. Creating this type of exemplar project is demanding and the CIBSE recognise the work and dedication of the project team.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Natural History Museum - Abu Dhabi, UAE-EGIS
Azizi Venice UAE - KPM
One Zabeel - WSP
This Award recognises and celebrates buildings that most effectively demonstrate high levels of user satisfaction and comfort while delivering outstanding multidisciplinary design focused on measured building performance making it an exemplar engineering project. Creating this type of exemplar project is demanding and the CIBSE recognise the work and dedication of the project team.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Natural History Museum - Egis
SeaWorld Abu Dhabi Animal Life Safety Systems - ALEMCO
One Zabeel - WSP
Azizi Venice - KPM
American Community School - Frontier Pitts ME
This award recognises the importance of our developing talent as they progress through to accomplished engineers and to individuals who have excelled and show promise in the area of building services.
Winner and shortlisted entries
RED Engineering - Takwa Dawdi
BK Gulf - Badr Bawazir
Cundall - Jamie Parrott
Buro Happold - Dhwani Ashar
GHD - Zaina Arafat
Meinhardt - Heba Elbourini
RED Engineering - Bushra Oosman
RED Engineering - Malik Hameem
Rheem Manufacturing Middle East - Parham Dadash Pour
This award recognises exceptional contributions to understanding and reducing embodied carbon in in the manufacture and supply of building services products, components and systems. Embodied carbon is increasingly acknowledged as a major contributor to carbon emissions and must be addressed alongside operational carbon to meet net zero carbon goals.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Victaulic
ABB
CVS-NOVENCO
Thermobreak by Sekisui
This Award recognises and celebrates buildings that most effectively demonstrate MEP retrofit project work completed or nearing completion within the 12 months which has been designed or installation that has made a significant contribution to a GCC project. Creating this type of complex project is demanding and the CIBSE recognise the work and dedication of the project team.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Yas Waterworld, Abu Dhabi, UAE - Egis
Armstrong Fluid Technology Five-star private island resort in the Maldives
BETAM HVAC System Renovation & Replacement Works in 166 Villas (82 and 84 Villa complex), Al Safa, Dubai
ITQAN HVAC System Retrofit Works in AL WASL Tower Residential Building (G+20), Sh. Zayed Road, Dubai
KPM Elaf Taiba Hotel, KSA
KPM Sheraton Hotel, Bahrain
NV5 Bab Al Shams Desert Resort And Spa, Dubai
This Award recognises and rewards the contributions of practicing Electrical Engineers to creating and maintaining a sustainable built environment. It celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Science, Art and Practice of Electrical engineering in the projects.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Mercy Joe - WSP
Andrew Eskandar - Meinhardt
Imran Bagwan - KPM
Mahmoud El-Sawaf - GHD (Gutteridge Haskins & Davey)
Mohamed Hosny Ibrahim Baioumy - Egis
Muneer Mohammad - WSP
Murali Raja - Red Engineering
Rabia Danyal - Cundall
Sheeba Benny - STANTEC MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
Sibin Salahudeen - BK Gulf LLC
Sarah Hussain Zahidi - RED Engineering
This Award recognises and rewards the contributions of practicing Sustainability Engineers to creating and maintaining a sustainable built environment. It celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to raising the bar of sustainability in the region, reducing the carbon footprint and going extra mile to make a positive impact in the industry based on performance-based approach.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Nigel Thomas AESG
Abey Boban Chacko Nael General Contracting
Jayaprakash P M Meinhardt
Shaz Hussain Syed Pivot Engineering and General Contracting
Teeba Al Jabery Egis
This Award recognises and rewards the contributions of a Senior Executive in Manufacturing and Suppliers to creating and maintaining highest impact on his or her MEP related business in the last 12 months. The Winning executive could be a General Manager, Managing Director, related deputy, or someone from Leadership team. Their company should be operating in the realm of manufacturing and suppliers of products related to MEP Industry.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Atam Hayat - Central Ventilation Systems Company LLC (CVS)
Dan Martindale - Polypipe Middle East
Mahesh Hemarajani - Hira Industries
Norman Qamar - Central Ventilation Systems Company LLC (CVS)
Sangeetha Sukanth - CMS Global
Zeyd Ammoura - Victaulic
This Award recognises and rewards the contributions of a Senior Executive in Consultancy firm to creating and maintaining highest impact on his or her MEP related business in the last 12 months. The Winning executive could be a General Manager, Managing Director, related deputy, or someone from Leadership team.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Scott McKeever - Cundall
Abdul Zameer Ahamed Sab - AtkinsRealis
Colin Scott - KPM
Imran Siddiqui - Meinhardt
Khaled Saab - NAGA Architects
Phil Dobson - Egis
Yaman Soudan - NV5
This Award recognises and rewards the contributions of an innovative lighting product to creating and maintaining highest impact on MEP related business in the last 12 months.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Thorn Lighting
FOLIO lighting
Traxon e:cue
Meteor Lighting
This Award recognizes and celebrates an innovation that has made a significant contribution to digital engineering. This may be a piece of software, a project process or other innovation that shows ground-breaking thought.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Egis-Transforming Egis Embracing Digital Innovation
ALEMCO-DFMA
Meinhardt-Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with control systems for Data Centres
This Award recognises and celebrates buildings that most effectively demonstrate high levels of user satisfaction and comfort while delivering outstanding Mechanical design focused on measured building performance making it an exemplar Mechanical project. Creating this type of exemplar project is demanding and the CIBSE recognise the work and dedication of the project team.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Natural History Museum - Abu Dhabi, UAE-EGIS
Azizi Venice - KPM
Jeddah Opera House - Buro Happold
One Zabeel - WSP
This Award recognises and celebrates buildings that most effectively demonstrate high levels of innovation, sustainability and quality while delivering outstanding Plumbing design focused on measured building performance making it an exemplar Plumbing project. Creating this type of exemplar project is demanding and the CIBSE recognises the work and dedication of the project team.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Natural History Museum - Abu Dhabi, UAE-EGIS
Azizi Venice - KPM
Jeddah Opera House - Buro Happold
One Zabeel - WSP
This award recognizes the importance of our developing talent as they progress through to accomplished engineers and to individuals who have excelled and show promise in the area of building services.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Ayah Rahmoun - Arup
Aisha Alnaqbi - Meinhardt
Gareth Jeyapaul - Egis
Jawaher Alsaheli - WSP
Jessica Priestley - Egis
Sana Alderei - WSP
Siri Pallapu - Arup
Sreejith Sanal Kumar - Pactive Sustainable Solutions
Umma Waza - Buro Happold
This award recognises the importance of our contractors and their contribution into supporting and developing projects. This award looks to demonstrate the client’s contribution and engagement with the construction team on either a refurbishment or a new build project. These contributions may include some or all of the following:- assisting with team performance (delivering projects on time and on budget); driving team collaboration at all project stages; clear briefing with added value from past experience.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Alemco
BK Gulf LLC
FujSeng Construction LLC
Oxypro Electromechanical Contractors
This Award recognises and celebrates buildings that most effectively demonstrate high levels of Sustainability, Energy efficiency and pursuit towards Net Zero making it an exemplar Sustainability project in the GCC region. Creating this type of exemplar project is becoming a necessity and the CIBSE recognise the work and dedication of the project team.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Meinhardt Moro Data Center phase-02, Dubai
Dalkia EDF Group - Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Roadmap In Partnership with Abu Dhabi
Ekthaar - Sustainable Farming Solutions
This Award recognises and rewards the contributions of practicing Mechanical Engineers to creating and maintaining a sustainable built environment. It celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Science, Art and Practice of Mechanical engineering in the projects.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Ahmed Farag - WSP
Abdul Zameer Ahmed - Atkins
Abishek Rai - AECOM
Ameet Gupte - KPM
Arivoli Kaliyavarathan - Meinhardt
Azhar Ali - Buro Happold
Varun Raghavan – Egis
Harikrishnan Thangamani - WSP
Sibi Manoharan - WSP
Houssam Choukair - GHD
Rime Harajly - AECOM
Mostafa AboElkheir - AECOM
This Award recognises and rewards the contributions of practicing Plumbing Engineers to creating and maintaining a sustainable built environment. It celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Science, Art and Practice of Plumbing engineering in the projects.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Ajithkumar Maliyakkudyil Sivan - Egis
Adel Ishak Kathamale - WSP
Amit Chaudhari - KPM
Athikesavan Paramasivam - NV5
Mary Jane Castro - Buro Happold
Nagarajan Thanumoorthy - Zublin Strabag
Nazrulla Khan - Aecom
Samar Faizy - Meinhardt
Yousuf Gani - Alemco
This Award recognises and rewards the contributions of practicing Engineers in Manufacturing and Suppliers to creating and maintaining highest engineering and sustainable standards in the built environment. It celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the contribution of outstanding projects in the region through their innovative solutions, out of box thinking and effort in reducing carbon emissions.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Anzala Asher - Rheem Manufacturing Middle East
Ali Mufid Ahmad - Hira industries LLC
Harikiran Rao - Polypipe Middle East
Rubayith Tasbhia - Maico Gulf
Saad Mushtaq - Surve-Central Ventilation Systems Co LLC
Shaheem Khan - Leminar Industries
Shivendra Singh Tomar - Hira Industries
Vineet Kumar Bhaskar - Geberit International Sales
This Award recognises and rewards the contributions of a Senior Executive in Contractor firm to creating and maintaining highest impact on his or her MEP related business in the last 12 months. The Winning executive could be a General Manager, Managing Director, related deputy, or someone from Leadership team.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Samiuddin Mohammad - FujSeng Construction LLC
Steven McKenzie - ALEMCO
This Award recognises and rewards the contributions of a sustainable lighting project to creating and maintaining highest impact on MEP related business in the last 12 months.
Winner and shortlisted entries
Huda Lighting AL-MASJID AN-NABAWI
ACOULITE Dubai College
Scnell Consultancy Abrahamic Family House
