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SDE Digital Awards 2025

The Society of Digital Engineering Awards look to recognise anyone who works in the built environment who is contributing to the digitalisation of what we do, where we live and how we experience it.

That could be a technician, engineer, developer, designer, contractor, manufacturer or any group or team who is making a difference in their field, whether this is related to a project, innovation or individual’.

Entries for the 2025 awards are now open, and the full list of categories, divided into People, Organisations, and Processes, can be found below, along with the links to enter.

From all the category winners, we will choose the Digital Champion. This will be the entry that our judges feel best exemplifies what the Society of Digital Engineering stands for and whose contribution to our industry deserves special recognition.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

The deadline for nominations is xxxxxxxx 2025.

The Awards will be celebrated at a central London venue in November 2025.

People

Celebrating and recognising excellence in the people involved in digitalising our built environment

Up-and-coming Digital Champion

A person who is in the first five years of their career and whose contribution to digitalising the built environment rises above their peers and singles them out as an up-and-coming star of our industry.

Digital Change Maker

Do you know someone who’s redefining the digital future of the built environment?

The Digital Change Maker Award celebrates individuals who are leading the charge in digital transformation across our industry. We’re looking for digital champions who have made a real, measurable impact over the past year -those whose work in digital innovation sets them apart from their peers and inspires the wider community.

Whether it’s through:

Developing groundbreaking digital tools or technologies
Implementing innovative digital processes that drive efficiency and sustainability
Creating outstanding career opportunities for others in the digital space

This award recognises those who are not just keeping up with change, but driving it.

Once nominations close, we’ll shortlist the top Digital Change Makers, and then it’s over to you, the public, to vote for the winner. The finalist with the most votes will be crowned on the night of the awards.

Nominate your digital hero today and help us spotlight the pioneers shaping the future of the built environment.

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Organisations

Celebrating and recognising excellence in the organisations of any size whose work contributes to the digitalisation of our built environment leading to better outcomes for those within it.

Best Consultancy

The consultancy (of any size) whose contribution to the digitalisation of our built environment deserves to be recognised and celebrated. This could be through the development of new digital tools and technologies, implementation of technology into their processes or through the provision of amazing career paths for those connected to the digitalisation of their work. This category may be split into size-based awards depending on the entries.

Best Software Developer

The developer of software tools and products whose contribution to the digitalisation of our built environment deserves to be recognised and celebrated. This could be through the development of new digital tools and technologies, implementation of technology into their processes or through the provision of amazing career paths for those connected to the digitalisation of their work. This category may be split into size-based awards depending on the entries.

Best Contractor

The contractor whose contribution to the digitalisation of our built environment deserves to be recognised and celebrated. This could be through the development of new digital tools and technologies, implementation of technology into their processes or through the provision of amazing career paths for those connected to the digitalisation of their work. This category may be split into size-based awards depending on the entries.

Processes

Celebrating and recognising the projects, processes and collaborations whose use of digital technologies demonstrate the passion, innovation and excellence within our industry to continue to digitalise our built environment to the betterment of the communities that it serves.

Best project or collaboration

The project or collaborative process which best demonstrated the use or development of digital technologies in furthering the digitalisation of the built environment, directly resulting in outcomes which better served the community that it impacted.

Best use of technology in the built environment

An open award which celebrates the best use of digital technology in our built environment. Whether through an original application of digitalisation, increasing the reach of digitalisation or simply by improving a process in an outstanding way, we seek to recognise and celebrate those who continue to innovate and create better outcomes for the societies that our work impacts.