Projects demonstrating a commitment to sustainability, innovation and renovation, and the people and companies driving this innovation, stood out at the CIBSE Middle East and North Africa Awards.
The ceremony took place in Dubai on 30 October and brought together 400 attendees to celebrate the MENA region’s achievements in building services engineering.
Notable wins included the fit-out of Buro Happold’s Riyadh office in Saudi Arabia, which won the MEP Building Performance Award.
The striking Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab resort in Dubai, a 140,500m² ultra-luxury destination, won the Mechanical Project of the Year and MEP Project of the Year for Ramboll.
Al Maryah Tower, in Abu Dhabi, which won Retail Project of the Year for Cundall, was a major upgrade of a long-vacant structure, and set a precedent for how the Middle East can tackle climate and economic challenges by prioritising retrofit over demolition.
Desert Rock Resort, Saudi Arabia won Electrical Project of the Year for WSP Middle East.
There was recognition for individuals who are driving the industry forward, together with those making a mark at the start of their careers. Dhwani Ajit Ashar, from Buro Happold, was named MEP Young Engineer of the Year. ‘Dhwani has an excellent future and we look forward to seeing her grow,’ said the judges.
Dan Ehrald, of RED Engineering Design, was named Electrical Engineer of the Year, with the judges praising his depth of knowledge.
Other individual winners included: Priscilla Jane Joseph, of Zutari Middle East, Sustainability Engineer of the Year; Sheik Azaz Ahmed, Trilux, Executive of the Year; Nicholas Byczynski, AESG, Executive of the Year; Alreem Alfahim, Arup, Graduate of the Year; Samima Saqib, Arup, Mechanical Engineer of the Year; Nagarajan Thanumorthy, National Engineering Bureau Consultants, Plumbing Engineer of the Year.
The Student Design Competition, sponsored by Seed Engineering and Polypipe, was presented to Biji Binu, Kiran Krishnan, K Marwa and Khalid Ali, from Manipal University.
The headline sponsor was FJ Group and other sponsors were: Al Sahoo, CVS, GF Corys, Meinhardt, Polypipe, SKM Air Conditioning, Valsir, Victaulic, GHD, Hira Industries, Hira Walraven, Maico Gulf, Huda Lighting, Trilux, Viega and Watertec.
For the full list of winners, visit: www.cibse.org/MENA