Revealed: Full shortlist and winners of the 2026 Digital Construction Awards
18 Digitat Construction Award trophies and 8 Hounourable Achievement plaques were awarded over 17 different categories on 24 June in Dubai
The fourth edition of the Digital Construction Awards took place at the Ritz Carlton JBR on 24 June and recorded over 130 people in attendance and received over 100 nominations when nominations closed in early June. Excellence in digital construction was recognised and celebrated across 17 categories.
The gala event was attended by two VIP guests, H.E. Yaqoob Al Ali, Executive Director & Private Advisor to His Highness Sheikh Juma Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, and Mr. Maktoum Al Marzooqi, CEO of the Al Marzooqi Group of Companies.
The 2026 edition of the Digital Construction Awards was supported by Silver Partners: AECOM, RIB and CEMEX.
“The fourth edition of the annual Digital Construction Awards is the biggest edition of the awards program yet – that’s quite an achievement when you consider all that’s going on in the region. I’m pleased to confirm that the event recorded over 130 people in attendance, and recognised some of the best and brightest players in our industry across a multitude of different categories, from people to specialists to projects and, of course, companies. I’d like to extend special thanks to our VIPs for joining us yesterday, as well as our partners and the judges for committing their valuable time to the judging process,” said Jason Saundalkar, Editorial Director, CPI Trade Media.
The judges for the 2026 Digital Construction Awards were:
- Benoit Meulewaeter, Director, Accuracy
- Dr. Yasemin Nielsen, Associate Professor, Director of EngD in Construction (Global), Heriot Watt University
- Engi Jaber, Managing Director, Climatize Engineering Consultants
- Olivia Taylor, Senior Consultant, HKA
- Clayton Vallabhan, Deputy Editor, Middle East Consultant at CPI Trade Media
- Jason Saundalkar, Editorial Director at CPI Trade Media
The shortlist, honourable achievement recipients and award winners for the 4th edition of Digital Construction Awards are as follows:
Young Technology Champion of the Year
Honourable Achievement: Maha Alharbi, SBG Contracting
Winner: Seoyoung Kim, AECOM
BIM Specialist of The Year (Consultant)
- Angel Balilo – XD House
- Gareth Ponmoon – Dewan Architects + Engineers
- Rakesh Pandey – AECOM
- Sherif Mamdouh – Parsons
Honourable Achievement: Angel Balilo, XD House
Winner: Gareth Ponmoon, Dewan Architects + Engineers
BIM Specialist of the Year (Contractor)
- Ahmad Elgammal – Khansaheb Civil Engineering
- David Awad – Innovo Group
- Mohab Magdy Abudiba – SBG Contracting
Honourable Achievement: Mohab Magdy Abudiba, SBG Contracting
Winner: Ahmad Elgammal, Khansaheb Civil Engineering
BIM Specialist of the Year (General)
Winner: Ahmad Sharjeel, Al Khoory Solutions
Digital Team of the Year (Consultant)
- Dewan Architects + Engineers
- JT+Partners Digital Team
- KEO’s Digital Thread
Honourable Achievement: Dewan Architects + Engineers
Winner: KEO’s Digital Thread team
Digital Team of the Year (Contractor)
- Innovo’s Digital Innovation Team
- Khansaheb Civil Engineering – Central Digital Construction Team
Winner: Innovo’s Digital Innovation Team
Digital Team of the Year (Software)
Winner: Trimble Engineering & Technical Teams
- Ahmed Gadelhak – SBG Contracting
- Douglas Zuzic – Innovo Group
- Marwan Abuebeid – Turner Construction International
- Ihab Ramlawi – DuPod
- Kaustubh Pandey – BNW Developments
Honourable Achievement: Ihab Ramlawi, DuPod
Winner: Douglas Zuzic, Innovo Group
Digital Construction Project of the Year – Building
- DEC Expansion Phase One – Khansaheb Civil Engineering
- Ghaf Woods – Innovo Group
- Radisson Blu, RAK Central – BNW Developments
- Seagate – Engineering Contracting Company
- SEVEN-Program 3 Eastern Province – Dammam & Al Khobar – SBG Contracting
Winner (Residential): Engineering Contracting Company – Seagate
Winner (Commercial): Khansaheb Civil Engineering – DEC Expansion Phase One
Construction Software of the Year
- OpenSpace
- RIB Software
- Trimble Middle East
Honourable Achievement: Trimble Middle East
Winner: OpenSpace
3D Printing Specialist of the Year for 2026
Winner: JT+Partners – Al Juma 3D Printed Mosque
AI Champion of the Year
- AESG
- Global Construction Solution
Winner: Global Construction Solution
Editor’s Choice Award
Winner: CEMEX UAE
Technology SME of the Year is for 2026
Winner: XD House
Excellence in Collaboration & Productivity
- BNW Developments
- Trimble Middle East
- XD House / XDHouse.AI
Winner: Trimble Middle East
Digital Consultant of the Year
- AECOM
- AESG
- DAS by KEO
- Excellence Consortium
- HKR Architects
- JT+Partners
- tangramGULF
- XD House
Honourable Achievement: AECOM
Winner: DAS by KEO
Digital Contractor of the Year
- Engineering Contracting Company
- HTS Interiors
- Innovo Group
- Khansaheb Civil Engineering
- SBG Contracting
Honourable Achievement: Khansaheb Civil Engineering
Winner: Innovo Group
The image gallery for the event can be seen here. Read more about the 2026 Digital Construction Awards by clicking here.
