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 MediaThe 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 – ParsonsHonourable 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 ContractingHonourable 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 ThreadHonourable 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 TeamWinner: Innovo’s Digital Innovation Team
Digital Team of the Year (Software)
Winner: Trimble Engineering & Technical Teams
Digital Visionary of the Year Ahmed Gadelhak – SBG Contracting Douglas Zuzic – Innovo Group Marwan Abuebeid – Turner Construction International Ihab Ramlawi – DuPod Kaustubh Pandey – BNW DevelopmentsHonourable 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 ContractingWinner (Residential): Engineering Contracting Company – Seagate Winner (Commercial): Khansaheb Civil Engineering – DEC Expansion Phase One
Construction Software of the Year
OpenSpace RIB Software Trimble Middle EastHonourable 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 SolutionWinner: 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.AIWinner: Trimble Middle East
Digital Consultant of the Year
AECOM AESG DAS by KEO Excellence Consortium HKR Architects JT+Partners tangramGULF XD HouseHonourable Achievement: AECOM Winner: DAS by KEO
Digital Contractor of the Year
Engineering Contracting Company HTS Interiors Innovo Group Khansaheb Civil Engineering SBG ContractingHonourable 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.
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