HABTOOR JBR / DUBAI / UAE
Celebrating the projects,
teams, and individuals supporting
innovation and technology
in the built environment.
26 June 2024
Nominations have closed, please contact Jason Saundalkar (jason.s@cpitrademedia.com) if you have any queries.
The
Categories
From Digital Visionaries to Technology SME of the Year, our categories are designed to accommodate diverse organisations committed to implementing and utilising technology within the built environment. This diversity is intentional, aiming to empower key players and contributors in the industry.
People Awards
People Awards
Young Technology Champion of the Year
This category aims to recognise an individual with less than three years of experience in the built environment but yet has positively impacted their organisation, through advocating for digitalisation, and the rollout of digital methodologies and/or technologies to achieve excellence on a project or in their organisation as a whole.
This category is open to nominations from individuals working in government, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A strong nomination will highlight the individual’s exemplary performance in the 12 months leading up to the awards, and why they deserve to win. Nominations should demonstrate how the person: advocated for new and advanced technology or solutions; spearheaded new digital initiatives, and influenced the industry on a key issue. Signed or stamped testimonials from peers that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
This category is open to nominations from individuals working in government, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A strong nomination will highlight the individual’s exemplary performance in the 12 months leading up to the awards, and why they deserve to win. Nominations should demonstrate how the person: advocated for new and advanced technology or solutions; spearheaded new digital initiatives, and influenced the industry on a key issue. Signed or stamped testimonials from peers that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
People Awards
Digital Visionary of the Year
This category aims to recognise leaders (Director and above) who are pioneers and role models driving the adoption of technology and/or delivering a complex project in the region using state of the art technology and processes.
This category is open to nominations from individuals working in government, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A strong nomination will highlight the individual’s exemplary performance in the 12 months leading up to the awards, and why they deserve to win. Nominations should demonstrate how the person: drove business success; spearheaded new initiatives; ensured existing mandates are achieved, and influenced the industry on a particular issue. Signed or stamped testimonials from peers that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
This category is open to nominations from individuals working in government, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A strong nomination will highlight the individual’s exemplary performance in the 12 months leading up to the awards, and why they deserve to win. Nominations should demonstrate how the person: drove business success; spearheaded new initiatives; ensured existing mandates are achieved, and influenced the industry on a particular issue. Signed or stamped testimonials from peers that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
People Awards
Digital Team of the Year
With more emphasis on digital delivery in the built environment, this category aims to recognise teams across the region that are enabling the digital transformation of an entire organisation or are responsible for driving the digital delivery of projects.
Teams from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers are encouraged to nominate and explain (in the 12 months leading up to the awards): why they deserve to win; what they did as a team to achieve a defined goal; how they collaborated with each other and other stakeholders; the performance the team achieved, and outline any commendations the team has received. Signed or stamped testimonials can add significant weight to a nomination, as long as they are less than 12 months old.
Teams from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers are encouraged to nominate and explain (in the 12 months leading up to the awards): why they deserve to win; what they did as a team to achieve a defined goal; how they collaborated with each other and other stakeholders; the performance the team achieved, and outline any commendations the team has received. Signed or stamped testimonials can add significant weight to a nomination, as long as they are less than 12 months old.
Company Awards
Company Awards
Construction Software Provider of the Year
The category recognises a software provider that has enabled construction companies to significantly improve their operations or the delivery of projects, through the use of cutting edge software (project management software, BIM applications, building management software etc).
A strong nomination will include: why the software in question deserves to win; what makes the software unique in the market; how it enables better project delivery or enables an asset to be operated more efficiently, and how the solution provider supports a company once it has purchased the software in question. A strong nomination should include signed/stamped testimonials from clients who have used the software (only testimonials less than 12 months old will be considered).
A strong nomination will include: why the software in question deserves to win; what makes the software unique in the market; how it enables better project delivery or enables an asset to be operated more efficiently, and how the solution provider supports a company once it has purchased the software in question. A strong nomination should include signed/stamped testimonials from clients who have used the software (only testimonials less than 12 months old will be considered).
Company Awards
Construction Hardware Provider of the Year
The category recognises a hardware provider that has enabled construction companies to significantly improve their operations or the delivery of projects via the use of their hardware (handheld wireless tools, 3D printers, 3D laser scanning solutions etc).
A strong nomination will include: why the product in question deserves to win; what makes the hardware in question unique in the market; how it enables better project delivery, and how the solution provider supports a company once it has purchased the hardware. A strong nomination should include signed/stamped testimonials from clients who have used the hardware (only testimonials less than 12 months old will be considered).
A strong nomination will include: why the product in question deserves to win; what makes the hardware in question unique in the market; how it enables better project delivery, and how the solution provider supports a company once it has purchased the hardware. A strong nomination should include signed/stamped testimonials from clients who have used the hardware (only testimonials less than 12 months old will be considered).
Company Awards
Digital Contractor of the Year
Celebrates a contractor that has successfully utilised technology across its operations and projects to operate and deliver projects efficiently and boost quality. This category is open to nominations from contractors across the Middle East only.
A nomination should include: why the contractor deserves to win; how technology is being used to enhance operations, efficiency, health and safety and sustainability, and data highlighting gains after integrating technology. Signed/stamped testimonials from clients who have worked with the contractor highlighting their technological prowess in the 12 months leading up to the awards will significantly strengthen a company’s nomination.
A nomination should include: why the contractor deserves to win; how technology is being used to enhance operations, efficiency, health and safety and sustainability, and data highlighting gains after integrating technology. Signed/stamped testimonials from clients who have worked with the contractor highlighting their technological prowess in the 12 months leading up to the awards will significantly strengthen a company’s nomination.
Company Awards
Digital Consultant of the Year
Celebrates a consultant that has successfully utilised technology across its operations and projects to enhance its operations, and design/deliver projects while boosting quality, efficiency and sustainability. This category is open to nominations from consultants across the Middle East only.
A nomination should include: why the consultant deserves to win; how technology is being used to enhance operations, efficiency, health and safety and sustainability, and data highlighting gains after integrating technology. Signed/stamped testimonials from clients who have worked with the consultant highlighting their technological prowess in the 12 months leading up to the awards will significantly strengthen a company’s nomination.
A nomination should include: why the consultant deserves to win; how technology is being used to enhance operations, efficiency, health and safety and sustainability, and data highlighting gains after integrating technology. Signed/stamped testimonials from clients who have worked with the consultant highlighting their technological prowess in the 12 months leading up to the awards will significantly strengthen a company’s nomination.
Company Awards
Technology SME of the Year
Celebrates a home-grown small and medium enterprise (SME) that has established itself as a respectable and dependable construction technology solution provider in the Middle East.
A nomination should include: why the SME deserves to win; how it has worked with its clients to deploy technology to achieve goals and objectives; how it has supported its client once the client has begun using the new systems or technology (post sales support), and data highlighting gains after integrating technology. Signed/stamped testimonials from clients who have worked with the SME in the 12 months leading up to the awards will significantly strengthen a company’s nomination.
A nomination should include: why the SME deserves to win; how it has worked with its clients to deploy technology to achieve goals and objectives; how it has supported its client once the client has begun using the new systems or technology (post sales support), and data highlighting gains after integrating technology. Signed/stamped testimonials from clients who have worked with the SME in the 12 months leading up to the awards will significantly strengthen a company’s nomination.
Company Awards
Digital Government Organisation of the Year
This category recognises a government organisation or department that has used technology extensively to enhance its operations and meet specific goals and objectives. Nominations are welcome from government companies or departments from across the Middle East.
A nomination should include: why the organisation or department deserves to win; how technology is being used to enhance operations, efficiency, health and safety and sustainability, and data highlighting gains after integrating technology. Signed/stamped testimonials that were sourced in the 12 months leading up to the awards will add significant weight to the nomination.
A nomination should include: why the organisation or department deserves to win; how technology is being used to enhance operations, efficiency, health and safety and sustainability, and data highlighting gains after integrating technology. Signed/stamped testimonials that were sourced in the 12 months leading up to the awards will add significant weight to the nomination.
Company Awards
Data Champion of the Year
Data is the new oil, it is valuable and when refined can provide significant benefits. This category was conceptualised to recognise the use of data and information to enhance construction whether from a design standpoint, to refine construction processes or even to better manage a building or infrastructure project.
This category is open to nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A strong nomination will highlight: why the company deserves to win the award; how it leveraged data to achieve goals and objectives, and information highlighting the tangible difference the use of data made in terms of the delivery or operations of a project. Signed/stamped testimonials that were sourced in the 12 months leading up to the awards will add significant weight to the nomination.
This category is open to nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A strong nomination will highlight: why the company deserves to win the award; how it leveraged data to achieve goals and objectives, and information highlighting the tangible difference the use of data made in terms of the delivery or operations of a project. Signed/stamped testimonials that were sourced in the 12 months leading up to the awards will add significant weight to the nomination.
Company Awards
Digital Construction Innovator of the Year
Celebrates companies that have pushed the envelope and developed or adapted technologies that have enabled the firm to achieve specific or broader goals (health and safety, sustainability, delivery etc).
This category is open to nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A strong nomination will highlight: why the company deserves to win the award; evidence of genuine innovation and how goals and objectives were achieved, and data highlighting the difference that was tracked in the aftermath. Signed or stamped testimonials advocating for the company that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
This category is open to nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A strong nomination will highlight: why the company deserves to win the award; evidence of genuine innovation and how goals and objectives were achieved, and data highlighting the difference that was tracked in the aftermath. Signed or stamped testimonials advocating for the company that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
Company Awards
Net-Zero Technology Champion of the Year
Recognises built environment companies that have utilised technology (hardware, software or processes) to help achieve sustainability and Net Zero targets across their operations and projects.
This category is open to nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A strong nomination will highlight: why the company deserves to win the award; how technology enabled the organisation to achieve a particular sustainability goal, and data highlighting the difference technology made in terms of decarbonising operations. Signed or stamped testimonials advocating for the company that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
This category is open to nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A strong nomination will highlight: why the company deserves to win the award; how technology enabled the organisation to achieve a particular sustainability goal, and data highlighting the difference technology made in terms of decarbonising operations. Signed or stamped testimonials advocating for the company that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
Company Awards
Excellence in Collaboration & Productivity
Teamwork makes the dream work. This category celebrates companies that have successfully leveraged technology to enhance collaboration across project stakeholders and ultimately boosted productivity and efficiency on complex projects.
This category welcomes nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A nomination should include: why the nominating company deserves to win; how technology is being used to align stakeholders and enhance collaboration, and how productivity has been boosted on jobsites. Signed/stamped testimonials in the 12 months leading up to the awards will significantly strengthen a company’s nomination.
This category welcomes nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, specialists and suppliers. A nomination should include: why the nominating company deserves to win; how technology is being used to align stakeholders and enhance collaboration, and how productivity has been boosted on jobsites. Signed/stamped testimonials in the 12 months leading up to the awards will significantly strengthen a company’s nomination.
Project Awards
Project Awards
Digital Construction Project of the Year – Building
This category aims to recognise a building project that was successfully delivered and/or is managed using an array of digital technologies and processes to achieve KPIs and excellence. Judges will consider projects that have been handed over and/or begun operations in the 12 months leading up to the awards only.
This category is open to nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, and specialists. A strong nomination will highlight how project success was achieved using technology or processes or, if your nomination is about the operations of a building, highlight how the asset is being operated efficiently and more sustainably as a result of a building management system or digital processes. Data or signed/stamped testimonials from peers that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
This category is open to nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, and specialists. A strong nomination will highlight how project success was achieved using technology or processes or, if your nomination is about the operations of a building, highlight how the asset is being operated efficiently and more sustainably as a result of a building management system or digital processes. Data or signed/stamped testimonials from peers that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
Project Awards
Digital Construction Project of the Year – Infrastructure
This category recognises an infrastructure project that was successfully delivered and/or is managed using an array of digital technologies and processes to achieve KPIs and excellence. Judges will consider projects that have been handed over and/or begun operations in the 12 months leading up to the awards only.
This category is open to nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, and specialists. A strong nomination will highlight how project success was achieved using technology or processes or, if your nomination is about the operations of an infrastructure project, explain how the asset is being operated efficiently and more sustainably as a result of a technology or digital processes. Data or signed/stamped testimonials from peers that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
This category is open to nominations from government organisations, development firms, consultants, contractors, operators, and specialists. A strong nomination will highlight how project success was achieved using technology or processes or, if your nomination is about the operations of an infrastructure project, explain how the asset is being operated efficiently and more sustainably as a result of a technology or digital processes. Data or signed/stamped testimonials from peers that are less than 12 months old will significantly strengthen a nomination.
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