16 winners were recognised at the third edition of the Digital Construction Awards (DC Awards), the Big Project Middle East (BPME) team has revealed. The 2025 edition of the annual construction technology and innovation focused awards event took place at the Ritz Carlton, JBR, Dubai on 24 June.
A little over 100 nominations were received across the event’s various categories when nominations closed in late May. The editorial team confirmed a number of high quality nominations were submitted across several categories, prompting the team to split certain categories in an effort to compare nominations fairly.
The judging process was split into two parts – the first saw the BPME team vetting all the nominations to ensure that they met nomination guidelines and standards, and that they were appropriate for the focus of the awards. The second part of the judging process involved a panel of industry experts, who deliberated over the nominations that made it through to the second round.
The judges for the 2025 DC Awards were:
- Ankita Rao, Co-Managing Director and Lead Architect, Freeline Engineering Consultants
- Karie Akeelah, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
- Nicky Dobreanu, Operations Director, Omnium International
- Jason Saundalkar, Head of Content, Big Project Middle East
The Digital Construction Awards were supported by:
Silver Sponsor: AECOM
Supporting Partners: Polypipe and RIB
The shortlist and winners for the 2025 DC Awards are as follows:
Young Technology Champion of the Year
- Ahmad Sharjeel – Al Khoory Solutions
- Megan Hughes – XD House
Winner: Ahmad Sharjeel – Al Khoory Solutions
Digital Visionary of the Year – Software & Certification
- Ron Nussbaum – BuilderComs
- Bilal Dridi – Bureau Veritas Middle East
- Senthil M. Kumar – Slate Technologies
Winner: Senthil M. Kumar – Slate Technologies
Digital Visionary of the Year – Consultant
- Hichem Troudi – KEO International Consultants
- Marwan AbuEbeid – Turner International
- Mohannad Salam – AtkinsRealis
Winner: Hichem Troudi – KEO International Consultants
Digital Visionary of the Year – Contractor
- Youssry Salman – Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting
- Roger Wahl – Innovo Group
Winner: Youssry Salman – Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting
Digital Team of the Year – Consultant
- AECOM
- DEWAN Architects + Engineers
- KEO International Consultants
Winner: KEO International Consultants
Digital Team of the Year – Contractor
- ALEC
- Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting
Winner: ALEC
Digital Construction Project of the Year – Building
- The Municipality and Islamic Affairs Building – KEO International Consultants
- teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi – Miral & ALEC
- Shebara Resort – Red Sea Global
Winner: teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi – Miral & ALEC
Digital Construction Project of the Year – Infrastructure
- Dual-Model AI Optimisation for RO Desalination Infrastructure – ACCIONA
- Al Laim Project – AECOM
Winner: Al Laim Project – AECOM
Technology SME of the Year
Winner: Accienta
Data Champion of the Year
Winner: Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting
Excellence in Collaboration & Productivity of the Year
- Graphite
- Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting
- XD House
Winner: XD House
Net Zero Technology Champion of the Year
Winner: Innovo Group
Digital Construction Innovator of the Year – Consultant
- DEWAN Architects + Engineers
- KEO International Consultants
- XD House
Winner: KEO International Consultants
Digital Construction Innovator of the Year – Contractor
- ACCIONA
- Innovo Group
- Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting
Winner: ACCIONA
Digital Consultant of the Year
- AECOM
- CSQ
- KEO International Consultants
- Parsons
Winner: AECOM
Digital Contractor of the Year
- Al Khoory Solutions
- ALEC
- DuPod
- Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting
Winner: ALEC
To learn more about the 2025 Digital Construction Awards, click here.