The CIBSE Building Performance Awards took place on Thursday, 27 February 2025 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London. The annual event celebrated the achievements of individuals, organisations, products, and projects that have set new standards for sustainability, innovation, and performance in the built environment. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Marcus Brigstocke and featured a total of 30 diverse categories.
Among the many winners of the evening was Volkan Doda, Head of Design Technologies at Atelier Ten, who received the Engineer of the Year award. Doda’s expertise in building performance theory and application has made him a valuable leader in the field. He is also known for his commitment to fostering talent and delivering high-performance solutions.
Max Fordham, Architype, and BDP were awarded the titles of Building Performance Champion and Project of the Year – Retrofit Workplaces for their collaboration on The Entopia Building. This transformational project in Cambridge converted a 1930s structure into an ultra-low-carbon sustainability hub, showcasing innovative circular economy principles. The Entopia Building has achieved Passivhaus EnerPHit certification and is targeting multiple other sustainability accolades, with an impressive 84% reduction in whole-life carbon compared to standard retrofits.
The event also highlighted the talent and innovation within the industry, with highly commended entries including the Passive Cooling Double-skin Roof by Universidad de Sevilla in the Product or Innovation of the Year – Thermal Comfort category and the Aldar Energy Retrofit Project by grfn in Project of the Year – Portfolio Workplaces. These achievements demonstrated the commitment of CIBSE to promoting excellence in the built environment. By showcasing outstanding accomplishments and raising industry standards, the awards inspire the entire sector to strive for sustainable, efficient, and people-centered solutions.
A full list of winners and highly commended entries can be found below:
Building Performance Champion:
– The Entopia Building – Max Fordham, Architype & BDP
Best Digital Innovation – Organisational Strategy:
– Cyclops – Foster + Partners
Best Digital Innovation – Project Delivery:
– Sydney Airport International Terminal T1 Chilled Water Plant Optimisation – A.G. Coombs Group, Exergenics
Building Performance Consultancy (over 300 employees):
– AtkinsRéalis
Building Performance Consultancy (up to 50 employees):
– Cyclone Energy Group
Building Performance Consultancy (51 – 300 employees):
– XCO2
CIBSE Embodied Carbon Award – Products and Systems: for Manufacturers and Suppliers:
– Apollo Fire Detectors
CIBSE Embodied Carbon Award – Services and Projects for Consultants:
– Q Sustain
Client of the Year:
– London Borough of Islington
Collaboration:
– L&G’s Symphony Model – Legal & General, Demand Logic, Bellrock and Partners
Engineer of the Year:
– Volkan Doda, Head of Design Technologies – Atelier Ten
Facilities Management:
– 20 Fenchurch Street – Savills
Leadership:
– Swire Properties
Learning and Development:
– The ZERO teaching and internship programme on zero-carbon energy buildings – ZERO Institute, University of Oxford
Product or Innovation of the Year – Air Quality:
– The Pluvo Column – Pluvo
Product or Innovation of the Year – Thermal Comfort:
– Optimum Air Conditioning System – EcoTechX
Product or Innovation of the Year – Wellbeing:
– Nature Connect – Signify
Project of the Year – Residential:
– Agar Grove 1b – Max Fordham
Project of the Year – Retrofit Workplaces:
– The Entopia Building – Max Fordham, Architype & BDP
Project of the Year – New Build Workplaces:
– Globe Point, Temple – Hoare Lea
Project of the Year – Portfolio Workplaces:
– Cathedral Hill Industrial Estate,13 units – SRE
Highly Commended:
– Best Digital Innovation – Project Delivery:
Paper Trails to Digital Triumphs – Savills
– Building Performance Consultancy (over 300 employees):
Buro Happold
– Building Performance Consultancy (51 – 300 employees):
Max Fordham
– CIBSE Embodied Carbon Award – Services and Projects: for Consultants:
AECOM
– Leadership:
Andy Jackson, Head of Central London Operations & UK Engineering – Savills
– Learning and Development:
Building Safety Act – Training and Assessment – Hoare Lea
– Product or Innovation of the Year – Thermal Comfort:
Passive Cooling Double-skin Roof – Universidad de Sevilla
– Project of the Year – Residential:
Brambles – Bere Architects
– Project of the Year – Portfolio Workplaces:
Aldar Energy Retrofit Project – grfn
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