Performance in practice took centre stage at CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2026

CIBSE has announced the winners of the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2026, which took place on 5 March 2026 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London.

Hosted by comedian Maisie Adam, the annual flagship CIBSE event has once more brought together leaders from across the built environment to recognise projects, products and professionals delivering measurable building performance outcomes and advancing excellence in building services engineering.

The CIBSE Building Performance Awards celebrate evidence-based performance, rewarding those who demonstrate a commitment to closing the performance gap and delivering buildings that work in practice, for people and for the planet.

Dr Julie Godefroy, Chair of the Judges and Head of Net Zero at CIBSE, commented:

“The CIBSE Building Performance Awards have long promoted a focus on how buildings actually work, for people and for the environment. I'm delighted that they have kept growing, with a record number of entries to the 2026 edition. This year saw the introduction of dedicated categories to reward Building Performance Evaluation, which attracted huge interest, reflecting the range of products and services now on offer in this field. Across all categories we've seen a wide spread of entries, from individuals to large organisations, from small projects to portfolios, new builds to retrofits and FM projects, and from across the world. Thank you and well done to everyone for their continued work in driving engineering excellence.”

The awards ceremony concluded with a renewed call for the industry to continue prioritising building performance as a central pillar in achieving net zero and creating healthier, more resilient buildings.

Full list of winners:

Best Digital Innovation - Organisational Strategy

Winner: Engentica - EMSD, Government of Hong Kong

Best Digital Innovation - Project Delivery

Winner: CarbonMe - Hilson Moran

Building Performance Evaluation – Practice

Winner: Willmott Dixon

CIBSE Embodied Carbon Award - Products and Systems: for Manufacturers and Suppliers

Winner: Swegon

CIBSE Embodied Carbon Award - Services and Projects: for Consultants

Winner: Buro Happold

Sponsor: CMR

Client of the Year

Winner: BBC Workplace

Leadership

Winner: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation

Collaboration

Winner: One Creative environments

Engineer of the Year

Winner: Miriam Ozanne, Regional Director, Head of Building Performance – AECOM

Sponsor: Ideal Heating – Commercial Products

Learning and Development

Winner: Data Academy Apprenticeship - Hoare Lea

Sponsor: CIBSE Patrons

Facilities Management

Winner: Hong Kong Children’s Hospital - Hospital Authority

Product or Innovation of the Year - Air Quality

Winner: AirDoor – VES

Product or Innovation of the Year - Thermal Comfort

Winner: Cosysense

Product or Innovation of the Year – Building Performance Evaluation

Winner: WISE – Swegon

Product or Innovation of the Year – Wellbeing

Winner: AirDoor – VES

Project of the Year – Public

Winner: Locomotion New Hall - Buro Happold

Sponsor: Crane Fluid Systems

Project of the Year - Workplace – International

Winner: B201 Redevelopment – Beca

Sponsor: Crane Fluid Systems

Project of the Year - Workplace - Existing & Retrofit

Winner: Decarbonisation of York House - British Land

Sponsor: Crane Fluid Systems

Project of the Year – Education

Winner: Riverside Primary School – Architype

Sponsor: Crane Fluid Systems

Project of the Year - Workplace

Winner: 11&12 Wellington Place - Ove Arup

Sponsor: Crane Fluid Systems

Project of the Year – Residential

Winner: Bluebird Project, Southend-on-Sea - Max Fordham

Sponsor: Crane Fluid Systems

Project of the Year – Portfolio

Winner: Bourn Quarter – SRE

Sponsor: Crane Fluid Systems

Building Performance Consultancy (up to 50 employees)

Winner: RCDC

Sponsor: Mitsubishi Electric

Building Performance Consultancy (51 - 300 employees)

Winner: XCO2

Sponsor: Airflow

Building Performance Consultancy (over 300 employees)

Winner: Buro Happold

Sponsor: ABB

CIBSE Next Generation of Building Performance Award

Winner: Willmott Dixon

Building Performance Champion

Winner: B201 Redevelopment - Beca

Full list of highly commended:

CIBSE Embodied Carbon Award - Products and Systems: for Manufacturers and Suppliers

Highly Commended: GlasCurtain

CIBSE Embodied Carbon Award - Services and Projects: for Consultants

Highly Commended: SCS & Introba Consulting

Leadership

Highly Commended: Shade the UK

Engineer of the Year

Highly Commended: Sean Harlow, Head of Engineering – Savills & Jessica Glynn, Associate - Atelier Ten

Facilities Management

Highly Commended: Landsec - BGIS Global Integrated Solutions

Product or Innovation of the Year – Building Performance Evaluation

Highly Commended: IES Live 2025 – IES

Project of the Year - Workplace

Highly Commended: Project Featherstone - Buro Happold

Building Performance Consultancy (up to 50 employees)

Highly Commended: Lawler Group