2026 Shortlist

Congratulations to everyone who has made the shortlist.
The winners will be announced at the Awards Event on Tuesday 29th September 2026

Best Use of Advanced Materials

  • B&K Hybrid Solutions
  • Kenoteq
  • Material Evolution
  • XD House Limited

Best Use of Visualisation Technology

  • MX Reality
  • Origin7
  • VIS Systems
  • Visible Aspect

Best Digital Transformation

  • Access UK Ltd
  • Exactly Tech
  • Morgan Sindall
  • RLB Digital
  • Symetri Limited & Curtins
  • TCW
  • Unimo

Most Innovative SME

  • Build Test Solutions
  • Cladmate Facade Systems Ltd
  • EvoEnergy
  • Origin7
  • TALO 
  • XD House Limited

Most Innovative Urban Regeneration Project

  • Bridgewater Road Bridge – Kilnbridge
  • Mayfield, Manchester City Centre – Landsec 
  • Marshall Walk, Inns Court, Bristol – ZED PODS Limited

Best Carbon Reduction Innovation or Practice

  • AG Paving + Building Products
  • Aireavu
  • Bellway 
  • HiboCare International Limited
  • HLW & Grant Thornton UK 
  • Integrated Health Projects
  • NZC Solutions
  • One Creative Environments Ltd
  • Vistry

Best Energy Efficiency Innovation

  • Aireavu
  • Air Source Heat Pump Optimisation – Bellway
  • Solar PV Monitoring & Decarbonisation – Connexin
  • Rooftop Solar PV System – EvoEnergy
  • HiboScreen – HiboCare International Limited
  • IES Live – IES

Most Innovative Build Process using MMC

  • JT Lifestyle Homes
  • TALO 
  • ZED PODS Limited

Best Health & Safety Innovation

  • Boxcore
  • CMT Group
  • HammerTech
  • Harris Brick Safety Systems
  • Quin 
  • Safety Shield Global

Best Approach to Company Culture & Wellbeing

  • 4PS by Hilti
  • Murphy
  • OryxAlign
  • Telehouse Europe

Best Asset Management Innovation

  • Auro
  • EvoEnergy
  • Fexillon
  • Glider Technology
  • SmartViz Ltd
  • TCW
  • Zutec Inc. (UK) Ltd.

Best Retrofit Innovation or Project

  • Connected Home Solution – Aico
  • 76 Southbank – Eckersley O’Callaghan
  • HiboScreen – HiboCare International Limited
  • HMP Channings Wood – Kier Construction Limited
  • Bramley House – Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team
  • Great Yarmouth Learning Hub – The Place – Morgan Sindall
  • Warwick District Council’s St Nicholas Leisure Centre – SIG Building SOLUTION
  • Claridge House – Studio PDP

Most Sustainable Building Project

  • Tesco Low-Carbon Concept Store, Harrogate – B&K Hybrid Solutions
  • Principality Stadium Solar PV Installation, Cardiff – EvoEnergy
  • M-Plaza Thalkirchen – M-Park Thalkirchen – FC REF VIII GmbH
  • Countess of Chester Women & Children’s Hospital – Integrated Health Projects
  • One North Quay, Canary Wharf – Kilnbridge
  • 25 Trego Road, Hackney – KNT Development
  • Frank Lee Centre Decarbonisation Scheme, Addenbrooke’s Hospital – R G Carter Cambridge Limted, Eyre Group & Cambidge University Hospital
  • Claridge House – Studio PDP
  • Gwel Basset, Redruth – Vistry

Most Innovative Affordable Housing Project

  • Dagenham Green – Peabody
  • YorSpace at Lowfield Green – Resonance Ltd
  • Pearson Place, Trafford Waters – Rowlinson & L&Q
  • Fortis House, Ashford – ZED PODS Limited

Most Innovative Partnership

  • Bellway, Barratt Redrow, Saint-Gobain & University of Salford
  • Safety Shield & AmcoGriffen 
  • Taylor Wimpey plc & Ebac
  • ZIGURAT Institute of Technology

Most Innovative Contech Startup

  • Boxcore
  • Buildscout
  • JT Lifestyle Homes
  • Krane 
  • ORNA Group
  • Prolo
  • Unimo
  • Vateris (formerly Concrete4Change)
  • XD House Limited

Best Use of Remote Monitoring Technology

  • Aireavu
  • EvoEnergy
  • MX Reality
  • Sky Revolutions Ltd
  • Vericon Systems
  • VIS Systems

Best Use of Data on a Construction Project

  • Buildscout
  • Collen – Berserk
  • Collen – Microsoft Fabric
  • Sir Robert McAlpine
  • XD House Limited

Best Use of Automation or AI

  • Aireavu
  • Collen – Berserk
  • Exactly Tech
  • Giatec
  • JT Lifestyle Homes
  • Prolo
  • Safety Shield
  • Trackunit
  • VIS Systems
  • XD House Limited

Best Technology Partner

  • Access UK Ltd
  • Alice Technologies
  • BIMCollab
  • innDex limited
  • Open ECX
  • Placechangers
  • SDS Infrastructure
  • Sustain IQ
  • Symetri Limited
  • Xperience Group

Most Innovative Supplier

  • ACS Stainless Steel Fixings
  • Cladmate Facade Systems Ltd
  • Keylite Roof Windows
  • Sustain IQ
  • Thermolysis Co. Ltd
  • Whitecroft Lighting Limited

Most Innovative Contractor

  • CMT Design and Construction Ltd
  • Collen
  • Kier Construction Limited
  • Lovell Renew (Lovell Partnerships Ltd)
  • Ventro Group

Most Innovative New Product (Hardware)

  • Heat3D – Build Test Solutions
  • NestClad – Cladmate Facade Systems Ltd
  • Composite Twin Track Cantilever – Composite Braiding Ltd
  • H1Z2Z2-K Multicore Braided Cable – EvoEnergy
  • WLTR — Wall Laying Terra-Based Robot – JT Lifestyle Homes
  • MevoXL – Material Evolution
  • Sealshield – Premier Sealant Systems (Sealprem)
  • SDS Intellistorm® Smart Rainwater Management System with SDS SYMBiotICâ„¢ – SDS Infrastructure

Most Innovative New Product (Digital)

  • Access Evo – Access UK Ltd
  • Aireavu – Aireavu
  • ALICE Schedule Insights Agent – Alice Technologies
  • Carbon Sherpa Toolkit – Carbon Sherpa Limited
  • CONNECT – CCF
  • Digital Building Logbook – GS1UK
  • 3D U-Value Calculator – Knauf Insulation
  • TrainMe – Laing O’Rourke
  • People Centred Building Intelligence – SmartViz Ltd
  • XDHouse.AI – XD House Limited

Professional Services Partner of the Year

  • Buro Happold
  • NZC Solutions
  • Origin7
  • OryxAlign
  • Symetri Limited
  • Watson Farley & Williams
  • ZIGURAT Institute of Technology

Smart Building Project of the Year

  • Aireavu & Portakabin Smart Building Project – Aireavu
  • mXlens – Smarter Project Assurance at Maple Close – MX Reality
  • One Broadgate – Sir Robert McAlpine

Digital Infrastructure Project of the Year

  • Solar PV Monitoring and Decarbonisation Project – Connexin, Hull City Council & Sewell Group
  • Dublin Campus Microgrid – Pure Data Centres Group & AVK
  • RSPAWIR Intelligent Water Management Project – SDS Infrastructure
  • West Data Centre Cooling Upgrade Project – Telehouse Europe

Digital Construction Team of the Year

  • Collen
  • Origin7
  • RLB Digital
  • Sir Robert McAlpine
  • Symetri Limited & Lovell Homes

Innovator of the Year 2026

  • Anas Ayoub – XD House Limited
  • Jan Telensky – JT Lifestyle Homes
  • Jason Whittall – One Creative Environments Ltd
  • René Morkos – Alice Technologies
  • Scott Pilgrim – RLB Digital

Building Innovation of the Year 2026

Editor’s choice award
The winner will be announced on the night