Prizes, panels, and partnerships: Big 5 Construction Impact Awards celebrate industry leaders as four-day show rolls on

Prizes, panels, and partnerships: Big 5 Construction Impact Awards celebrate industry leaders as four-day show rolls on

Dubai, UAE – The winners of the fiercely contested Big 5 Construction Impact Awards 2022, recognizing sustainable development, technology, and digital achievements in the construction industry, were announced during a glittering ceremony with over 350 guests on Monday night, part of the four-day Big 5 exhibition at Dubai World Trade Centre.

The second year of the coveted annual awards drew hundreds of entries from construction businesses from across 20 countries, with 18 winners selected by an international, independent judging panel. “The judges had a tough task,” said Josine Heijmans, Vice-President Construction of Big 5’s organizer dmg events. “The submissions reflected a huge influx of innovation and excellence, which will inspire the industry.”

The Award for Diversity & Inclusion went to the multi-national architecture design company SOM while the ‘Best Use of Technology of the Year’ honour went to DuPod.

Cameroon’s Millennium Group was a double-winner taking the award for ‘Carbon Net Zero Initiative of the Year’ for its Mindca affordable green homes project, while its CEO, Ghislaine Tessa Ketcha – who also founded the ‘Women In Construction Africa’ group – was named ‘Sustainability Leader of the Year.’

“This award reflects the work that the entire team has put into finding an alternative way of