
19 February 2026 | Crumlin Road Gaol | Belfast
Awards
After the huge success of the Conference and Awards in recent years, Digital Construction Live Awards will continue to shine a spotlight on digital construction excellence by celebrating the achievements made within the AEC industry. The Awards will celebrate and recognise excellence across the Construction Industry. So if you procure, design, build or maintain assets in the built environment make sure you enter the Digital Construction Live Awards, taking place in February 2026.
Bringing Industry Leaders Together
Venue: Crumlin Road Gaol
Closing Date: Thursday 28 November @5pm
Date of Event: Thursday 19 February 2026
Categories & Criteria
Best Digital Transformation
This categories seeks to recognise companies that have gone the extra mile on the digital journey. Entries are encouraged from companies irrespective of size who can demonstrate clearly how they have transformed as an organisation through the adoption of digital, systems, processes or people.
Best Use of BIM
We want to celebrate the exceptional projects and people applying BIM (Building Information Modelling on projects across the UK and Ireland. We want to hear about your exceptional adoption of processes and how far you have pushed the adoption of BIM through incorporating technology and collaboration with other organisations.
Most Innovative Contractor
The last few years have driven innovation at a pace like never before. We have been blown away with advancement in construction methodology and the tools in use by companies large and small. This category is your opportunity to celebrate with industry some of your most innovative solutions to construction challenges.
Most Innovative Consultancy
We want to hear from the innovative consultants out there, from one person operations through to the global businesses, we recognise the huge role you have played in transforming our industry, this is your opportunity to tell us about the hard work that happens behind the scene.
Best Offsite/Modular Innovation
This category seeks to celebrate companies delivering exceptional products/components and complete offsite solutions. We want to hear about your approach to modular innovation whether you’re a supplier to that market or delivering complete building solutions this is your opportunity to raise the profile.
Best Asset Management Innovation
We want to recognise those driving advancement in asset management. Whether you are a provider of those services or a client operating existing estates driving forward innovative ways of adopting asset management. This sector is ever advancing in use of technology and processes, tell us how you or your organisation is pushing the boundaries of asset management and the value this delivers.
Best Use of Digital Construction for SHEQ
If you work in construction related Health, Safety, Quality or the Environmental field then this is the category for you to showcase how you are advancing through digital solutions. Data is vital in supporting exemplar SHEQ and the market is seeing a huge surge in digital construction products and solutions to support this, along with training and improved processes. Tell us about how you are supporting the delivery of these solutions or using them every day to drive improvement and efficiency in your organisation or for your clients.
Most Innovative New Software product
This category seeks to recognise companies that have gone the extra mile on the digital journey through the creation or advancement of a software product. Entries are encouraged from companies irrespective of size who can demonstrate clearly how they have developed a software product to transform how we work in the construction industry. Entries are encouraged irrespective of where they are on the development journey from concept through to fully available products.
Most Innovative New Product
This category seeks to recognise companies that have gone the extra mile on the digital journey through the creation or advancement of a product (non-software based). Entries are encouraged from companies irrespective of size who can demonstrate clearly how they have developed a product to transform how we work in the construction industry. Entries are encouraged irrespective of where they are on the development journey from concept through to fully available products.
Most Innovative Digital Project up to £5m
We want to celebrate an exceptional project (up to (£5M) showcasing digital ways of working across the UK and Ireland. We want to hear about your exceptional adoption of technology and processes and how far you have pushed digital innovation on a project of this size and complexity.
Most Innovative Digital Project £5m+
We want to celebrate an exceptional project (£5M +) showcasing digital ways of working across the UK and Ireland. We want to hear about your exceptional adoption of technology and processes and how far you have pushed digital innovation on a project of this size and complexity.
Most Innovative Infrastructure Project
We want to celebrate an exceptional infrastructure project showcasing digital ways of working across the UK and Ireland. We want to hear about your exceptional adoption of technology and processes and how far you have pushed digital innovation on a project of this size and complexity.
Most Innovative Public Sector Project
We want to celebrate an exceptional Public Sector project showcasing digital ways of working across the UK and Ireland. We want to hear about your exceptional adoption of technology and processes and how far you have pushed digital innovation on a project of this size and complexity.
Most Innovative Restoration / Refurb Project
We want to celebrate an exceptional Restoration / Refurb project showcasing digital ways of working across the UK and Ireland. We want to hear about your exceptional adoption of technology and processes and how far you have pushed digital innovation on a project of this size and complexity.
Excellence in Inclusion and Diversity
This category is open to a company that recognises the importance of diversity in the workplace and creates an inclusive environment in which all employees feel valued and can thrive. Judges will be looking for an organisation that is championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace.
Excellence in Workplace Health & Wellbeing
Is your organisation one that leads the way in health & wellbeing for your employees supported by innovative digital solutions? Do you encourage your employees to lead a healthy lifestyle both physically and mentally, perhaps through smart technology or use of incentive apps? The winner of this category will demonstrate a complete digitally enabled health and wellbeing strategy. This could be providing digitally enable work from home or hybrid working solutions to support mental and physical health and wellbeing, gym memberships, activity tracking, team outdoors challenges, healthy eating, cycle to work schemes or mental wellbeing support / facilities.
Most Innovative Sustainability Initiative
We want to celebrate an exceptional Sustainability initiative showcasing digital ways of working across the UK and Ireland. We want to hear about your exceptional adoption of technology and processes and how far you have pushed digital innovation on a sustainability initiative of this size and complexity.
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A Night to Remember!
Attended by leading industry professionals, the awards ceremony offers you a unique opportunity to network, exchange ideas and celebrate with some of the very best. This black-tie event is a must-attend for anyone in the Digital Construction Industry.
