In 2016, EmiratesGBC announced that the awards will be rebranded as MENA Green Building Awards from 2017, to celebrate the accomplishments of MENA-wide country projects. This year and under its new brand name the 2017 MENA Green Building Awards recognised organisations in the region for their innovative and outstanding sustainable building principles and practices, the Awards are set to become one of the largest gatherings of industry professionals and researchers who are focused on promoting sustainable built environments. That year and for the first time in the event’s five years’ history, the awards ceremony was a carbon-neutral event.
The MENA Green Building Awards 2017 was supported by the World Green Building Council and organised in partnership with the Jordan Green Building Council and Lebanon Green Building Council. The honours were presented in 14 professional categories in addition to the Dr. Owainati Student Excellence Award specifically to a student from a recognised university in the UAE who has conducted exceptional research work in a subject related to green buildings in the Middle East.
Green Facility Management Organization of the Year
EMAAR & CBFA JV Partnering Innovation
Green Building Research of the Year
Developer of the Year
Majid Al Futtaim
Contractor of the Year
Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)
Green Building Material/Product of the Year: Energy Management
Daikin Middle East and Africa
Green Building Material/Product of the Year: Indoor Air Quality
Synergy United
Green Building Material/Product of the Year: Conventional Construction Materials
Al Dhafra Recycling Industries in partnership with Center of Waste Management Abu Dhabi TADWEER
Sustainable Design of the Year
Multiplex and Woods Ba-got
Retrofit Project of the Year
Taka Solutions
Best Operations & Maintenance (Existing Buildings)
EMAAR & CBFA jv - Operational & Sustainability Practices
Green Building of the Year: Green Schools
KIER DUBAI LLC
Green Building of the Year: Residential Building
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
Green Building of the Year: Hotel
Majid Al Futtaim
Green Building of the Year: Green Commercial Building
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi