This category is open to Building Contractors who demonstrate best practice in the construction of a building used for industrial purposes valued at €10m or over and completed within the past 24 months. The project can be any type of Industrial Building including but not limited to factories, manufacture and assembly buildings, power plants, data-centres, or warehouses. The project can be new build or a substantial extension to an existing build.

This category is open to Building Contractors who demonstrate best practice in the construction of an education or healthcare project completed within the past 24 months. Any type of public or private building may be entered including but not limited to hospitals and primary care facilities, preschool, primary, secondary or third level. The project can be new build or a substantial extension to an existing build.

This category is open to Specialist or Specialist Services Contractors who demonstrate best practice in their area of expertise including but not limited to mechanical HVAC, electrical, instrumentation, fire protection, demolition, roofing, cladding, flooring, a project completed within the past 24 months. The project can be from any sector.

This category is open to Irish Building, Civil Engineering, Specialist Services and Specialist Contractors who demonstrate excellence in their particular area of expertise on an International Project completed within the past 24 months. The project can be from any sector.

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This category is open to Building, Civil Engineering, Specialist or Services Contractors who demonstrate excellence in the utilisation of BIM methodology and tools, improving deliverables on a construction or engineering project in any project category within the past 24 months. The quality of the end product, the efficient delivery of the project on time, within budget and to the quality standards demanded by end users will be a key focus of this award. The project may be complete or ongoing.

This category is open to any Irish third level college which offers postgraduate, special purpose or distance learning courses to construction industry professionals. These course entries can include but are not limited to the following subjects: BIM and Digital Construction, Lean Construction, Green Building and Sustainability, Health & Safety, Construction Law, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, and Civil Engineering.