EllisDon’s Digital and Data Engineering Team and Building Digital Win Three Industry Awards, Signaling a New Era in Construction Technology

Three major industry awards. One powerful message: EllisDon’s Digital and Data Engineering team is changing the game.

EllisDon’s Digital and Data Engineering (DDE) and Building Digital teams are working to help subtrades and clients adopt enterprise technology by applying insights from over 20 years of software development, data management, and cybersecurity.

“These wins show the strength, tenacity, and forward-thinking people behind both our DDE and Building Digital teams,” said Brandon Milner, Chief Information Officer, EllisDon. “It also reinforces EllisDon’s commitment to solving real industry challenges through practical, scalable solutions. We’re turning innovation into impact across our projects, teams and infrastructure. I’m proud of what they represent for our people and the future of digital delivery.”

Building Transformation Awards

Entrepreneurship and Start-Up Award

Building Digital was recognized as a standalone innovation company within EllisDon, created to bring advanced technology capabilities to the construction industry. Its ability to bridge the massive delivery gap between what digital technologies promise and what shows up on a project site exemplifies true transformation in the building industry. This award celebrates the bold thinking and leadership that launched Building Digital and the success it has seen since.

Digital Transformation Award

Awarded for the Holistic Digital Ecosystem implemented on the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health project, this honour celebrates EllisDon’s DDE team’s ability to unify fragmented technologies into one seamless framework. This system shows how diverse tools—from site cameras and drones to walkthroughs and BIM overlays—can work together to enhance safety and operational efficiency.

2025 InnoLead Impact Award

InnoLead’s Impact Awards spotlight organizations that are redefining how business challenges are solved: through bold technologies, innovative processes, and forward-thinking models. Building Digital’s win recognizes its transformation of project delivery across the construction industry, with a focus on digital twins, reality capture, predictive maintenance, asset management, and centralized dashboards.

This recognition places EllisDon alongside global innovation leaders like Starbucks, Lucid, and Genentech, further cementing our position as a pioneer in construction technology.

What Comes Next

Three awards in one season sends a clear signal: EllisDon isn’t just innovating, it’s leading.

These recognitions mark a milestone in its evolution, validating a model that consistently delivers enterprise-grade solutions to external clients and redefines how construction gets done. This is what transformation looks like—and it’s only the beginning.