Hampshire-based ventilation manufacturer VES is celebrating a successful evening at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2026, securing two prestigious wins for its patented, market-leading entrance air management solution – AirDoor.
More than 600 professionals from across the building services industry gathered at the Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, on 5 March to celebrate outstanding achievements, with the ceremony hosted by comedian Maisie Adams.
AirDoor has been recognised across the manufacturing, HVAC, and energy sectors for its innovative approach to preventing weather-related infiltration and improving indoor environments. At this year’s awards, AirDoor received recognition in two key categories: Product or Innovation of the Year – Wellbeing, and Product or Innovation of the Year – Air Quality.
The judges highlighted how AirDoor addresses a longstanding challenge faced by many commercial buildings with open entrances or high footfall. They said:
“Many buildings, for commercial reasons, prefer to have open entrances or reception lobbies with near constant traffic through the doors. Typically, these spaces are uncomfortable. The current solution of a heated door curtain leads to high heat loss. The AirDoor product provides improved comfort and performance with lower heat loss.
“The technology’s versatility is particularly impressive – equally effective in heating and cooling applications, and valuable for both tenants and operators across the retail sector. It tackles a seemingly small problem with wide-ranging impact, offering strong commercial appeal through rapid payback and broad potential for adoption.”
These accolades highlight AirDoor’s ability to solve a longstanding challenge in commercial buildings: weather infiltration, energy loss and poor indoor air quality caused by open doorways. Unlike traditional air curtains, AirDoor uses advanced aerodynamics, real-time sensors, and intelligent controls to create a thermal barrier that keeps conditioned indoor air in and the elements out – improving comfort, strengthening indoor air quality, and delivering up to 95 per cent energy savings.
The recognition from the CIBSE Building Performance Awards, one of the most respected events in the building services industry, builds on a strong run of industry recognition for AirDoor, developed in collaboration with Wirth Research, including recent wins at the Make UK Manufacturing Awards, BESA Awards, and Energy Saving Awards. These latest accolades further reinforce AirDoor’s growing reputation as an innovative solution for improving building performance.
Will Peters, AirDoor marketing director, said: “AirDoor was developed to solve a problem that many buildings face every day – maintaining comfortable, energy-efficient environments when entrances need to remain open. To see the technology recognised for both wellbeing and air quality demonstrates the wider role intelligent entrance air management can play in improving building performance while helping organisations reduce energy consumption.”
