DesertBoard’s Palm Strand Board (PSB®) has been named the Winner of Sustainable Innovation of the Year at the Sustainability Innovation Awards 2026, recognising the company’s contribution to advancing engineered material solutions for the built environment.
The award acknowledges PSB® as an innovative, high-performance engineered board that provides a more sustainable alternative for a wide range of applications across the construction, interior, exhibition, and landscaping sectors. Developed to combine performance with resource efficiency, PSB® demonstrates how material innovation can support the evolving requirements of multiple industries while contributing to more circular approaches to resource use.
Engineered to deliver strength, durability, fire resistance, acoustic performance, and resistance to moisture and termites, PSB® offers versatility across a broad range of applications. Its performance characteristics enable it to be used in demanding environments where durability, safety, and functional performance are essential.
At the core of DesertBoard’s approach is the use of date palm fronds as the primary raw material for PSB®, creating an engineered board that brings an abundant regional resource into productive use. This approach supports resource efficiency while contributing to a circular material model in which locally available resources can be incorporated into high-value applications.
The recognition comes at a time when the UAE is accelerating its transition towards a more resource-efficient and circular economy. PSB® aligns with the country’s broader ambitions around circularity, sustainable economic development, resource efficiency, and the UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative, while supporting the development of locally produced material solutions for the built environment.
The Sustainability Innovation Awards 2026 recognise organisations and innovations that are contributing to meaningful progress through sustainability-focused innovation. Being named the winner of Sustainable Innovation of the Year highlights the significance of PSB® not only as a building material, but as an example of how engineering and innovation can help address changing material requirements across industries.
For DesertBoard, the award further reinforces its position in the development of next-generation engineered boards designed to combine performance, versatility, and resource efficiency.
Through PSB®, DesertBoard continues to advance material innovation from the UAE, demonstrating the potential of locally engineered solutions to serve diverse applications while supporting the transition towards a more circular and resilient built environment.
Learn more about DesertBoard’s potential applications at https://desertboard.ae/products/
