CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence

Get Ready for the 2020 Competition!

The 2020 National Awards for Housing Excellence competition will be accepting entries starting on September 9th until November 15th. Once the entry period is open, you'll be able to create an account on our Awards Platform and jump right in. Looking to get a jump on entries? Check out the 2020 information below – entry forms coming soon!

Who can enter?

The Eligibility Requirements tab below has the full details, but briefly put: if you are a CHBA member in the local home builders association where your project is located, you are eligible to enter. There is no nomination process – simply enter your project. You do not need to have been a finalist in your local awards program; many awards programs run at the same time and waiting to find out how you did locally/provincially might not leave you enough time to submit to the National Awards. In addition, our judges are from across the country and have unique perspectives, so no two competitions are the same.

Have a look at last year's finalists while you wait for the 2020 competition to open!
List of 2019 Finalists.

Questions?

Please review all of the information in the tabs below. Note that detailed criteria/requirements for each award will be explained on the entry forms / Awards Platform once they're available. If you have other questions, please email housingawards@chba.ca.

2020 Competition Information

2020 Categories

New Home Awards

These awards recognize the excellent architectural qualities of a new home including overall exterior and interior design, use of building forms and materials, creative use of space, functionality of floor plan and overall appeal to a target market.

New! Affordable / Entry-Level Home (Attached or Detached)

Attached Homes
Note: Low-Rise is defined as three storeys and lower. Mid- to High-Rise is four storeys and higher.

Low-Rise under 1,500 square feet
Low-Rise 1,500 square feet and over
Mid- to High-Rise Condominium or Apartment Project (Completed)
Mid- to High-Rise Condominium or Apartment Project (Planned)

Detached Homes

Production | One-storey Bungalow
Production | Under 1,800 square feet
Production | 1,800 to 2,100 square feet
Production | 2,101 to 2,400 square feet
Production | 2,401 to 2,800 square feet
Production | Over 2,800 square feet
Custom| Under 2,500 square feet
Custom| 2,500 to 3,500 square feet
Custom| 3,501 to 5,000 square feet
Custom| Over 5,000 square feet

Home Renovation Awards

Projects in the Kitchen, Bathroom, and Any Space categories showcase a single room/space and may entail the reconfiguration of existing spaces and/or addition of new space.

Projects entered into Whole Home categories must involve more than one room and may entail interior and exterior work, including the reconfiguration of existing spaces and/or addition of new space. Kitchens, bathrooms, and any space projects that are entered as part of a Whole Home category can also be entered separately into the Kitchen, Bathroom, and Any Space categories.

Kitchen – under $70,000
Kitchen – $70,000 to $100,000
Kitchen – Over $100,000
Bathroom
New! Any Space
Exterior
Whole Home – under $150,000
Whole Home – $150,000 to $300,000
Whole Home – $300,001 - $500,000
Whole Home – $500,001 to $1 million
Whole Home – over $1 million

Marketing Awards

These awards honour the best in marketing—attracting customer attention, generating traffic, and creating the confidence and environment favourable to home buying. Marketing Awards are offered in ten (10) categories:

Signage & Logo
Brochure/Kit
Website
Digital Media Campaign – Low-Rise
Digital Media Campaign – Mid- to High-Rise
Direct Promotion – Print
New! Video
Print Ad
Sales Office
Interior Decorating

Modular Innovation Award

This award recognizes excellence and innovation in factory-built homes that demonstrate outstanding exterior and interior design, as well as environmental and operational efficiency in both the construction process and the finished home. Eligible factories must be members of the CHBA Modular Construction Council and certified in accordance with CSA A277. In addition to being entered into the Modular Innovation Award category, factory built homes can also be entered into the corresponding New Home Award category or the Net Zero Home Award.

Net Zero Home Award

These homes are Qualified under the CHBA Net Zero Labelling Program (either Net Zero Ready or Net Zero). The award recognizes excellence in high performance homes that have an appealing aesthetic, including overall exterior and interior design, use of building forms and materials, creative use of space, and functionality of floor plan. In addition to being entered as a Net Zero Home Award, Net Zero homes can also be entered into the corresponding New Home Award category or the Modular Innovation Award.

Community Development Award

This award recognizes excellence in performance by developer and home builder members who create attractive, exciting, innovative and environmentally responsible communities.

Marketing Excellence Award

The Marketing Excellence Award recognizes a single home builder or developer member for their overall excellence in marketing, based on the highest total score for those companies that have entered a minimum of four (4) marketing categories and have won in at least one (1) of those categories. Your prospects of winning increase by making up to 3 entries in multiple marketing categories.

New! Renovation Excellence Award

New in 2020, the Renovation Excellence Award is the top award in Canada's residential renovation industry. The award recognizes outstanding performance by a single renovator member in the renovation of new homes, based on the highest total score of those companies that have won at least one (1) Renovation Award and have entered a minimum of three (3) Renovation Award categories. Your prospects of winning increase by making up to 3 entries in multiple renovation categories.

Design Excellence Award

The Design Excellence Award is the pinnacle of achievement in the residential new home construction industry. The award recognizes outstanding performance by a single home builder or developer member in the design of new homes, based on the highest total score of those companies that have won at least one (1) New Home Award and have entered a minimum of three (3) New Home Award categories. Your prospects of winning increase by making up to 3 entries in multiple new home categories. Please note that Mid- to High-Rise Condominium or Apartment Project (Planned) does not count towards the Design Excellence Award as project entered into that category are not yet completed.

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