Awards Programs
Members looking for recognition for their work have a variety of state and national award competitions to consider entering. Below is a list of upcoming awards programs, with links to more information about each competition. Be sure to note each entries deadlines.
Entry Deadline: The 15th of each month
The purpose of the NAHB Remodeler of the Month award program is to celebrate local, active remodelers who stand out because of recent quality work, customer service, community involvement, and dedication to furthering the industry. The winner, once selected by the NAHB Remodelers, will be profiled on a full page within Qualified Remodeler.
* Candidates must be NAHB Remodelers/Remodelors Council members.
* Local HBAs may nominate a member or members may self-nominate.
* Candidates may submit for any month and will compete with peers across the nation. No longer will the competition be regional.
* Before confirmed as winner, NAHB will check with the candidate's EO to confirm their qualifications.
* All applications are submitted electronically.
* The deadline is the 15th of each month
* Winners must reapply to be considered for Remodeler of the Year.
Please submit all responses electronically to remodel@nahb.com for consideration. The deadline for each award is the fifteenth day (15) two months prior to the award month. For example, to submit for May Remodeler of the Month your application must be in by March 15, 2008.
For more information about this item, please contact The NAHB Remodelers at 800-368-5242 x8216 or via e-mail at remodel@nahb.com.
2009 Excellence in Marketing Awards
Awards Program Description and Benefits of Entering:
In the following award categories you will find everything you need to nominate your company in the 2008 awards program. The BSC continues to sponsor categories for manufacturers, associate members, and builders.
As always, the BSC will continue to heavily promote the awards and winners through the BSC newsletter, NAHB's NBN Online, www.nahb.org, and in press releases sent to real estate editors across the country. All winners will be announced during a special ceremony at SHOWCASE in November and featured in Building Systems Magazine.
A completed entry form and the applicable entry fee must accompany each entry. A panel of objective judges selected by the Building Systems Councils will review all entries. Winning entries will be announced and displayed at SHOWCASE 2008 in Memphis, TN.
For more information, click here.
2009 Alabama Remodeling Excellence Awards
Registration deadline: December 19, 2008
Entry deadline: January 16, 2009
Award date: March 21, 2009
The Home Builders Association of Alabama will honor the best of the state’s remodeling industry with its 2009 Alabama Remodeling Excellence Awards. The competition is open to both members and non-members of the HBAA. Remodelers, architects, kitchen and bath specialists, and other professionals in Alabama’s remodeling industry are encouraged to submit entries.
Look for more information about the program at www.remodelalabama.com.
NAHB NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING AWARDS
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced today that applications are now being accepted for the 2009 NAHB National Green Building Awards.
The prestigious annual awards honor home builders, remodelers, home builders' associations and other organizations for advancing green building through innovative design and construction techniques, excellent educational programs and successful advocacy efforts.
The awards are presented at a gala dinner during the NAHB National Green Building Conference. The 11th annual conference is set for May 8-10 in Dallas.
The awards are part of the NAHB National Green Building Program, NAHBGreen, which includes education, advocacy, marketing and certification services for green homes. Since NAHBGreen debuted in February 2008, homes have been certified in 20 states.
"Between 2006 and 2008, the number of award applications quadrupled. The tremendous growth of this program reflects the growth of green building practices all over the country," said NAHB Green Building Subcommittee Chair Ray Tonjes, a home builder in Austin, Texas.
Organizers have made a number of improvements to this year's entry process to make it even easier to apply. To conserve paper, all applications must be submitted by mail on a compact disk. No binders or other application packets will be accepted. The entry deadline is Jan. 31, 2008.
NAHB has also introduced the Advocate of the Year -- State and Local Government Award to honor individuals or teams that promote green initiatives and go the extra mile to advance sustainable building and development strategies in their communities. Applications for this award must be submitted by the home builders' association in that jurisdiction.
Building and remodeling projects must have been started after June 2007 and substantially completed by December 2008 to be considered for an award.
Project entries can be scored to the green certification program of the applicant's choice, but must also be scored to the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines -- the rating system for NAHBGreen -- to facilitate judging. NAHBGreen's online scoring tool will generate checklists that can easily be saved to the submission disk. The rating system can also be downloaded at www.nahbgreen.org.
Tonjes himself was honored at the 2008 NAHB National Green Building Awards in New Orleans with the Lifetime Advocacy Award. Tonjes, a longtime subcommittee chair, speaks frequently on NAHB's green building efforts.
Information on the awards process, including the mailing address and downloadable entry forms, are available at www.nahb.org/greenbuildingawards.
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