CALL FOR ENTRIES Submission Deadline Friday, November 30, 2018 8 PM As a professional Home Builders Association, we strive to build excellence within the industry. The Awards aim to showcase the commitment and dedication to the high standards that CHBA Fraser Valley member companies strive to uphold. Awards have become an industry stamp of quality. The excellence of entries and the caliber of projects is a testament to the talents and efforts of CHBA Fraser Valley members. This supports builders and provides an opportunity to showcase their workmanship through quality, durability, and industry techniques. We want to recognize those builders who consistently focus on industry best practices. The Canadian Home Builders Association of the Fraser Valley (CHBA FV) is pleased to invite all CHBA FV member companies involved in the residential building industry to participate in the 2019 Fraser Valley Housing Awards. Each entrant must be a CHBA FV member in good standing including associate companies listed on the entries. For more information on joining the Association or questions regarding your entry please contact our office directly: Email: jennifer@chbafv.net Ph: 604-755-9306 ELIGIBLE ENTRIES Projects and products built, renovated, developed, created and/or marketed for the period of January 1, 2016 November 1, 2018 are eligible for the 2019 Fraser Valley Housing Awards. A building permit must be in place for any pre-sale marketing. For categories 1 through 26, the project must be substantially completed. Entries must include Homeowner and/or Builder permission forms. (Custom and Renovations only) Entry will be judged on the following criteria ( 8-30 additional criteria): Entry will be judged on the following criteria: o Interior: Creative and innovative use of space including architectural detail and form o Exterior: Architectural character, curb appeal and integration of the project into its setting o Functionality of Floor Plan o Environmental Considerations including Energy Efficiency o Construction details/techniques to achieve industry best practices **The square footage of the home includes the main and upper floors, but excludes the garage and unfinished basement areas. Categories 1-7 may include new forms of housing such as laneway homes, duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes and fee simple strata. DEADLINE, ENTRY FEES & PAYMENT METHODS The online entry form closes at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 30, 2018. All completed online entry forms must be submitted by this time including fees and floor plans must be received These are to be uploaded with your submission. (no physical copies to be handed in.) There will be no extensions. Page 1
FEES: Category Per Entry 1 21 $150 + GST 22-26 $250 + GST You may pay by Visa, MasterCard or by cheque Your category and entry number(s) must be included with your payment All payments must be received no later than November 30, 2018 to qualify for judging ENTRY PREPARATION Entry materials for categories 1-26 must be anonymous. Inclusion of company names and addresses anywhere in or on the entry materials other than the entry form is forbidden. Do not include company names or logos on floor plans, digital images, or in project descriptions. Any floor plans, digital images or project descriptions in these categories that include company names will not be judged. The online entry form will provide you with auto-generated ID number to label the remaining materials for each entry ENTRY FORM Enter the 2018 Fraser Valley Housing Awards online through our website www.chbafv.net The online entry form will be live on July 31, 2018. Information given on the entry form will be printed exactly as submitted for news releases, newspapers, publications, certificates and trophies. Take extra care to ensure all spelling is correct before you submit each entry. Do not use UPPERCASE. CHBA FV will not make any corrections after the entry has been submitted. PROJECT DESCRIPTION TEXT BOXES Total word count for all text boxes cannot exceed 300 words. Bullet form is recommended. Text will be used to describe the project and specifically state how it meets the category criteria. Project descriptions will be read out loud while the judges are viewing the digital images and all other entry requirements. DIGITAL SUBMISSION CRITERIA Maximum amount of uploads are 15. This includes all pictures, floor plans, budget worksheet and permission forms. Digital images for your submission must be uploaded to the Fraser Valley Housing Awards online entry form s server and labelled with your unique entry ID number. You will not be able to upload more than the required amount of images requested by each category. Page 2
DIGITAL IMAGE SUBMISSION SPECIFICATIONS Images can be horizontal, vertical or square. Exterior, night-time images will not be judged. Dusk images are fine (but not recommended) as long as the judges are able to see features of the exterior of the project. Images to be saved @ 300DPI which allows for proper optimization for judging, website and gala presentations. 5MB Max file size Save as a high-quality JPEG file only. Do not submit pdf, tiff, gif, psd or any other file formats. Do not send re-formatted images that have been cropped and layered with borders or frames. All images must be anonymous. Do not include people in your images unless required by the category (This may not apply to before images in the renovation categories). DO NOT submit black and white or gray scale images, renderings, and digitally enhanced or high-definition images. Do not submit black and white before images for renovation categories. They will not be judged. PLANS: Floor, Site, Landscape, etc (See appendix A) All plans must be submitted online. Submit simple and easy to read floor plans. Maximum amount of uploads are 15 including permission form, if required. 5-8 Pictures recommended. JUDGING Each entry will be judged on its own merit, based solely on entry materials provided. Entries will be judged by a distinguished panel of highly qualified judges from outside of the geographical area who are selected for their expertise in their field. An accounting firm chosen by CHBA FV will monitor the judging process. No others will be allowed to observe the judging of entries. The 2019 Fraser Valley Housing Awards Finalists will be announced in December 2018. Decisions of the Fraser Valley Housing Awards judges are final. CHBA FV RESERVES THE RIGHT TO: cancel, combine or split any category due to numerous or insufficient number of entries or at the judges discretion; withdraw a particular category if all the entries submitted do not meet the criteria or are not of a standard that recognizes excellence; withdraw any entries if they do not meet the criteria or are not of a standard that recognizes excellence; withdraw a particular entry if it does not meet the digital image submission specifications; request any additional information it deems necessary to confirm the information contained in any submission. Judges may also re-categorize any entry if, in their opinion, it has been entered in the wrong category, or if it is more appropriate in another category. Page 3
RETURN OF ENTRY MATERIAL All materials submitted become the sole property of CHBA FV and the Fraser Valley Awards. CHBA FV and the Fraser Valley Awards reserve the right to use any or all of these materials for the promotion of the Fraser Valley Housing Awards. It is important to the integrity of the residential construction industry that all entrants conduct themselves in such a way as to demonstrate good business practices. If it can be demonstrated at any time up to and after the final awarding of the Fraser Valley Housing Award trophy that there are business practices detrimental to the integrity of the industry, that participant will be disqualified. Fraser Valley Housing Awards entrants and participants are required to accept all decisions by CHBA FV and the Fraser Valley Housing Awards as final and binding. 3 rd Annual FRASER VALLEY HOUSING OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS GALA The Awards Gala evening is scheduled for FEBRUARY 2, 2019 at the Quality Hotel and Conference Centre, Abbotsford. Tickets can be ordered online beginning November 2018. At the awards ceremony, only the winning, primary entrant will receive the Fraser Valley Award trophy. Associate entrants of finalists and winners can purchase certificates and trophies following the event, provided that they are CHBA FV members in good standing. Page 4
2019 Fraser Valley Housing Awards of Excellence Categories Residential Construction- Production or Custom Home Primary must be Builder 1. Best Single Family Detached Home over 2,300 Sq. Ft. under $650,000 (Production) 2. Best Single Family Detached Home over 2,300 Sq. Ft. over $650,000 (Production) 3. Custom Home valued $450,000 $699,999 4. Custom Home valued $700,000 999,999 5. Custom Home valued between $1,000,000 + 6. Best Multi-Family Townhouse Development 7. Best Multi-Family Low Rise Development (up to 6 stories) 8. Best Kitchen Design under $65,000 9. Best Kitchen Design over $65,000 10. Best Master Suite New 11. Best Any Room New 12. Best Innovative Feature New 13. Best Outdoor Living Space New 14. Best Interior Design Custom Residence New Residential Construction Renovation - Primary must be Builder 15. Kitchen under $50,000 16. Kitchen $50,000 and over 17. Any Room 18. Whole House under $250,000 19. Whole House $250,000 to $500,000 20. Whole House over $500,000 Special Achievement Awards - Primary must be Builder 21. Best Certified Home 22. Best Certified Whole House Renovation Grand Housing of Excellence Awards - Primary must be Builder Please Note: Eligibility for a Grand Housing Award - Primary must have submitted entries in two (2) other categories and is required to demonstrate that they are actively building in the CHBA Fraser Valley Region (Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, Hope, Agassiz, Harrison, Cultus Lake) 23. Custom Home Builder of the Year 24. Residential Renovator of the Year 25. Single Family Production Home Builder of the Year 26. Multi-Family Home Builder of the Year Page 5