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The BILD Grand Awards is the pinnacle of achievement for the Calgary Region home building industry. The awards are presented to the BILD Calgary Region Builder, Renovator and Partner members for their outstanding accomplishments in 2025. The BILD Grand Awards are based on the finalist results of a combination of entries that have been set by the BILD Awards Committee. To qualify, you must meet the requirements as outlined below. It is the responsibility of the entrant to ensure that these requirements are met in full to qualify for the awards.

The following are the BILD Grand Awards:

•  Single Family Builder of the Year – Large Volume 
• Single Family Builder of the Year – Small Volume 
• Multi-Family Builder of the Year – Large Volume 
• Multi-Family Builder of the Year – Small Volume 
• Renovator of the Year
• Boutique Partner of the Year
• Enterprise Partner of the Year 

Please Note: No entry forms are required for these awards.

LARGE VOLUME SINGLE FAMILY – BUILDER OF THE YEAR 

To qualify, you must be a BILD Calgary Region Builder Member in good standing. This award is presented to the Builder Member that has demonstrated superior achievement in design, sales, service, and advertising and marketing. You must win at least one award in any of the following BILD Awards categories to qualify: New Home Awards, Sales Centre Awards, Advertising and Marketing Awards (single-family material only), Sales Achievement Awards (single family entries only), Industry Achievement Award.

Small Volume Single Family – Builder of the Year  – 50 Building Permits and below. (January 1 to December 31, 2025)

Large Volume Single Family – Builder of the Year  – 51 Building Permits and above. (January 1 to December 31, 2025)

Listed below are the requirements and percentage allotted (denoted in bold) per category that count towards Builder of the Year Large Volume:

1. Advertising & Marketing Awards – minimum entry of two (2) awards – 80% of points awarded
2. New Home Awards – minimum entry of six (6) awards – 100% of points awarded
3. Sales & Information Centre Awards – minimum entry of one (1) award – 80% of points awarded
   • Design Centres do not qualify – must be an attached or detached sales centre

Customer Care Bonus Points

Large volume single and multi-family Grand Awards only.

Up to 7.5 bonus points will be awarded to builders ranked amongst each member survey company’s top 3 large volume achievers from each survey company.

To qualify for Customer Care bonus points, you must provide permission for BILD Calgary Region Awards representatives to contact your third-party customer survey partner (member companies only.) The only information requested will be regarding your company’s ranking among their builder clients during the competition year. Customer Care bonus points are calculated using the average of the 1-month and 13-month surveys, on the question “would you recommend this builder to your friends and family?”. 

1st place – 7.5 points
2nd place – 5 points
3rd place – 2.5 points

SAFETY BONUS POINTS

Large volume single and multi-family Grand Awards only.

Up to 3 bonus points will be awarded to builders who provide proof of COR/SECOR certification.

SMALL VOLUME SINGLE FAMILY –  BUILDER OF THE YEAR 

To qualify, you must be a BILD Calgary Region Builder Member in good standing. This award is presented to the Builder Member that has demonstrated superior achievement in design, sales, service, and advertising and marketing. You must win at least one award in any of the following BILD Awards categories to qualify New Home Awards, Sales Centre Awards, Advertising and Marketing Awards (single-family material only), Sales Achievement Awards (single-family entries only), Industry Achievement Award.

Small Volume Builder of the Year – Single Family is 50 Building Permits and below. (January 1 to December 31, 2025)

Large Volume Builder of the Year – Single Family is 51 Building Permits and above. (January 1 to December 31, 2025)

Listed below are the requirements and percentage allotted (denoted in bold) per category that count towards Builder of the Year Small Volume:

1. New Home Awards – minimum entry of three (3) awards – 100% of points awarded

LARGE VOLUME MULTI-FAMILY – BUILDER OF THE YEAR 

To qualify, you must be a BILD Calgary Region Builder Member in good standing. This award is presented to the Multi-Family Builder Member that has demonstrated superior achievement in design, sales, service, and advertising and marketing. You must win at least one award in any of the following BILD Awards categories to qualify: Multi-Family Design, Multi-Family Home or Multi-Family Community Awards, Sales Centre Awards, Advertising and Marketing Awards (Multi-family material only), Sales Achievement Awards (Multi-family entries only), Industry Achievement Award.

Customer Care Bonus Points

Large volume single and multi-family Grand Awards only.

Up to 7.5 bonus points will be awarded to builders ranked amongst each member survey company’s top 3 large volume achievers from each survey company.
To qualify for Customer Care bonus points, you must provide permission for BILD Calgary Region Awards representatives to contact your third party customer survey partner (member companies only.) The only information requested will be regarding your companies ranking among their builder clients during the competition year. Customer Care bonus points are calculated using the average of the 1-month and 13-month surveys, on the question “would you recommend this builder to your friends and family?”. 

1st place – 7.5 points
2nd place – 5 points
3rd place – 2.5 points

SAFETY BONUS POINTS

Large volume single and multi-family Grand Awards only.

Up to 3 bonus points will be awarded to builders who provide proof of COR/SECOR certification. Multi-Family Builder of the Year – Small Volume is 100 Units and below. (January 1 to December 31, 2024) Multi-Family Builder of the Year – Large Volume is 101 Units and above. (January 1 to December 31, 2024) Listed below are the requirements and percentage allotted (denoted in bold) per category that count towards Multi-Family Builder of the Year Large Volume:

1. Advertising & Marketing Awards – minimum entry of two (2) awards – 80% of points awarded
2. Multi-Family Awards – minimum entry of six (6) awards – 100% of points awarded
3. Sales & Information Centre Awards – minimum entry of one (1) award – 80% of points awarded
   • Design Centres do not qualify – must be an attached or detached sales centre

SMALL VOLUME MULTI-FAMILY – BUILDER OF THE YEAR 

To qualify, you must be a BILD Calgary Region builder member in good standing. This award is presented to the Multi-Family builder member that has demonstrated superior achievement in design, sales, service, and advertising and marketing. You must win at least one award in any of the following BILD Awards categories to qualify; Multi-Family Design, Multi-Family Home or Multi-Family Community Awards, Sales Centre Awards, Advertising and Marketing Awards (Multi-family material only), Sales Achievement Awards (Multi-family entries only), Industry Achievement Award.

• Small Volume – Multi-Family Builder of the Year is 100 Units and below. (January 1 to December 31, 2025)
• Large Volume – Multi-Family Builder of the Year is 101 Units and above. (January 1 to December 31, 2025)

Listed below are the requirements and percentage allotted (denoted in bold) per category that count towards Multi-Family Builder of the Year Small Volume

1. Multi-Family Awards – minimum entry of three (3) awards – 100% of points awarded

RENOVATOR OF THE YEAR

To qualify, you must be a BILD Calgary Region renovator member and RenoMark member in good standing. This award is presented to the renovator member who has demonstrated unique, economical and compatible design solutions.

You are required to win an award in the BILDCR Renovator Award category to qualify.

Requirement for Renovator of the Year:

• The Renovator with the highest point accumulation earned by their Renovator Awards entries wins Renovator of the Year.

ENTERPRISE & BOUTIQUE PARTNER OF THE YEAR 

The Partner of the Year Grand Awards celebrate Partner Members who demonstrate outstanding excellence in sales, service, and collaboration with their Builder, Renovator, and Developer customers. 

Two Partner of the Year Grand Awards are presented annually: 

ENTERPRISE PARTNER OF THE YEAR 

Overview 

The Enterprise Partner of the Year Award recognizes a Partner Member that works with a larger volume of BILD Calgary Region member companies and has achieved excellence in service, product delivery, and customer experience. 

Eligibility 

To qualify, a company must: 

• Be a BILD Calgary Region Partner Member in good standing. 
• Conduct business with 12 or more BILD Calgary Region Builder, Renovator, or Developer member companies between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. 
• Submit a complete Partner Awards entry using the mandatory awards portal template. 
• Include a verified member customer list containing a minimum of six (6) BILD member organizations. 
• Achieve a minimum 25% survey response rate from their submitted customer list. 
• If this minimum is not met, the highest and lowest survey scores will be removed, and the average score will be duplicated until the minimum threshold is achieved. 
• Ensure that survey responses come from verified BILD member companies in good standing. 
• A maximum of two (2) surveys per customer is allowed. 
• Surveys from companies with ownership, partnership, or investment ties to the entrant are not permitted. 

Judging Criteria 

All eligible Enterprise Partner entries are automatically evaluated for the Enterprise Partner of the Year Grand Award. 

Results are based on the average score from returned customer surveys, assessing the Partner’s performance in key areas: 

• Administrative Support 
• Sales and Service 
• Installation / Project Delivery 
• Product Quality and Supply Chain Reliability 

Surveys marked “N/A” are neutral to the final average score.
Survey results may be weighted based on the number of homes or projects serviced. 

The Partner with the highest overall average survey score in the Enterprise classification is awarded Enterprise Partner of the Year. 

BOUTIQUE PARTNER OF THE YEAR 

Overview 

The Boutique Partner of the Year Award recognizes a Partner Member that works with a smaller number of BILD Calgary Region member companies but delivers exceptional service, quality, and partnership to each. 

Eligibility 

To qualify, a company must: 

• Be a BILD Calgary Region Partner Member in good standing. 
• Conduct business with fewer than 12 BILD Calgary Region Builder, Renovator, or Developer member companies between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. 
• Submit a complete Partner Awards entry using the mandatory awards portal template. 
• Include a verified member customer list containing a minimum of six (6) BILD member organizations. 
• Achieve a minimum 25% survey response rate from their submitted customer list. 
• If this minimum is not met, the highest and lowest survey scores will be removed, and the average score will be duplicated until the minimum threshold is achieved. 
• Ensure that survey responses come from verified BILD member companies in good standing. 
• A maximum of two (2) surveys per customer is allowed. 
• Surveys from companies with ownership, partnership, or investment ties to the entrant are not permitted. 

Judging Criteria 

All eligible Boutique Partner entries are automatically evaluated for the Boutique Partner of the Year Grand Award. 

Results are based on the average score from returned customer surveys, assessing the Partner’s performance in the following key areas: 

• Administrative Support 
• Sales and Service 
• Installation / Project Delivery 
• Product Quality and Supply Chain Reliability 

Surveys marked “N/A” are neutral to the final average score.
Survey results may be weighted based on the number of homes or projects serviced. 

The Partner with the highest overall average survey score in the Boutique classification is awarded Boutique Partner of the Year. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Should you require additional information, please contact:

Mark Corah, Director of Programs E: mark.corah@bildcr.com

Matthew Achtymichuk, Senior Communications Advisor E: Matthew.Achtymichuk@bildcr.com

Eligibility Criteria

Any BILDCR member is eligible to participate – simply submit your project through the awards force. Companies must continue to be members in good standing to be named finalists and winners.

Project must be completed between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 and must not have previously been entered. However, an entry using the same floor plan for a production home or multi-family dwelling unit may be submitted again for a home in a different location than the previous entry.

What’s New in 2025

Virtual Staging Now Permitted

For 2025, virtual staging is allowed in the Multi-Family and New Home categories. Entries using virtual staging must be clearly labeled and include both staged and non-staged photos uploaded in Awards Force for review.

Blinded Entries Required

For the 2025 awards, all entries in the Developer, Multi-Family, Single Family and Renovator award categories must be submitted without any identifying information, such as company logos. This includes all supporting documentation submitted with the entry (spec sheets, floors plans, etc.). This ensures that the judging process is unbiased and based solely on the content and quality of the entries. The BILDCR Team will be reviewing entries and entries that are not blinded will be flagged.

Do not submit images that have logos, borders, frames, or watermarks. The exception: marketing categories where it makes sense to include the logo.

Updated Price Bands

Price bands have been adjusted across several categories to reflect current market conditions. Please review the 2025 criteria forms to confirm your entry fits within the revised limits.

Updated Partner Grand Awards

Partners of the Year 

We’ve refreshed our Partner Grand Award categories to better recognize excellence across our membership:

• Boutique Partner of the Year
• Enterprise Partner of the Year

To qualify for a Partner Grand Award, companies must submit an entry in at least one of the following categories:

• PT1 – Supplier & Installer of Products
• PT2 – Supplier of Products
• PT3 – Supplier of Construction Services
• PT4 – Supplier of Professional Services Firms

Renovator Awards Update

The Best Home Renovation (Without Addition) category has been divided into two levels for 2025:

• RN2 – Best Home Renovation (Without Addition) up to $349,999
• RN3 – Best Home Renovation (Without Addition) $350,000 and over

This update ensures more balanced recognition across a range of project sizes and budgets.

Reworked Innovation Award

The Innovation Award has been updated to better highlight creative advancements introduced to the residential construction industry within the past 24 months.

Judging will focus on:

• Originality – How unique or novel the idea is
• Impact – Measurable results and demonstrated value
• Implementation & Scalability – How effectively it’s applied and its potential to grow

Entries may include new technologies, workflows, or business practices that deliver clear benefits to homebuyers, trades, or the industry as a whole.

Reworked Best Large Format Marketing Award

This award recognizes standout large-format and out-of-home marketing that makes a strong visual and emotional impact.

Eligible examples include:

• Billboards, rink boards, vehicle wraps, transit ads, murals, window displays, or fence banners

Getting Started

To make it easier than ever to submit, BILD has created an Entry Guide. Check out the guide for step-by-step instructions on submitting.

Submission Website

If you have previously participated in BILDCR, BILD Alberta, or CHBA National awards programs, your account will be the same as previous years. If this is your first time submitting, you can simply create an account.

Be sure to familiarize yourself with the complete 2025 BILDCR Awards criteria before you get started.

GET STARTED HERE

Entry Fees

The fees for each entry are $285 (plus GST). The Partner Awards (PT) are $450 (plus GST). Entries are not complete until payment has been received. If any entry is deemed ineligible by BILDCR prior to judging, the fee will be returned to the entrant, minus a $50 administration fee per entry.

Payment is accepted by credit card online or by cheque via invoice.

Competition Conditions

All materials submitted become the property of the BILD Calgary Region. Physical materials will not be returned.

Entrants agree that the information and materials submitted may be used by BILDCR, or its Awards partners, for promotional purposes or in any manner the Association chooses. Information, project names, and photographic images provided with the entry form may be used publicly by the BILDCR on its website, social media/digital media platforms, and/or published or broadcast by BILDCR or a third party at the discretion of the Association.

A signed Homeowners Waiver Form is required for the Home Renovation Awards as well as for any custom home. The project name on the Homeowner Waiver Form must match the project name on the online submission. If there is a discrepancy, the project name on the Homeowner Waiver Form will be used. This form should be submitted with your entry as an uploaded PDF.

Judging 

The Particulars

• Entries will be judged according to the criteria (answers to questions, images, uploaded plans, etc.) set out for each award.
• Entries will be handled in a confidential manner. Judges agree not to disclose information concerning entries.
• Incomplete entries may, at the discretion of the judges, be disqualified due to insufficient information and materials.
• Judges have the right to eliminate or combine entries in any category. In such instances, the judges may elect not to present an award, but to extend an “honourable mention” to the entrants who have met the eligibility criteria.
• All decisions of the judges are binding and final.

Common Questions about Judging 

Can I be a judge is my company plans on entering the awards?
Definitely! We encourage your company to enter multiple categories. You will be able to judge in a category that your company did not enter.

When will the judging period take place?
The online judging period will take place at the end of January 2026 into February 2026.

How much of a time commitment is it?
We’ve structured the judging process to be as straightforward and flexible as possible. On average, judges spend about 6–8 hours reviewing and scoring their assigned categories. The judging platform will be open for two weeks, allowing you to complete your evaluations at your own pace within that period.

Register to Judge the 2025 BILDCR Awards

ABOUT COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

When is the entry deadline?

Entries will be accepted until January 12, 2026, at 11:59 PM MST

Can I enter my project if I am not a member of BILD Calgary Region?

No. Being able to enter a project in the BILDCR Awards is a benefit of membership. If you are interested in becoming a BILDCR Member, please contact Taiwo Sotonwa.

Are projects located outside of the Calgary Region eligible for the BILDCR Awards?

No – entries must fall into the BILDCR Region of service. Entries must fall under the following municipalities:

• Calgary
• Airdrie
• Cochrane
• Chestermere
• High River
• Okotoks
• Strathmore
• Foothills County
• Rockyview County

Do I need consent from the photographer/videographer?

The competition requirements state that you confirm that the photography and video are either the product of the entrant’s employee(s), or in the case of independent photographers and/or videographers, that their written consent has been obtained. (in which case you must also provide their name).

Are renderings acceptable as image uploads?

Renderings are not acceptable in most categories. The only exceptions are: Best Renderings, and Mid- to High-Rise Project (Planned). Renderings may also be found in the content of some marketing categories, but the images supplied may not be renderings (for example, there may be renderings within a company’s brochure, but the images submitted to the Best Brochure/Kit category must be real pictures of the brochure, not renderings).

Do entries need to be anonymous (i.e. all logos and identifying marks removed from images, floor plans, etc.)

Product (new homes and renovations) images need to be unmarked (no logo, borders, etc). All entries must be submitted BLINDED.

ABOUT NEW HOME AWARDS

How do I determine what price band to enter my entries in?

When submitting entries for the new home awards, submit entries based on the total base price of the home plus upgrades. This does NOT include the lot price and is NOT the retail selling price of the home. Please ensure you complete the price spec form for each entry.

Example: the home below would be entered in NH2-Best New Home -$451,999 -$490,999

What does square footage include?

For New Home categories, square footage refers to any finished living area that is above grade. If you have a finished basement but it is below grade, you do not count the square footage, but you are allowed to discuss and submit images of the finished below-grade space(s).

My home has a finished walk-out basement. Does it need to be included in the square footage?

If residents are able to walk out of the basement into a yard (allowing for full-height windows, etc.), the basement is not all below-grade and therefore you must count its square footage. If residents have an egress in the basement, but it leads to exterior stairs to get to ground level, this does not count as above-grade, and the basement square footage does not need to be included. Please see example images below of both scenarios.

Can I enter an infill home?

Yes. Infill homes can be entered.

ABOUT HOME RENOVATIONS

What should be included in the renovation cost?

To determine which category your renovation should be entered into, the cost of the renovation must include your estimate of the dollar value of any materials the home owner self-supplied (e.g. kitchen appliances).

If my project for the Best Basement Renovation is a basement that wasn’t previously finished, is it eligible?

Basements that were previously partially finished or unfinished are allowed.

What can be entered in the Exterior Renovation category?

Projects in the Best Exterior Renovation category must involved a renovation of the exterior of the home, though landscaping that is connected to the project may also be showcased. Example projects may include: a major upgrade to the front of the home, an outdoor kitchen or living space added into the backyard, etc.

ABOUT MARKETING AWARDS

I’d like to acknowledge the marketing company for my project. Do they have to be a BILDCR member?

Yes. In order for BILDCRto recognize marketing companies for their efforts, they must be a member.

How are marketing companies recognized in the Marketing Awards?

The BILDCR Awards are presented to home builder/renovator/developer members (the primary entrant). The primary entrant is allowed to name a marketing company as a partner for marketing awards. In that case, the award would be presented to, for example, ABC Builder with DEF marketing company.

So, home builder and developer members have a choice as to whether or not to name their marketing companies as “partners” or to give acknowledgement to them through a credit for individual Marketing Awards.

I am the Marketing Company and doing the submissions for one or more companies. What do I need to know?

You can enter as yourself and keep all of your clients’ entries within one login. To save yourself time filling out the company details every time you create an entry, copy an existing entry and edit as needed.

What constitutes a Digital Advertising Campaign?

The Best Digital Advertising Campaign category is intended to capture elements from your non-website digital marketing activity that includes paid advertising. Marketing activities for this category may fall within broader marketing like Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, emails to mailing lists, banner ads on search engines or within websites, etc.

Tips to help you with your entries 

Here are a few words of advice from the organizers and judges to help you to prepare a winning entry, and just as importantly, to know what pitfalls to avoid.

• Read the rules and ensure that prior to submitting your entries they are not in violation of any of the award criteria.
• Review price bands to ensure your entries fall in the correct category. Remember,  for the new home awards only include the Base price and upgrades.
• Use bullets or point form in the text boxes—easier for you to write and easier for the judges to understand.
• Word counts are the maximum only—don’t feel obligated to meet the word count limit with each question, especially if you have answered the question fully and find yourself repeating information. It’s much better to be concise in your answers – Judges don’t like repetition.
• Answer the question fully. Make sure you are addressing all aspects of the question, or judges will dock you points.
• Have quality photography. Photographs are the only way judges can see your project. Make sure they are well-lit and true to real-life colour and scale. For renovation categories, provide “before” photos from the same angle as the after photos.
• More entries = better odds. Increase your chances of winning the grand awards by entering as many categories as possible. The more you score points for, the better you’ll do. See the Categories tab for more information.
• Take your time and double-check the entry before you submit it. The submission deadline is January 12, 2024, at 11:59 PM MT. You can go back and edit your entry up until the deadline, even if you’ve already submitted it.
• Have a backup of your work. If you know that you’ll be submitting an entry close to the entry date for whatever reason, it is strongly recommended that you prepare your entry using the supplied Word forms. That way, if you have computer glitches, your work will at least be saved. If you know you’ll want to reference your content at a later point, it’s also good to have a backup as you won’t have access to the system.