2018 HIA–CSR AUSTRALIAN HOUSING AWARDS This year, the 20 categories and criteria for the awards (excluding Home of the Year) are: Custom built home Specialised housing An individual house designed and built on contract, Housing designed and built to meet the specific specifically for the site and according to the needs of individuals such as aged persons, requirements and brief of a client. retirement villages, accommodation for people with disabilities, student accommodation, or the like. Spec home An individual house, not built to a client’s brief Business partner nor on display to the public, which is either sold Recognises those working ‘off-site’ to run off-plan or built for sale on completion or during businesses within the residential building industry. construction. Business partners include full-time and part-time Project home employees and family members working in the areas of business planning, office management, An individual house based on a display home, customer service, sales, marketing and finance. sales brochure or the like for a repeatable design, tailored to suit the needs of the client and the Apprentice site. Includes manufactured or prebuilt homes Celebrates the achievements of our future assembled onsite. tradespeople and recognises excellent trade Renovation/addition project knowledge, quality building work and solid trade school results. An extension or renovation involving structural building work of an existing individual house or Kitchen of the year other residential building. To upgrade a group of Acknowledges quality of workmanship in the apartments, villas, townhouses, etc. or to convert a manufacture and installation of a complete single, non-residential building into a residential building. residential kitchen. Entries demonstrate technical and BCA compliance, innovation and design Display home appearance. An individual house currently on display to the public and intended for reproduction as displayed Kitchen design or with standard variations. The house must be Recognises excellence in design of a renovated or open for display within a 24-month period prior to new residential project. HIA MEMBERS the time of close of entries and judging. ARE KNOWN FOR Bathroom of the year Townhouse/villa of the year Acknowledges quality of workmanship in the INNOVATION AND An individual residential dwelling within a manufacture and installation of a complete single, EXCELLENCE IN townhouse/villa development. residential bathroom. Entries demonstrate technical CONSTRUCTION Townhouse/villa development and BCA compliance, innovation and design AND DESIGN appearance. Recognises multiple dwelling residential projects in the one development. These can include dual Bathroom design occupancies, villas (one storey), townhouses Recognises excellence in design of a renovated or (two or three storey) and terrace housing, whether new residential project. attached or detached. Professional builder awards Apartment of the year These present opportunity for home builders An individual residential dwelling within an to demonstrate their commitment to customer apartment complex, which may be any dwelling service, business management and leadership. within the complex including the penthouse. Categories are: • Professional small builder/renovator – builders Apartment complex with an annual turnover of less than $10 million. Residential apartment buildings of two or more • Professional medium builder/renovator – builders storeys containing at least two self-contained with an annual turnover of between $10 million dwellings. and $50 million. • Professional major builder – builders with an Photo courtesy Sublime Outdoor project Architectural Interiors annual turnover of $50 million or more. The design, installation and project coordination of a swimming pool, spa, outdoor structure or landscaping project in a residential context. MAY 2018 HOUSING 45