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“Winning the Supreme Award is great confirmation that we are doing a first-rate job. It’s a statement to our future clients that we can deliver an award-winning home.”
PSL Construction Limited, Auckland – 2009 National Winner PlaceMakers Supreme Award, Registered Master Builders House of the Year
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How the competition works
- Entries are submitted to local Registered Master Builders Association.
- Local residential entries judged by nationally appointed and administered judging panels.
- Local events award Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards, Lifestyle Awards, Category winners, and the local supreme awards.
- There is no limit on the number of Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards given in each category.
- The highest points scored in each category (at minimum they must be a Bronze Award recipient) shall be the local Category Winner.
- Only Gold Award winners are eligible for the two local PlaceMakers Supreme Awards - the House of the Year and the Renovation of the Year
- The Top 100 local Gold Award Winners proceed to National Gold Reserve Award status. All residential entries are judged again by a new national judging panel.
- National Award winners and the PlaceMakers Supreme Award announced at National Gala.
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“This award provides us with great credibility within the industry. We have entered the House of the Year a number of times and it’s pleasing to see we are maintaining a high standard – we just have to keep it up for 2010.”
Ezebuild Limited, Nelson – 2009 National Winner PlaceMakers Renovation Award over $500,000 and PlaceMakers Bathroom Award
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Awards categories
Entry to the awards is open to any building project, that has been completed in the last two years, where the job has been managed by a Registered Master Builder.
Click here to read the 2010 Terms and Conditions for specific entry requirements.
With over 20 categories at local and national level, the awards offer plenty of opportunity for recognition of quality workmanship in the building industry.
Click here for the 2010 award categories.
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Local competitions
Awards begin at local level, where nationally appointed panels judge all local residential entries. Each panel judges a number of categories throughout the country and marks each entry against the national score card and allocates local Gold, Silver, Bronze and Category Winner awards accordingly.
Panels comprise two judges – one building specialist and one design specialist.
Each local competition awards Quality Marks to outstanding entries and names a local winner in each category. Category winners are those awarded the highest points on the judge’s scorecard.
Each local competition names local award winners in each of the competition categories at a gala dinner attended by local industry, local and national sponsors, dignitaries, media and homeowners.
Twenty local awards evenings are held around the country from June to August. Click here to check the local event dates
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“We have entered the competition for the past seven years and made it to the national awards five times – it’s so satisfying to finally win! We always benchmark ourselves against the competition so it’s fantastic to this year be the ones setting the standard.”
Penny Homes Limited, Taupo – 2009 National Winner New Homes $250,000 - $350,000 |
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The biggest thing for us is achieving recognition at a national level. Third party recognition is a great form of credibility and reinforces to our clients that we can deliver our promise of a premium product and ‘proven quality’
David Reid Homes (Southland) Limited, Southland – 2009 National Winner New Homes $350,000 - $450,000
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The National competition
In August the Top 100 local Gold Award winners are announced as the official National Gold Reserve Award recipients (National Finalists).
The residential properties are then re-judged by one nationally appointed judging panel. Winners of the national residential and commercial awards are announced at the national gala dinner held in November 2010.
Click here for more information about the judging process. |
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"If you don’t compete against others in the industry you don’t know where you stand – we are rapt that this year we came out on top. The House of the Year competition is our only form of marketing so winning awards like this shows our clients we can deliver award-winning homes."
John S Macdonald Builders Limited, Hamilton – 2009 National Winner PlaceMakers Heart of the Home Kitchen Award
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Quality Marks
In recognition of excellent building work, all entries judged to be at least 50% above industry standard are awarded a Quality Mark (either a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award depending on the number of points awarded). There is no limit on the number of Quality Marks awarded, as long as each entry achieves the required standard.
Bronze Awards are awarded to builders whose entries are judged to be
at least 50% higher than industry standard and achieve 75% of the points available.
Silver Awards are awarded to builders whose entries are judged to be at least 65%
higher than industry standard and achieve 82.5% of the points available. industry standard
and achieve 82.5%
Gold Awards are awarded to builders whose entries are judged to be at least
80% higher than industry standard and achieve 90% of the points available
These Quality Marks provide a tangible stamp for building companies and their properties, recognising and promoting excellence in construction. These stamps are recognised by
both industry and consumers and are an excellent promotional tool.
Quality Marks are available to those who achieve award status, for use on promotional
and marketing material. These can be obtained by contacting the national project team on 04 494 5177.
Only those that have received a Gold Award will go in the running to obtain Gold Reserve status
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”This award gives us a great ‘kick start’ ahead of the 2010 competition and communicates to potential clients the type of quality they can receive from a group builder. After being recognised at a regional level for many years, we are rapt to finally receive recognition at a national level for our hard work.”
David Reid Homes (Central) Limited, Central Otago – 2009 National Winner Outdoor Living Award
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How are National Gold Reserve Finalists determined?
Each year only a maximum of 100 residential entries receive Gold Reserve status. They are determined using the following process:
1. All of the Gold Award results throughout the country are pooled.
2. The top three Gold Award winners out of each category are automatically selected. Should a category have less than three Gold Awards, then only those will go through.
3. The remaining places (to make up the top 100) are given to the remaining highest
scoring properties regardless of what category they fall in.
Participants who receive a Quality Mark are welcome to use it in their personal marketing activities. These can be obtained by contacting Sarah Buchanan, House of the Year Project Assistant, on 04 494 5177, who will verify the Quality Marks you have been awarded, and send them to you electronically. |
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A range of promotional, marketing and social opportunities for House of the Year Award entrants are available to keep media, suppliers, homeowners, potential homeowners and the general public up to date with the 2010 competition and to promote and grow your business.
Promotional activity includes:
- Media stories and photo opportunities announcing key milestones in the competition
- Local award functions
- The national gala award dinner
- The Registered Master Builders House of the Year website
- Features on the Registered Master Builders Federation and sponsors’ websites
- Exposure through national sponsor marketing activity
- A one-hour television programme featuring national winners
- Advertising activity around the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards
- Local newspaper advertising supplements
- Quality, glossy regional and national Registered Master BuildersHouse of the Year magazines
- Hosting your clients and business partners at functions.
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 “Winning the show home award is such a morale booster for our team. You know you’re on the right track when you’re judged a winner by credible people within the industry. It is also a great branding opportunity for our business.”
Harwood Homes NZ Limited, Tauranga – 2009 National Winner James Hardie Show Home Award
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