Calgary area companies show well in shortlist for the annual residential construction awards.
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The long-awaited tally is in. The Building Industry and Land Development Association Alberta has announced the finalists for the prestigious 2024 BILD Alberta Awards, which honour excellence across the province in the residential construction sector. Presented by Travelers Canada, the awards highlight the stellar accomplishments of home builders, renovators, developers and industry partners.
“Even amidst a bustling period for Alberta’s construction industry, our members remain dedicated to creating exceptional homes and communities for all Albertans. Congratulations to this year’s finalists for their remarkable efforts in building our communities,” says Scott Fash, CEO of BILD Alberta.
This year, a panel of 130 industry judges mulled over a record number of submissions — 425 in total — culling to 124 finalists, who will be vying for top place in 40 categories spanning new home construction, renovation, community development and safety leadership.
Of the 124 finalists, Calgary and area companies earned 68 nominations, while Edmonton and area companies took 36. The remainder went to either companies that operate province-wide or in centres other than the greater Edmonton and Calgary areas.
Renovation prowess was amply evident in the Calgary market with Calgary projects earning top nods in almost every renovation category. Last year’s Renovator Pinnacle Award winner, Ultimate Renovations, a Calgary-based renovator that also works in the Edmonton market, picked up 10 finalist nods, nine for Calgary renovation projects and one for an exterior renovation in Edmonton. It garnered recognition for its Sovereign Splendour project, a lower-level remake that includes an English pub-style man lair with bistro kitchen, grand fireplace and theatre room, receiving a finalist spot for the Renovator’s Choice Award, joining Crafted Edge Homes and Wilde Homes from Medicine Hat.
Calgary-based Crafted Edge Renovations, a BILD Calgary Grand Award winner, earned three renovation finalist nods, as did Rusch Design and Build and Melanson Homes and Renovations, also from Calgary. Melanson Homes and Renovations also garnered a finalist spot in the Single Family 2,000 to 2,200 square foot category for its bungalow design in Dewinton.
It was a toss-up for infill design, with both Edmonton and Calgary companies showing nicely. In Calgary, the infill builder group consisting of Dream Ridge Homes, Green Cedar Homes and Van Manna Homes took the three finalist spots for Infill Design Under 2,500 sq. ft., while RareBuilt Homes and Alloy Homes, picked up accolades in the Infill Design Categories of 2,500 to 4,000 sq. ft. and over 4,000 sq. ft. respectively.
Calgary showed well in the Community Feature, Community Event, Show Home Parade and Growing Communities categories where projects and events in the city took 11 of the 12 finalists nods, with Brookfield Residential earning most of the accolades. In fact, it took all three finalist nominations in the Growing Community category: two for the Calgary communities of Livingston and Seton and one for Orchard in Edmonton, knocking it off the racks as a shoe-in for winner in this category.
Logel Homes, a Calgary-based multi-family builder placed well, earning four finalist nods for multi-family projects in the 650-sq.-ft. category (The Curnoe 2), the 650-950 sq. ft. category (The Findlay 2 and The Jackson 2) and the 1,200 to 1,400 sq. ft. category (The Bower). Calgary builders also took eight of nine finalist nods in the multi-family categories of 1,400-1,600 sq. ft. (Brookfield Residential, Douglas Homes, Jayman Built), 1,600 to 1,800 sq. ft. (Douglas Homes, Jayman Built, RareBuilt Homes), and over 1,800 sq. ft. (Dream Ridge Homes, RareBuilt Homes). Edmonton’s Averton also picked up a nomination in the 1,800-sq.-ft. category.
Finalists will also have their fingers crossed to win one of five prestigious Pinnacle Awards, the top honours of the evening, presented to the renovator, developer and small, large and multi-family builder with the highest-scoring entries in the competition, who also demonstrate plenty of leadership and customer satisfaction and a commitment to raising the bar in areas like safety, community service and association leadership. Last year, Pinnacle Awards were presented in four categories to Homes by Avi (Alberta) for Large Volume Builder, Edmonton’s Habitat Studio for Small Volume Builder and Brookfield Residential (Alberta) for Developer. Calgary-based Ultimate Renovations picked up the award for Renovator; it was its fourth consecutive win.
Winners will be announced in the fall.
BILD Alberta is the unified voice for Alberta’s land development, home building and renovation industry. BILD Alberta represents more than 1,300 home builders, land developers, professional renovators, suppliers, skilled trades and consultant members from eight constituent associations committed to building affordable, attractive, innovative, energy efficient homes and communities throughout Alberta. BILD Alberta members are part of an industry that represents $9.9 billion in economic activity and nearly 135,000 jobs.