34. Design Firm of the Year

Okanagan Housing Awards 2026 | CHBA Central Okanagan

Requirements

Criteria (Category 40)

Entry will be judged on the following criteria, with a maximum of 300 words.:

  • Quality of submissions in previous categories: The two highest scores in the previous categories
    will be averaged and applied to the Grand Awards Score.
  • Industry involvement support of the CHBA-CO or other industry initiatives (Events and Committee
    participation - CHBA or Otherwise within the industry.)
  • Career development within the organization (Education & Training) and mentoring of staff and
    new professionals.
  • Charitable, volunteer, and social contributions to the community
  • Innovation within the industry (Carbon code, Step Code, Implementation of new and innovative
    technologies or details)

Requirements (Category 40)

  • Completed online entry
  • 12 digital images that best represent the entrant based on the judging criteria provided
Criteria
Criterion Weight
Quality of submissions in previous categories 20.0%
Industry involvement support of the CHBA-CO or other industry initiatives 20.0%
Career development within the organization (Education & Training) and mentoring of staff and new professionals 20.0%
Charitable, volunteer, and social contributions to the community 20.0%
Innovation within the industry 20.0%