This year, the winners of the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Awards for Housing Excellence were announced on Sat., April 30 at the JW Marriott Parq Hotel. For the first time in two years, the event was live, and 500 industry guests gathered to celebrate the best in Metro Vancouver’s home building, renovation and design industry.
Celebrating the 13th annual awards season, 33 builders and designers took home 61 prestigious HAVAN Awards. As varied as these award-winning projects were, many of them were dedicated to elevating our west coast summer living in all its natural splendour. Upgrades and spectacular renovations and designs included lavish indoor and outdoor great rooms, streamlined kitchens, bathrooms with endless views, and modern retrofitted energy-efficient homes.
One noticeable trend among this year’s winning home renovations and designs was an increase in the number of entries that included high-performance buildings and materials.
“The B.C. Energy Step Code is raising the bar for higher performance homes, using leading-edge technologies and building systems,” said HAVAN CEO, Ron Rapp. “The results are improved energy efficiencies with consistent year-round comfort and better indoor air quality for the homeowner.”
Everyone loves a winner
What do these industry award events mean for you, the homeowner? While you might not be considering a renovation right now, it’s never too early to start researching ideas and finding inspiration.
If you take a peek at the website, you can click through a gallery of all the award-winning projects, each and every one of which is bursting with innovative renovation and design build trends. That’s a lot of food for thought to feast on for almost any renovation you may have in mind — and some that may not have even occurred to you.
Perusing through the winning homes will also open up an excellent source to connect with builders, renovators and designers when it comes time to build your dream home or renovate your current one. Knowing that the professional you entrust with your home has been recognized by his or her peers as worthy of winning a HAVAN Award will give you confidence when it comes time to choose the right person for the job.
To view the complete list of finalists and winning projects, check out
havan.ca/awards
Novak Contracting & Construction Ltd. won the FortisBC Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency in New Residential Construction, and Best Primary Suite: Renovated or Custom Home (Modern Farmhouse).
Sarah Gallop Design Inc. (Delta) won the Grand HAVAN Interior Designer of the Year, plus Best Interior Design Renovated Residence, and Best Kitchen and Greatroom Renovation (Still Life) with Best Builders Ltd. Best Builders Ltd. also won the Grand HAVAN Renovator of the Year Award.
Coast Essential Construction won for Best Energy Labelled Home: Whole Home Renovation, Best Renovation: Over $1 million (Squamish Deep Energy Retrofit).
Naikoon Contracting Ltd. won the Grand HAVAN Custom Builder of the Year and Best Custom Home: $5 million and over, and Best Energy Labelled Home: Custom (White Rock Net Zero) with Capital Home Energy Inc.