Categories & Awards

This category is for Interior fit out of an
existing commercial space.

This category is for buildings that are
formally classified by Local Councils
or the Historic Places Trust irrespective
of their purpose.

This category is only for retail projects.
These may include shops or any form
of retail developments, where the
primary purpose is direct-to-customer
services including repair, renovation
or alteration of the same.

This category is for offices and business
spaces that are not retail in nature
taking in buildings that are considered
places of work in both the public and
private sectors including repair,
renovation or alteration of the
same. ie: office blocks.

This category includes buildings that
offer services to the public including
repair, renovation or alteration of the
same. ie.: courts, police stations, fire
stations, government research facilities,
public ablution blocks and ambulance
facilities. Owned by government or
local bodies.

Any project that is industrial in nature
including repair, renovation or
alteration of the same, ie:
manufacturing/processing plants,
wharves/bridges, tunnels/dams,
warehousing facilities and farm
buildings.

Specifically for buildings and
developments where the public utilises
the facilities/space in the tourism,
visitor or leisure space including repair,
renovation or alteration of the same.
Ie: Visitor centres, hotels, swimming
pools, churches. This category
excludes retirement villages, which
should be entered into the
Residential Project category. These
must be privately owned.

All projects built for the purpose of
education, from pre-school to tertiary,
private training establishments (PTEs),
and iwi/whānau based training
developments including repair,
renovation or alteration of the same.

All projects built to provide ‘direct’ health
services should be entered into the
Health Project category. This includes
GP services,hospital developments and
veterinary and specialist clinics,
including repair, renovation or alteration
of the same.

Major commercial developments in
the residential sector, whether
apartment buildings, retirement
villages, or multi-dwelling
developments including repair, 
renovation or alteration of the same.

This category celebrates projects that
support the physical systems enabling
the production and delivery of goods and
services - with a focus on horizontal
construction. This includes the
development, repair, renovation or
alteration of transport networks
(roads, railways, ports, waterways),
utilities (power, gas, water,
telecommunications), and public works
(dams, canals, irrigation systems).

Awards

This award may be given at the discretion 
of the judges for a specific outstanding 
project or element of a project that they 
feel is worthy of recognition.

All projects will automatically be eligible 
for one of these awards based on
their total project value.

• Commercial Project Under $1 million
• Commercial Project $1 – $3 million
• Commercial Project $3 – $10 million
• Commercial Project $10 – $25 million
• Commercial Project Over $25 million

The Registered Master Builders Supreme
Awards for the New Zealand Commercial
Projects of the Year will be awarded to
the two most outstanding entries in this
years competition. One for the project with
the highest points for a project under
$10 million, and the other will be awarded
to the project with the highest points
for a project over $10 million.

This award is based on the
environmental features of the design
and will only be awarded if deserved.
It recognises the relationship our
man-made buildings have with
the environment and responsibility
we have as an industry.Judges will consider
the way the project has incorporated
sustainable and environmental
principles into the building’s design
and construction, including:

Judges will consider:

- Sympathy with the local environment
- Efficient and flexible design
- Reuse of existing materials or
infrastructure - in whole or part
- Lifecycle of building and components
- Selection of materials - low embodied
carbon, durable, biodegradable, reusable
and from renewable or abundant sources
- Minimal imported energy use and efficient
water use
- Environmentally friendly construction
practices e.g. minimising waste to landfill,
managing runoff from site
- Greenstar rating, or other environmental
rating system where appropriate

This award recognises that transformation 
is happening in our sector and is awarded 
to the project that has taken an innovative 
approach and achieved a positive outcome. 
Innovation could be in the field of process, 
design, construction, materials or 
technology.

Awarded at the judges’ discretion for
use of technology that aims to shape
the industry towards a more efficient
and sustainable era.