OHBA names finalists for 2016 Awards of Distinction
August 16, 2016
The Ontario Home Builders' Association (OHBA) has named the finalists for its 2016 Awards of Distinction.
Judged by a panel of industry professionals from across Canada, the entries encompass 39 categories of building, design, sales and marketing with submissions from all over Ontario. A complete list of finalists can be found at ohbaaod.ca
Winners of the OHBA Awards of Distinction will be announced on Sept. 20 at the Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the OHBA Awards and the association will reflect on 25 years of building excellence, and the gala awards ceremony will highlight the 2016 OHBA Conference.
In addition to the individual category awards, OHBA will also announce the winner of the coveted 2016 Ontario Home Builder of the Year. Finalists are:
Minto Communities – BILD/Durham Region HBA/Greater Ottawa HBA
Reid's Heritage Homes – Guelph & District HBA/Waterloo Region HBA
Tridel – BILD
Finalists for the 2016 Ontario Renovator of the Year award are:
Amsted Design-Build – Greater Ottawa HBA
Eurodale Developments – BILD
OakWood Renovation Experts – Greater Ottawa HBA
OHBA also invites consumers to vote for the People's Choice Award. Anyone can vote, including the general public, by visiting ohbaaod.ca/peopleschoice.php. People's Choice Award voting goes from Aug. 16 to 26. Finalists for this award, which include the six best projects of the year in both the high- to mid- and lowrise categories, are:
Branthaven Homes for: Lake House in Grimsby
Fusion Homes for: Solterra Community in Guelph
Great Gulf for: Summerlyn Village in Simcoe County
Haven Developments for: SIX25BV in Toronto
Minto Communities for: Bside at Minto Westside in Toronto
Tridel for: Scala in North York
"The Awards of Distinction program recognizes excellence in building, renovations and sales and marketing in Ontario," says OHBA President John Meinen. "The Awards program is an opportunity for the industry to come together and pay tribute to the creativity, design and technological advances that are happening at every level of building – from single-family homes to midrise and highrise projects. The building industry continues to be a major driving force in our province's economy and OHBA proudly celebrates the achievements of our members."
The Ontario Home Builders' Association is the voice of the building, land development and professional renovation industry in Ontario representing 4,000 member companies organized into 30 local associations across the province. Our members have built more than 700,000 homes in the last 10 years in more than 500 Ontario communities. The industry contributes more than $43 billion to Ontario's economy annually, employing more than 325,000 people across the province.
Photo: Courtside view of Minto's Westside, Toronto
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