Call for Entries will Open February 1
and will have a deadline of May 25, 2012 at 5 p.m.
In 1992, the Texas Association of Builders launched the Texas Star Awards — the only statewide tribute to excellence in the home building industry. In 2005, this remarkable awards program expanded to include projects throughout the Southwest. The 2012 Star Awards will continue to showcase the outstanding work of builders, remodelers, architects, designers, sales professionals, marketing professionals, construction professionals and industry leaders in Texas and the Southwest!
The Star Awards is held in conjunction with the Sunbelt Builders Show™ and is heavily marketed to the Sunbelt region: Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arkansas. With more than 75 categories to choose from and hundreds of entries each year, it is an impressive feat to be identified as a finalist, let alone a winner.
The Star Awards Finalist and Winners will be recognized during the Sunbelt Builders Show™ at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. For more information on the Sunbelt Builders Show™, call (800) 252-3625 or visit www.TexasBuilders.org or www.SunbeltBuildersShow.com.
CLICK HERE to start Star Award Entry Process
Online Entry Process (Entries must be submitted using the online entry process.)
This entry process was designed with entrants in mind. It simplifies the entry, upload, and submittal process for all entrants by cutting down the steps and man hours. To view the Star Awards categories and questions before starting the entry process click here.
If you need assistance logging in contact Texas Association of Builders (512) 476-6346 or (800) 252-3625.
Eligibility
Participation is restricted to builders, remodelers, developers and associates who are members in good standing with the Texas Association of Builders, Arkansas HBA, Louisiana HBA, New Mexico HBA, and Oklahoma State HBA. Individuals, products and advertising/promotional entries will be judged only if they were built, marketed or employed between Jan. 1, 2011 and May 25, 2012. Projects and individuals that previously received a Star Award in a specific category are not eligible for consideration in that same category but may enter another category for that same project in the 2012 Star Awards. All entries must adhere to exact entry requirements and judging criteria. Failure to comply with these specifications will result in disqualification of entry and forfeiture of the entry fees. Categories with fewer than three entries may be excluded from award consideration and entry fees refunded.
Entry Fees and Deadlines
$100 per entry if received and paid for by the Early Bird deadline, May 15, 2012
$125 per entry if received after May 15, 2012
- All entries must be received by 5 p.m., May 25, 2012.
Requirements
Category requirements do vary. Filling out the required content is vital to the judging process. Additional materials may be requested in support of submission.
Judging
All entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts from markets across the country. Judges reserve the right to eliminate any category where the quality of work does not warrant a winner.
Star Awards reserves the right to combine or eliminate any category or categories due to insufficient entries. Additionally, it reserves the right to create new categories should the Star Awards judges determine a situation warrants such action. Judges may also re-categorize any entry, if in their opinion, it has been entered in the wrong category, or if the entry is better suited to another category. Special awards may be presented at the judges’ discretion. All decisions of the judges are final.
The Best New Custom Home and Grand Awards, listed below, are not judged individually. To enter these categories contestants must enter specific categories as outlined in the Best New Custom Home and Grand Award category descriptions. The scores received by the categories required for submission are tallied. The Best New Custom Home or Grand Award entry with the highest accumulated points is deemed the category winner.
- Best New Custom Home
- Grand Award - Custom Builder of the Year
- Grand Award - Developer of the Year
- Grand Award - High Volume Builder of the Year
- Grand Award - Low Volume Builder of the Year
- Grand Award - Mid Volume Builder of the Year
- Grand Award - Remodeler of the Year
Reserved Publication Rights
The Texas Association of Builders reserves the right to use entrant company names, project names, project descriptions and individual entrant names in press materials or future marketing materials related to the Star Awards program Please follow directions closely.
Mistakes can turn a winning entry into one not even considered. Direct Star Awards entry questions to Canda Warner, Tamara Zengerle or Michelle Atkinson at the Texas Association of Builders (512) 476-6346 or (800) 252-3625.
Associate Categories
| Product | Promotion |
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Best Poolscape |
Best Direct Mail Piece |
Custom Builder Categories
| Product | Promotion |
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Best Architectural Design |
Best Direct Mail Piece |
Developer Categories
| Product | Promotion |
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Best Overall Community |
Best Billboard |
Multifamily Categories
| Product | |
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Best Architectural Design |
Remodeler Categories
| Product | Promotion |
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Best Addition |
Best Direct Mail Piece |
Volume Builder (Low, Mid & High Volume) Categories
| Product | Promotion |
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Best Custom Home |
Best Billboard |
Specialty Awards for Individuals
| Construction | Sales and Marketing |
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Construction Manager of the Year |
Marketing Professional of the Year |
