The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Awards for Housing Excellence winners were announced Saturday, April 22 at the JW Marriott Parq Hotel in Vancouver.
An exclusive industry event, special guests included Delta North MLA Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing, and Vincent Tong, Acting CEO, BC Housing.
“We are thrilled that 2023 marks 14 years of the HAVAN Awards, which have become an important program to showcase the accomplishments of our industry as builders, renovators and designers across the province adopt BC’s advancing Energy Step Code requirements,” said Ron Rapp, HAVAN CEO.
The Code requires most new construction in BC to be 20 per cent more energy efficient than base 2018 BC Building Code, starting May 1.
“It is significant to note that many of our members have been building above code for years and are leaders in the high-performance design and building space,” he said.
Celebrating the 14th annual awards season, 49 builders and designers were awarded 54 prestigious HAVAN Awards.
Close to 400 entries were juried by a peer-reviewed panel of award-winning builders, renovators, and designers from across the country.
Delta winners included:
RENOVATION CATEGORIES
BEST BATHROOM RENOVATION: UNDER $50,000
Split-level Spectacular, New Vision Projects Inc. (Delta)
CUSTOM HOME/CUSTOM-SPEC HOME CATEGORIES
BEST CUSTOM HOME: UNDER $1 MILLION
Heaven in Kitsilano, Nestworks Construction Ltd. (Delta) with JHA™ Architecture + Interior (Vancouver)
DESIGN/BUILD CATEGORIES
BEST NEW BATHROOM
Nestled in Cedars, Kemp Construction Management Ltd. (Delta) with associates: Sofo Kitchens Ltd., Exclusive Floors Ltd., and Sherwood Painting Ltd.
BEST UNIVERSAL-DESIGNED HOME: NEW OR RENOVATED
Gardenside, Best Builders Ltd. (Delta)
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE
Triadic, Best Builders Ltd. (Delta) with Ian McLean Architect Inc. (Vancouver)
EXCELLENCE IN BUILDING PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Build-A-Box, BuildSmartr.com (Delta)
BC HOUSING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HOUSING SOLUTIONS
Triadic, Best Builders Ltd. (Delta) with Ian McLean Architect Inc. (Vancouver)
FORTISBC AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
Triadic, Best Builders Ltd. (Delta) with Ian McLean Architect Inc. (Vancouver)