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Enter the Best in American Living Awards Competition
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2005 BALA Best One-of-a-Kind Custom Home: Thompson Custom Homes of Houston |
Entries are being accepted for the 2006 Best in American Living Awards (BALA), the foremost residential design competition in the country. Builders, interior designers, architects, developers and marketing and real estate professionals are invited to enter.
The competition includes 41 categories — from single-family attached and detached in a variety of sizes to rental developments and custom homes, plus categories for interior design, communities and neighborhoods, affordable housing, smart growth and others.
Homes completed or for which the first model opened between May 1, 2005 and July 15, 2006 are eligible for this year’s competition.
Entry Dates:
- Entry forms and fees due: July 1
- Entry notebooks due: July 15
Several categories in the competition are limited to homes built for sale. Check the BALA/Housing Zone Web pages for details.
Co-sponsored by Professional Builder magazine and NAHB, winners will be announced at the 2007 International Builders’ Show Feb. 7-10 in Orlando, Fla.
Winning entries also will be posted on the Professional Builder Web site, HousingZone.com, for up to one year after the announcement.
For additional information and to download a BALA entry form, click here, or contact Judy Brociek, Professional Builder, at 630-288-8184 or Michelle Persinger Matuga, NAHB, at 800-368-5242 x8343.
Past Winners
A total of 92 award winners in 41 categories were chosen from more than 390 entries in last year's competition. Winners were featured in the January 2006 issue of Professional Builder. To view the winners as posted in an e-book on the Professional Builder Web site, click here. One 2005 winner is pictured below.
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2005 BALA Best in Region and Best One-of-a-Kind Custom Home: Thompson Custom Homes, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. |
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