Wednesday, April 21, 2010

renOVATION Awards 2010

2010 FINALISTS

The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) has announced the finalists for Metro Vancouver’s first-ever home-renovation awards. The renOVATION Awards program, which recognizes excellence in renovation construction and design, is presented by Terasen Gas.

"This year, Vancouver-area homeowners will spend $3.5 billion on home improvements, generating $1.6 billion in wages. The renovation industry is a major foundation block of Metro Vancouver’s economy, and we are pleased to honour the industry’s best," said GVHBA Chief Executive Officer Peter Simpson.

Finalists were selected in each of 22 categories, including best kitchen, bathroom, outdoor living space, accessible renovation, exterior renovation and heritage renovation. Judges were all award-winning renovation professionals from Whistler, Nanaimo, Summerland, Victoria and Seattle.

Delta-based Kenorah Construction & Design led all renovators with 10 finalist nominations, followed by Intermind Design with seven, G. Wilson Construction and Basil Restoration with six each, and CCI Renovations, Kerr Construction and reVISION Custom Home Renovations with five each.

Award winners will be announced at a gala awards ceremony on Friday, May 28 at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel. To view the before-and-after photographs of the finalists' exceptional renovation projects, click on the category names below (renovators mentioned more than once within a category have submitted more than one project in that category).

Sponsors are All Weather Windows, Axis Insurance Managers, B3 Communications, Curtis Lumber, Dick’s Lumber and Building Supplies, Epic Marketing Solutions, Green & Green The Creative Gift Company, Martin Knowles Photo/Media, Minuteman Press, Norburn Lighting and Bath Centre, North Shore Door, Oasis Windows, Smart Home Systems, TD Financial Services and The Brick Commercial Sales.

Media sponsors include Home Trader, New Local Home, Real Estate Weekly, The Province and The Vancouver Sun.

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