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New Home

These categories recognise excellence in building and workmanship and are open to all new homes built within the past two years.
All figures are GST inclusive.

  • New Home up to $500,000
  • New Home $500,000 – $750,000
  • Altus Window Systems New Home $750,000 – $1 million
  • Bunnings New Home $1 million – $1.5 million
  • New Home $1.5 million – $2 million
  • Resene New Home $2 million – $4 million
  • New Home over $4 million

Which New Home price category should I enter?

Your price category is determined by the entry’s retail cost to build. This is worked out using your financial verification, inclusions, and exclusions. All figures are GST inclusive.

Financial verification The final statement to the homeowner, or financial information (e.g. invoices) that verifies the final cost/contract amount.

We require a final account/statement to the client including all variations (inclusions & exclusions) demonstrating that the build is within price category entered. All figures are GST inclusive.

  • List and value of all the client supplied items and services (this includes cost of plans and consents).
  • We’re looking for what the homeowner paid to build the home. The total owner’s price (including all items paid by the owner — not just the builder’s cost price) determines the build cost and your entry category.

What to upload:
We do not require your builder invoices, but we need a final statement (from your accounting system e.g. Xero, MYOB) that you send to the owner showing the total payments made to you. Along with this, we require a specification list showing what was included in the contract price along with the building contract.

Owner supplied items need to be included:
When the builder builds the home at an hourly rate and the owner supplies goods and services themselves, add a margin of 10% to owner supplied items. This brings the cost in line with a builder adding a 10% margin to builder supplied goods and services.

For Architect fees, Engineers fees and consents the 10% margin does not apply.

If the build is a spec home:
If there is no building contract and you have built this home to on sell, then a QS report is required. The QS report should include all builder overheads, margins, and GST (i.e. the sale price for the home). If a contract is made after the home is built, the contract does not apply.

For Builder’s Own Home and Show homes:
Financial verification is not required for the above categories — however, for either to be considered for the under $1 million Supreme award, a QS report would need to be provided. Otherwise all eligible entries will automatically be entered into the over $1 million Supreme award.

Inclusions Inclusions are items that DO count towards the final cost but are NOT included in your contract price and provisional sum (e.g. homeowner supplied items).

All figures are GST inclusive. Common inclusions are:

  • Design/Engineering fees
  • Insurance
  • Supervision
  • Overheads
  • Margin (if not incl)
  • Brick/block laying
  • Concrete/reinforcing
  • Electrical (incl fittings)
  • Plumbing (incl fittings)
  • Interior tiling
  • Carpentry
  • Interior Joinery (incl kitchen etc)
  • Wallboard Stopping
  • Painting/Decorating
  • Floor Coverings
  • Core Appliances (dishwasher, oven, etc)
  • Heating
  • Exterior Joinery (incl windows/doors)
  • Roof
  • Excavation
  • Decks (attached to house incl tiling)
  • Garage (if not incl in contract price)
Exclusions Exclusions are items that DO NOT count towards the final cost but ARE included in your contract price (e.g. landscaping, driveways).

All figures are GST inclusive. Common exclusions are:

  • Special development levies/Geotech
  • Consent Fees
  • Reserve contributions (charged by local councils)
  • Landscaping/garden retaining walls
  • Land purchase
  • Fencing
  • Driveways
  • Drapes
  • Septic tank systems or extraordinary drainage costs
  • Mains or services over 30m in length

New Home categories


Builder's Own Home

Builder’s Own Home is a special category for homes in which any key personnel of any member has a personal interest – his/ her own home. This includes directors, shareholders and spouses including family trusts. Essentially where there could be a conflict of interest.

This category excludes homes built by the builder for their siblings or extended family members.

  • Sibling or extended family member homes should be entered into the relevant New Home category and must be submitted with a QS report to validate contract price and be built under a fully managed labour contract.

Builder’s Own Home entries must be in ownership of the builder at the time of regional judging.

New Home categories


GIB Show Home

The GIB Show Home category is open to show homes and spec homes built by a Master Builder. To be eligible, show homes must be open to the public for a minimum of 10 days per month (and for at least two days per week for a period of three months).

Spec homes that do not fit into the GIB Show Home category (i.e. those that were not built for display purposes and are, or were, not open to the public for a minimum of 10 days per month or have been sold) should be entered in a New Home category.

Spec homes, if entered into a New Home Category will need to be accompanied with a QS report to validate their contract price.

Renovation categories

Renovation categories are open to all renovations and restorations, excluding Builder’s Own Homes. All figures are GST inclusive.

  • Renovation up to $500,000
  • Renovation $500,000 – $1 million
  • Renovation $1 million – $2 million
  • Renovation over $2 million
All renovation entries must submit:
  • Before and after floorplans
  • before photos (if these are available)
Please also feel free to share any photographs of the build in progress or even a video time lapse!

 

Which Renovation price category should I enter?

Your price category is determined by the entry’s retail cost to build. This is worked out using your financial verification, inclusions, and exclusions. All figures are GST inclusive.

Financial verification The final statement to the homeowner, or financial information (e.g. invoices) that verifies the final cost/contract amount.

We require a final account/statement to the client including all variations (inclusions & exclusions) demonstrating that the build is within price category entered. All figures are GST inclusive.

  • List and value of all the client supplied items and services (this includes cost of plans and consents).
  • We’re looking for what the homeowner paid to build the home. The total owner’s price (including all items paid by the owner — not just the builder’s cost price) determines the build cost and your entry category.

What to upload:
We do not require your builder invoices, but we need a final statement (from your accounting system e.g. Xero, MYOB) that you send to the owner showing the total payments made to you. Along with this, we require a specification list showing what was included in the contract price along with the building contract.

Owner supplied items need to be included:
When the builder builds the home at an hourly rate and the owner supplies goods and services themselves, add a margin of 10% to owner supplied items. This brings the cost in line with a builder adding a 10% margin to builder supplied goods and services.

For Architect fees, Engineers fees and consents the 10% margin does not apply.

If the build is a spec home:
If there is no building contract and you have built this home to on sell, then a QS report is required. The QS report should include all builder overheads, margins, and GST (i.e. the sale price for the home). If a contract is made after the home is built, the contract does not apply.

For Builder’s Own Home and Show homes:
Financial verification is not required for the above categories — however, for either to be considered for the under $1 million Supreme award, a QS report would need to be provided. Otherwise all eligible entries will automatically be entered into the over $1 million Supreme award.

Inclusions Inclusions are items that DO count towards the final cost but are NOT included in your contract price and provisional sum (e.g. homeowner supplied items).

All figures are GST inclusive. Common inclusions are:

  • Design/Engineering fees
  • Insurance
  • Supervision
  • Overheads
  • Margin (if not incl)
  • Brick/block laying
  • Concrete/reinforcing
  • Electrical (incl fittings)
  • Plumbing (incl fittings)
  • Interior tiling
  • Carpentry
  • Interior Joinery (incl kitchen etc)
  • Wallboard Stopping
  • Painting/Decorating
  • Floor Coverings
  • Core Appliances (dishwasher, oven, etc)
  • Heating
  • Exterior Joinery (incl windows/doors)
  • Roof
  • Excavation
  • Decks (attached to house incl tiling)
  • Garage (if not incl in contract price)
Exclusions Exclusions are items that DO NOT count towards the final cost but ARE included in your contract price (e.g. landscaping, driveways).

All figures are GST inclusive. Common exclusions are:

  • Special development levies/Geotech
  • Consent Fees
  • Reserve contributions (charged by local councils)
  • Landscaping/garden retaining walls
  • Land purchase
  • Fencing
  • Driveways
  • Drapes
  • Septic tank systems or extraordinary drainage costs
  • Mains or services over 30m in length

Master Build 10-Year Guarantee Multi Unit and
Mixed Development

These categories recognise medium-density residential developments where multiple dwellings are built as part of a single development. Your development may include duplexes, terrace housing, or standalone homes.

Which category you enter depends on whether your development includes standalone dwellings and whether all units are the same type. Use the sections below to determine the correct category for your entry.

Enter Master Build 10-Year Guarantee Multi Unit if:

Your development only contains one type of attached dwelling.

All of the following must apply:

  • The development contains two or more dwellings that share an inter-tenancy wall, floor, or ceiling (e.g. duplexes or terrace housing)
  • No standalone dwellings are included
  • All dwellings are the same type (e.g. all duplexes or all terrace homes - not a mix)
  • Units may be in one or more blocks, provided they are the same type
  • Each entry is defined by its external walls (a full block of units may be entered)
  • Dwellings are fee simple or unit titled
  • The development is no more than 3 levels or 12 metres high
  • “Walk-up” properties are eligible (no rooms or living areas at ground level)
  • Each entry has its own Code Compliance Certificate (CCC)
  • You can provide judging access to at least two units
  • A maximum of three entries per entrant is permitted

➡️ If your development includes any standalone homes, or more than one type of dwelling, it must be entered as a Mixed Development.

Enter Mixed Development if:

Your development includes different types of dwellings. This category is required if any of the following apply:

  • The development includes standalone dwellings.
  • The development includes more than one dwelling type, e.g.
    • standalone homes and duplexes
    • duplexes and terrace housing
    • a mix of all three

Requirements:

  • Units must be fee simple or unit titled
  • The development is no more than 3 levels or 12 metres high
  • Entries are defined by their external walls (a block of units may be entered)
  • “Walk-up” properties are eligible
  • Each entry has its own Code Compliance Certificate (CCC)
  • A maximum of three entries per entrant is permitted
  • You must provide judging access to at least two units
  • You must also provide access to one of each dwelling type. For example:
    • If your development includes a standalone home, duplexes, and terrace housing, judges must see three units - one of each type

Still unsure?

  • Only attached dwellings of the same type? → Multi-Unit
  • Any standalone homes, or a mix of dwelling types? → Mixed Development

If you are unsure, choose the category that best reflects the full range of dwelling types in your development.