Entry Deadline: Friday, August 1, 2008
Red Carpet Banquet: Saturday, October 25, 2008

New & Improved!

We’re very pleased to introduce you to the exciting new Builders Association of the Twin Cities Awards of Excellence. We’ve combined the best of our Reggie^SM and Trillium Awards^SM, brought back The Bennies and People’s Choice and added Sales, Marketing and Excellence in Green Building categories to create a fabulous new program in which virtually every BATC member can participate.We’ll be presenting the new Awards of Excellence at a Red Carpet Banquet on Saturday, October 25th at the St. Paul Crowne Plaza. All entrants are encouraged to attend.

Questions? Contact Kristy Masloski at 651-697-7562, FAX: 651-697-7599.

Reggies^SM and Trilliums

Yes, the Reggies^SM are still part of the plan. Builders can enter their Fall Parade Homes^SM in the “whole house” category. We’ve tweaked the judges score sheets and fine-tuned some of the details, but everything else is kept intact. Four local judges will visit and score each home, then meet together to agree on the winner. Winners will receive the coveted Reggie^SM statue. Associates and Builders are still encouraged to enter together in a revamped Trillium-style competition. Categories are Best Kitchen, Best Interior Design, Best Exterior, Best Outdoor Living Area, Best Bathroom, and Best Special Area. Builders can partner with one or a dozen of the associate members which had a part in the design and construction of that specific area of their home to win. Once again, we’ve updated the judges score sheets and refined other details while keeping what worked best. Winners (builder and every associate who entered together) in each category will receive the Trillium trophy.

Bennies

We’re also keeping our Best Neighborhood Awards (The Bennies) for our developers. These awards honor Best Master Planned Community, Best Single-Family Home Neighborhood and Best Multi-Family Home Neighborhood. Great neighborhoods are a huge part of a new home buyer’s decision to choose a specific home, and we want to make sure our best neighborhoods get recognized.

MN GreenStar

Another new award will showcase MNGreenStar homes and remodeling. This is a popular new direction for our industry and we wanted to encourage excellence in this area. One MN GreenStar certified home and one MN GreenStar certified remodeling project will be honored.

People’s Choice

Our popular Peoples Choice Awards will be back. These awards honor the homes that consumers say are the best when judged against what they would consider an ideal home for the price. We know a lot of visitors aren’t all that honest about their impressions of a home they visit when they have to tell a builder or agent directly, so the Peoples Choice postcards are a great snapshot view of what consumers think about their home. Visitors can rank areas like kitchen, curb appeal and bathrooms as well as write in the best and worst feature of the home they visit.

Sales & Marketing Awards

Finally, without great sales people many of us would be out of business! Now we’re ensuring your top people will receive the honor they deserve with our new Sales Person of the Year Awards. Three awards (Best New Home Sales Person, Best Rookie New Home Sales Person, and Best Associate Member Sales Person) will be presented to recognize top efforts in the sales arena. Winners will be selected by a combination of local and national Sales & Marketing talent, and based upon sales quality (not necessarily quantity). Each entrant will be required to have a sponsor who writes a short (150 word) explanation about why this sales person should receive the honor. What’s more, we’ll assist the two New Home Sales category winners to enter in the National Association of Home Builders competition (The Nationals) and show off their success at the regional and national level.
We know our members do incredible marketing so we’re adding two categories that every member can take advantage of: Best Brochure and Best Website. We’re creating three brochure categories: Best Associate Member Corporate Brochure, Best Builder or Remodeler Corporate Brochure, and Best New Home Community Brochure. And two website categories, Best Associate Member Website and Best Builder/Remodeler Member Website.

Remodeler of Merit Awards^SM

The Remodeler of Merit Awards honor our remodeler members for quality and value in remodeling projects that range from baths and kitchens, to additions and whole house remodels. Professional remodelers judge their peers on creativity in meeting the unique challenges of remodeling, and in successfully meeting the needs, desires, and budgets of their clients.

New Winners Listed!

View 2008 Winners

View 2008 Winners

Robert L. Hanson Builder Service Award & Robert L. Hanson Associate Service Award

This new Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC) award was created in 2006 to honor BATC members for their service to the homebuilding industry.

View Winners

View Winners