Global Innovation Award

The NAHB Global Innovation Awards annually recognize the most cutting-edge, advanced, and original products, services, and homes from around the world. If you’re a company that offers products and services to the home building industry in the U.S. — and beyond — this is your opportunity to be recognized at the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS). 

Learn more about the GIA benefits and GIA categories, criteria, judging and guidelines.

The 2021 GIA Program will start taking applications in the summer, stay tuned! 

Congratulations to the 2020 GIA Finalists

Exterior/Interior Product of the Year

• Flo by Moen™ Smart Water Shutoff, Moen - Cleveland, Ohio
• LG STUDIO WashTower™, LG Electronics – New York
• Square D Energy Center, Schneider Electric - Knightdale, North Carolina

Technology/Educational Service of the Year

• Tranquility by Trane, Trane® Residential - New York
• Veev ;- San Mateo, California
• SWiDGET - Kingston, Ontario, Canada

International Home of the Year

• The Brazadian in Ridgefield, Washington, Urban Northwest Homes, LLC
• Diamond Towers in Taipei, Taiwan, Shanyuan Development Co.
• HBA of Greater New Orleans 2020 Parade of Homes in Luling, Louisiana, Reve Inc.
• Wen Living San Jose in San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico

A special thanks to the 2020 GIA judges

Exterior/Interior Product of the Year

• Michelle Foster, Vice President, Sustainability, Home Innovation Labs - Upper Marlboro, Maryland
• Tom Halford, Retired Vice President, Premium & Builder Brands, Home IoT Solutions / Connected Living, Samsung Electronics America - Franklin, Tennessee
• Marshall Leslie, Owner & Principal, M. Leslie, Inc. – Toronto, Canada
• Nick Slevin, Publisher, Editor-In-Chief & Developer, Peninsula Publishing Inc. / ABC Green Home - Newport Beach, California

Technology/Educational Service of the Year

• Jason August, President, Gourmet Real Estate, Inc. and Vice President, North Star Synergies - Denver, Colorado
• Mohamad Gozeh, CEO and Geotechnical/Civil Engineer of RMG for Engineering Services, LTD - Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Frank Wickstead, Adjunct Professor, Georgia Tech School of Building Construction College of Design – Atlanta

International Home of the Year

• David Campbell, Builder of Custom Homes & Custom Work Environments, David Campbell Building, Ltd. - Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
• Art Danielian, Founder & Chairman, Danielian Associates - Irvine, California
• Francisco Osores, Past President of the Peruvian Chamber of Construction; Builder & Developer, La Venturosa Inmobiliaria, Lima, Peru
• Adriana Palmieri, CEO, Desarrollo Haciendas De Las Flores - Villa Nueva, Guatemala 

Tune in for the NAHB GIA Virtual Awards Ceremonies

• March 4^th
  The GIA Exterior/Interior Product of the Year and the Technology/Educational Service of the Year Award Winners will be unveiled at Pillars of the Industry Awards.
  Register to attend
  
• March 5^th
  GIA International Home of the Year Award Winner will be unveiled at The Nationals during NAHB Honors.
  Register to attend