NAHB Student Competition: Secondary Programs

The 2023 NAHB Student Competition for secondary students will be held live in person at the 2023 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2023.

Secondary programs may compete in either the Architecture or Construction Management track. Track selection is made at the time of a team’s registration.

2023 Competition Problem Description

Rules and Guidelines

Important Materials

2023 Competition Timeline

• Sept. 6, 2022 – Competition Problem Posted
• Oct. 14, 2022 – Registration Due ($200)
• Oct. 20, 2022 – Associates and Secondary Competitions Live Q&A
  (Zoom Meeting ID: 830 3650 3960; Passcode: 431460)
• Nov. 21, 2022 – Team Member List Due
• Dec. 5, 2022 – Last Day to Withdraw from Competition
• Dec. 18, 2022 – Projects Due
• Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 2023 – Presentation Dates
• Feb. 1, 2023 – Judges’ Debriefing
• Feb. 1, 2023 – Awards Ceremony at IBS

Resources for Competitors

• Question Board: All questions related to the competition posted in our Google group will be answered by the competition’s consultants.
• The Cengage Learning books will be available to all competition teams. (*Returning teams have the set of books from Cengage Learning. Only new teams will be shipped a set of resource books.)
• 2022 Associate and Secondary Programs Judges Debrief Video

Entry Requirements

$200 entry fee for secondary programs.

2022 Secondary Programs Competition Winners

Architecture Track

First Place Shadow Ridge High School (Arizona)

• Proposal
• Video of presentation

Second Place: Chapel Hill High School (Georgia)

• Proposal
• Video of presentation

Construction Management Track

First Place: Shelby County High School (Kentucky)

• Proposal
• Video of presentation

Second Place: A.W. Beattie Career Center (Pennsylvania)

• Proposal
• Video of presentation

Third Place: Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School (Virginia)

• Proposal
• Video of presentation