NAHB Student Competition: Secondary Programs
The 2025 NAHB Student Competition will be held at the 2025 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Feb. 25-27.
2025 Competition Timeline
Aug. 23, 2024 — Project Posted
Oct. 15, 2024 — Registration Deadline*
Oct. 15, 2024 — National Housing Endowment IBS Scholarship Application due
Nov. 19, 2024 — Team List Due (completed through registration portal)
Dec. 3, 2024 — Last Day to Withdraw from Competition
Dec. 17, 2024 — Projects Due (submitted through registration portal)
Feb. 24-25, 2025 — Presentation Dates (in-person, Las Vegas). 2025 NAHB Student Competition presentation schedules (subject to change).
Feb. 26, 2025 — Judges Debriefing
Feb. 26, 2025 — Award Ceremony (in-person, Las Vegas)
*Register through the NAHB Awards Portal. Click the Apply Now button. The person registering the team will need their NAHB credentials. Next, select student Chapters Awards and select the Student Competition application.
2025 Competition Materials
The 2025 competition problem description, rules and guidelines, and important materials are available below. NAHB encourages students to request to join the 2025 Secondary Competition Google group as a Q&A space for questions related to the competition.
Secondary programs may compete in either the Architecture or Construction Management track. Track selection is made at the time of a team’s registration.
2025 Competition Problem Description
2025 Competition Winners
(Thank you Tri Pointe Homes for supporting the student competition livestream and presentation recordings!)
Architecture Track
First Place: York County School of Technology (PA)
Construction Management Track
First Place: Bartow High School (FL)
Second Place: Baldwin Preparatory Academy (AL)
Third Place: Green Mountain High School (Team Rising Rams) (CO)
Rookie of the Year: Green Mountain High School (Team 5280) (CO)
Entry Requirements
$200 entry fee for secondary programs.
2025 Project Sponsored by:
