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 Winners and Finalists!
Exterior/Interior Product of the Year
WINNER:
- Square D Energy Center, Schneider Electric – Boston, Mass.
Finalists:
- Flo by Moen™ Smart Water Shutoff, Moen – Cleveland, Ohio
- LG STUDIO WashTower™, LG Electronics – New York
Technology/Educational Service of the Year
WINNER:
- SWiDGET – Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Finalists:
- Tranquility by Trane, Trane® Residential – New York
- Veev – San Mateo, California
International Home of the Year
WINNER:
- Wen Living San Jose in San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Finalists:
- 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.
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 5th
GIA International Home of the Year Award Winner will be unveiled at The Nationals during NAHB Honors.
Register to attend
Friends of the Global Innovation Award (GIA) Sponsors
Ammunition LLCNorth Star Synergies IncWellness Within Your Walls"Through our participation in the Global Innovation Award, NAHB Building Systems Councils and IBS 2019 and 2020, we have been globally "discovered." These are exhausting shows, but it is very exciting for our team of nationwide builders to see the 'Aha!' moment when another builder sees the future."
"Introducing new technology to the home building industry has always been a challenge. Our NAHB membership and the Global Innovation Award (GIA) Program have been invaluable to helping us reach U.S. members. NAHB programs like these are a huge benefit to us."
“Since winning the NAHB Global Innovation Award, we’ve had an influx of new builders and designers inquiring about the SLZ-KF product. This award has significantly elevated our visibility and brand awareness in the HVAC marketplace.”
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