Award Categories & Criteria
ENTRY FEES
Apprentice Award Entries = $FREE
Member (First Entry) = $330.00
Member (Subsequent Entry) = $180.00
(Note: Fees apply to Individual Award Categories)
Click here to download the EBC26 Nomination Information Kit
Click here to download the EBC26-Client-Declaration-Form
Before submitting your defence project nominations, please ensure you have completed the CFI Contractor Enquiries checklist. Please allow for 15 business days for defence to review. Click here to download the CFI Checklist
Apprentice Awards
- Electrical Apprentice of the Year
- Plumbing Apprentice of the Year
- Manufactoring and Fabricating Apprentice of the Year
- Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Apprentice of the Year
- General Building and Construction Apprentice of the Year
- James Bell Overall Apprentice of the Year*
Individual Awards
- Office Professional of the Year
- Excellence in Customer Service Award (NEW)
- Women in Construction
- Trainee of the Year Award (NEW)
- Young Builder of the Year*
- Site Supervisor of the Year (NEW)
Supplier and Subcontractor of the Year Awards - Peer Nominated
- Supplier of the Year***
- Subcontractor of the Year***
Residential Awards
Bathroom Awards
- Under $25,000**
- Over $25,000**
Bathroom Renovations & Extension Awards
- Under $25,000
- Over $25,000
Kitchen Awards
- Under $25,000**
- Over $25,000**
Kitchen Renovations & Extension Awards
- Under $25,000
- Over $25,000
Sustainability Awards
- Residential*
Renovations & Extensions Awards
- Under $350,000*
- $350,000 - $500,000*
- $500,000 - $750,000*
- $750,000 - $1 Million*
- Over $1 Million*
Display Home Awards
- Under $400,000*
- $400,000 - $600,000*
- $600,000 - $800,000*
- Over $800,000*
Contract Home Awards
- Under $400,000*
- $400,000 - $600,000*
- $600,000 - $800,000*
- $800,000 - $1 Million*
- Over $1 Million*
Medium Density Awards
- 2 – 5 Dwellings*
- Over 5 dwellings*
Subcontractor Awards
Structural Subcontractor of the year
- (i.e. concrete, formwork, precast, structural steel, masonry, geomechanical)
Cladding Subcontractor of the year
- (i.e. windows, roofing, precast, stonework, curtainwall)
Services Subcontractor of the year
- (i.e. mechanical, lifts, hydraulic, fire)
Finishes Subcontractor of the Year
- (i.e. tiling, painting, plastering, cabinetwork/joinery/carpentry), ceilings, shop fittings)
Electrical Subcontractor of the year
Plumbing Subcontractor of the Year
Commercial & Civil Awards
High Density Award
- High Rise Apartment Building*
Workplace Health and Safety Award
- Commercial*
Sustainability Award
- Commercial*
Remote Construction Award
- Remote project 100km from major regional area (i.e. Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs)*
Commercial & Retail Fit out or Alteration Awards
- Under $500,000*
- $500,000 - $1 Million*
- Over $1 Million*
Civil/Infrastructure Awards
- Under $25 Million*
- Over $25 Million*
Facilities Awards
- Education Facility*
- Health Facility*
- Entertainment, Sporting and Recreation Facility*
Commercial/Industrial Construction Awards
- Under $5 Million*
- $5 Million - $10 Million*
- $10 Million - $20 Million*
- $20 Million - $50 Million*
- $50 Million - $100 Million*
- Over $100 Million*
Defence Projects Awards
- Under $5 Million
- $5 Million - $20 Million
- $20 Million - $50 Million
- Over $50 Million
Major Awards
The Major Awards are made up of the following categories. These are non-entered Awards as they consist of the judges’ decision on the best overall nominations from the Subcontractor, Residential, Commercial and Civil Awards.
- Overall Subcontractor of the Year*
- Residential Master Builder*
- Commercial Master Builder*
- Judge’s Award
- President’s Award
- Southern Region Award
*The Award Categories marked with an asterisk(*) have a corresponding category in the Master Builders Australia National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards.
**A project must first be entered in to the EBC Awards to be eligible to nominate for a Bathroom and Kitchen Award.
***The supplier and subcontractor of the year awards – peer nominated by entrants in the 2026 EBC Awards
Value is the final contract price inclusive of GST.