• Each entry must include a completed Entry Form, Project Statement, and Entry fee.

• Depending on the category, the entry should also include: a CD, DVD or USB flash drive with digital photos, colour photo print(s), videos, brochures, etc. that support the entry. Please note: if you are entering a project in more than one category, all photos and project statements can be burned onto one CD, DVD or USB flash drive. Each category must be contained within its own folder on the CD, DVD or USB flash drive and named with the category number.

• One cheque including all entry fees is sufficient if more than one entry is submitted.

• Click on form name for printable Entry Form and Entry Checklist, or enter on-line here.

• Be sure to read the entry criteria carefully to ensure that all materials are included with the submission.

• All entries will be judged in the condition they are received. 

• Incomplete entries are judged accordingly and may be, under the direction of the judges, discarded due to insufficient information and materials.

• Information will be printed exactly as submitted for press releases, certificates and trophies, so please be specific and accurate with company name, project name, etc.
  
  Please note: Only member companies will be recognized.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to ensure the objectivity of the judging process, please remove all company and individual names and addresses from all submitted materials.  Materials that are exceptions to this include brochures, marketing, and other pertinent materials in
Categories 7, 8, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 - 28, and 33.

• IMPORTANT: JUDGES WILL SCORE YOUR ENTRY ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA, THEREFORE; project statements need to describe how the project meets the criteria for the specific category.

• Project statements must not exceed the number of words specified in the requirements. 

• Project statements will be read while images are displayed, and judges score the project according to the criteria. 

• Bullet form is recommended. To view examples of project statements, click here or call CHBA-Victoria at 250.383.5044.

Go on-line to complete and submit the Entry Form.  Entrant will still need to mail or deliver all remaining entry requirements to the CHBA – Victoria office. Entrants must also save project statement as a text file on a clearly labelled CD, DVD or USB flash drive (same CD, DVD or USB flash drive as photos).

Click Here for On-line Entry Form.

• All floor and site plans must be submitted on 8 ½” x 11” paper.

• Materials must NOT contain the entrants’ company name, architects’ name, or
  exact street address of the project.

• The photographic component of your submission must be in digital form on a
  CD, DVD or USB flash drive.  If the project is being entered in multiple categories, the same CD, DVD or USB flash drive can be used for all of the photos as long as the photos for each category are contained within its own category folder.

• Photos may be taken with a digital camera or traditional film. If using traditional film, your photos must be saved as digital images on CD, DVD or USB flash drive.

• Bring the Digital Image Criteria Specifications noted below to the film developers.

DIGITAL IMAGE CRITERIA SPECIFICATIONS
Submit one CD, DVD or USB flash drive per project with the following specifications: 

• Images can be horizontal or vertical.

• Digital images must be submitted as a .jpeg file, 1024 pixels on the long side, at 72 pixels per inch resolution in RGB colour.

• Save the JPEG file at its highest quality setting (for Windows 10, Mac 12).

• Final file size for each image should be less than 5 megabytes.

NAMING FILES

• Create one folder per category (use category name) if project is entered in more than one category.

• Name files with project name, category number and sequence number
       (i.e. hilltop_cat12_1.jpeg).

• For Renovation Categories, please add to the sequence number a B to indicate a “before” image, and add an A to indicate an “after” image.
       (i.e.  smith_cat4_1B.jpeg / smith_cat4_1A.jpeg).

• Once all relating “before’ and “after” images are finished, continue with the numbering sequence.
       (i.e.  smith_cat4_2.jpeg / smith_cat4_3.jpeg etc.)

• All images must be anonymous. Do not include people in your images unless required by the category. (This may not apply to "before" images in the renovation categories).

• Photos will be displayed to judges in sequence order (order accordingly).

OTHER PHOTO REQUIREMENTS

• Please submit one 8”x10” colour photo printed on photographic paper or digitally printed at
  300 d.p.i. as requested by the category requirements (horizontal or vertical).

• If you are entering a renovation category please submit one 5”x7” “before” and one 8”x10” “after” image
  of the same area.

• Only one printed photo per entry is required. These non-digital photos are required for our People’s Choice Award contest display and the CARE Awards Gallery at the event.

PLEASE NOTE: If entering a project in multiple categories, all photos may be burned onto one CD, DVD or USB flash drive but within within separate category folder(s). The project statement text file may also be in the same folder.

Click here for Printable Photo Requirements

• All exhibit material; CD, DVD or USB flash drive, mount board, and audio-visual materials must be clearly labelled with the category number and project name only.

• All exhibit material, not mounted, must be submitted in a sealed envelope, with project name, company name, category number and category name on outside.