Current at: 05 May 2006
Tasmania picked up two titles at the Housing Industry Association’s 2006 awards in Brisbane tonight (Sat May 6).
The Tasmanian HIA Australian Housing Award winners are:
HIA-Smorgon Steel Reinforcing Australian Apartment Project of the Year: VOS Construction and Joinery.
Judges said the project provided an acceptable contrast between old and new.
“It wasn’t like a stack of boxes, which you often find in apartment developments,” they said.
HIA-Kennards Hire Australian Renovation Project of the Year: PA & SA Krause Builders.
Judges said they were impressed by the way the original character of the house, a grand mansion built by convicts in 1825, had been retained, along with many of its traditional details.
The awards were made in front of a gala audience at Brisbane ’s Convention Centre, described by HIA Managing Director Ron Silberberg as one of the premier events on the Australian building industry calendar.
HIA is Australia ’s peak building industry body, representing 40,000 builders, suppliers and trade contractors in all states and territories. The industry is responsible for development projects, new homes, and renovation activity worth nearly $50 billion each year, and employs more than 350,000 people.
The association’s awards acknowledge excellence in housing construction, design, innovation and technology and recognise the talent of builders and building companies involved in the planning and construction of quality housing.