LABC Building Excellence Awards - the process
Entries for the 2025 awards are now open!
The LABC Building Excellence Awards are the largest business to business awards in the building control sector in the UK. Our network covers all local authorities in England and Wales and is split into 12 regions.
Awards process
The LABC Building Excellence Awards in 2025 are a three stage process beginning with nominations made in each of our 12 regions. These entries will be judged regionally with winners then being judged for the national awards.
We will have one national award ceremony taking place in January 2026.
Project categories
Will reward quality in all types of building project. The awards evening will take place in January 2026.
- Entries will be submitted for the relevant region.
- Judges will select one regional winner and a highly commended (if applicable) for each category.
- Regional winners for each category will be put forward to the judging for the Grand Finals and will be invited to attend the awards evening.
People categories
Will recognise individual contributions and partnerships that go the extra mile to ensure projects are built safely and comply with the building regulations. The awards evening will take place in January 2026.
- Entries will be submitted for the relevant region.
- For each region judges will select up to two entries per category to be put forward to the judging for the People Awards.
- Shortlisted individuals will be invited to attend the awards evening.
Who can enter?
Building control surveyors, builders, site managers, architects, designers and anyone else involved in a construction project where building control was provided by a local authority team can submit an entry for the relevant region.
If you're unsure which LABC region applies to your project you can easily find out by entering the postcode of the project into our find council by postcode search. For the project entries use the postcode of the project. If you’re entering an individual/team into the awards please select the local authority the individual has a relationship with.
