Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, all entries are made online. This is a very easy process! Log on to www.ghbaprismawards.com. Your default username is your email address, and your password is your last name. Make sure to change your password and write it down so you remember it. Please pay special attention to the Promotion awards, Marketing Professional and Community of the Year awards as these may require black matte boards to be delivered to the GHBA in addition to your online entries.

There are a minimum number of entries required under “Product” and “Promotion” categories to be eligible for a Grand Award. These are listed below. One winner will be chosen for each of the following—volume builder, custom builder, developer, remodeler, and promotion. Any company may enter the Grand Award for best promotion, provided they follow the entry guidelines.

Custom Builder Grand Award - must enter a minimum of seven (7) PRODUCT categories
Volume Builder Grand Award - must enter a minimum of seven (7) PRODUCT categories
Developer Grand Award - must enter a minimum of four (4) PRODUCT categories
Remodeler Grand Award - must enter a minimum of four (4) PRODUCT categories
Promotion Grand Award - must enter a minimum of four (4) PROMOTION categories

You can pay for your entries online by credit card when you submit them, or you can bring a check to the GHBA office located at 9511 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Houston, TX 77064. Please note, all entries MUST be paid for at time of submittal to be valid. If paying by company check, please submit your check PRIOR to submitting your entries.

Regular entry pricing of $200 per entry applies until March 1, 2025 at 5 pm CST

Late fee entry pricing of $300 per entry begins March 1, 2025 at 5 pm CST until March 8, 2025 at 5 pm

To qualify for a Grand Award, you must meet the minimum number of entry requirements within the designated category list and you must WIN at least one (1) of the submissions within that category list.

For Volume Builders, you must enter a minimum of seven (7) of the product categories and must win at least one (1) of these categories to qualify.
For Custom Builders, you must enter a minimum of seven (7) of the product categories and must win at least one (1) of these categories to qualify.
For Remodelers, you must enter a minimum of four (4) product categories must win at least one (1) of these categories to qualify.
For Developers, you must enter a minimum of four (4) product categories and must win at least one (1) of these categories to qualify.
For the Promotion grand award, you must enter a minimum of four (4) product categories and must win at least one (1) of these categories to qualify. Any company can enter the Grand Award for best promotion, provided they follow the entry guidelines.

The Grand Awards are scored on a point scale with points being awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place only. From those points, only the top seven (7) scores for Volume Builder and Custom Builder categories and the top four (4) scores for Remodeler, Developer and Promotion categories will be used to calculate the Grand Award Winners. The number of top entries coincides with the minimum entry requirements for that award. The new scoring adjustment allows for a more even playing field where only the best entries are judged.

10 points are awarded for 1st place
5 points are awarded for 2nd place
1 point is awarded for 3rd place
Only 1st – 3rd place will be awarded points

Note: The winner of any category with only one entry will receive 5 points vs. 10 points with regard to scoring for the Grand Award, provided that single-entry is included in the number of top entries required (7 or 4, as stated above) to meet the minimum for that award.

Example Grand Award Calculation for Volume Builder:

Builder X:
Volume Builder X enters twenty (20) product categories. Of the twenty (20) categories entered Builder X places either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in ten (10) of those twenty (20) categories. Only the top seven (7) of the ten (10) scores are added for the grand award total score. The points from the top seven (7) categories (d - j) will be calculated.

Example of Builder X’s score:
Category a = 3rd place – 1 pt
Category b = 2nd place – 5 pt
Category c = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category d = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category e = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category f = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category g = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category h = 1st place – 10 pts
Category i = 1st place – 10 pts
Category j = 1st place – 10 pts

So Builder X’s total score is 50 points.

Builder Y:
Volume Builder Y enters seven (7) product categories. Of the seven (7) categories entered Builder Y places either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in seven (7) of those seven (7) categories. Only the top seven (7) scores are added for the grand award total score. The points from the top seven (7) categories (a-g) will be calculated.

Example of Builder Y’s score:
Category a = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category b = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category c = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category d = 1st place – 10 pts
Category e = 1st place – 10 pts
Category f = 1st place – 10 pts
Category g = 1st place – 10 pts

So Builder Y’s total score is 55 points.

If these were the only two entrants for the Volume Builder Grand Award, then Builder Y would be the winner with 55 points versus Builder X’s 50 points.

Example Grand Award Calculation for Remodeler:

Remodeler X:
Remodeler X enters ten (10) product categories. Of the ten (10) categories entered, Remodeler X places either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in six (6) of those ten (10) categories. The top four (4) of the six (6) scores are added for the total score. The points from the top four (4) categories (c-f) will be calculated. So Remodeler X’s score is 35 points.

Example of Remodeler X's score :
Category a = 3rd place – 1 pt
Category b = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category c = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category d = 1st place – 10 pts
Category e = 1st place – 10 pts
Category f = 1st place – 10 ps

So Remodeler X’s score is 35 points.

Remodeler Y:
Remodeler Y enters seven (7) product categories. Of the seven (7) categories entered, Remodeler Y places either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in five (5) of those seven (7) categories. The top four (4) of the five (5) scores are added for the total score. The points from the top four (4) categories (b-e) will be calculated.

Example of Remodeler Y's score:
Category a = 3rd place – 1 pt
Category b = 3rd place – 1 pt
Category c = 2nd place – 5 pts
Category d = 1st place – 10 pts
Category e = 1st place – 10 pts

So Remodeler Y’s score is 26 points.

If these were the only two entrants for the Remodeler Grand Award, then Builder X would be the winner with 35 points versus Builder Y’s 26 points.