CIHAPB Community Intelligent Housing Award (GBA) 2026

A pioneering awards programme recognising outstanding achievements in smart building innovation, sustainable design, and technology-enabled property management across the Greater Bay Area (including Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangdong Province cities).

Submit Your Entry About CIH Award

Early bird closes in

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Early bird by 10 July 2026, 17:00: HKD $1,000
Standard rate: HKD $1,500
Nomination closes: 31 Jul, 17:00

31 Jul Nomination closes

13 Award Categories

5 Assessment pillars

3 Nov CIH Award Ceremony

About CIH Award

CIHAPB Community Intelligent Housing Award (Greater Bay Area) 2026 recognises buildings that demonstrate transformative use of technology, innovation, and sustainable management to deliver measurable benefits for occupants, communities, and the environment.

Programme purpose

Honour developments with best-in-class smart building practices and measurable improvements in performance, occupant experience, and sustainability.

Industry collaboration

Foster collaboration between property developers, technology providers, architects, engineers, and facilities managers.

About CIHAPB

Established in Hong Kong in 1966, CIHAPB is a professional organisation for housing practitioners with over 3,600 members in the Asian Pacific Branch.

Programme Aims

Award Categories

Entries are submitted under building categories based on property type, scale, and building age.

Commercial categories

Large commercial buildings are 30,000 sq m or above; small and medium commercial buildings are below 30,000 sq m.

Award Tiers And Thresholds

Final awards depend on application volume and Jury Panel decision. The Organising Committee may withhold awards if entries do not meet the required standard.

Judging Panel

The awards are assessed by industry leaders, academics, and government representatives. All judging decisions are final.

Meet Our Judges

Judging Criteria

Each nomination is assessed across five pillars. Weightings vary by category, and judges score each pillar from 1-10 using the published score distribution.

Score Distribution

Assessors score each nomination from 0 to 10 using the official benchmark. Benchmarks are for reference and assessors may score by professional judgement.

How To Enter

The assessment consists of written report and video submission, followed by presentation interviews for shortlisted finalists. All times are Hong Kong time, UTC+8.

Submission Materials

All required materials must be uploaded through the online platform before the published deadline. Late applications or document submissions will not be accepted. Download the Entry Kit for complete submission details.

Occupation Permit

Valid Occupation Permit or equivalent completion document, submitted as PDF.

Written report

Maximum 10 pages of A4 (excluding cover), less than 2,000 words, 2.5 cm margins, double line spacing, PDF and text-searchable.

Appendices

Supporting photos, charts, diagrams, maximum 20 pages of A4. Pages beyond limit will not be reviewed.

Video

Maximum 5 minutes, 1080p, 16:9, submitted as a video platform link.

Project photos

At least 6 high-resolution JPG or PNG photos for award showcase, media, and presentation use.

Project team logos

Project team company or organisation logos should be submitted in AI or high resolution JPG/PNG formats.

Nomination Fee

Early Bird

HKD $1,000

Standard Rate

HKD $1,500

Key Dates

Official programme milestones from submission opening through the award ceremony. All times are Hong Kong time, UTC+8.

Online Nomination Workspace

Each nomination form is for one submission. Upload the required materials by 31 Jul 2026, 17:00, choose a payment method, and manage invoices from the applicant dashboard.

EARLY BIRD OFFER:

If your nomination is not ready for final submission but you would like to enjoy the Early Bird rate, save the application before 10 July 2026 at 17:00 and make payment according to the payment information shown below. When you are ready to complete the application, go to Step 5 (Payment and Declaration) and upload the payment proof to enjoy the Early Bird discount.

Individual Company

Account email* Mobile number* Applicant Full Name (English)* Applicant Chinese Name* Password*

OTP verification

Request a one-time passcode by email before creating or logging in to an account.

OTP code*

OTP not verified.

Nominator authority

Submissions must be made by the facility management team. Third-party nominations require written authorisation from the project owner.

Facility management team Authorised third-party representative

Accepted formats: PDF, JPG, or PNG. This is required only for third-party nominations.

Not signed in.

Part 2: Project Details

Award Category* Property Location* Name of Nominated Property (English)* Nominated property / facility name in Chinese, if any Postal Address of the Property (English)* Property / facility postal address in Chinese* Office Address (English)* Office address in Chinese*

Part 3: Contacts

First Contact

English full name* Email* Contact number* Mobile number* Job Title (English or Chinese)*

Second Contact

English full name* Email* Contact number* Mobile number* Job Title (English or Chinese)*

Part 4: Submission Materials

Download The Entry Kit For Complete Details Of The Submission Materials.

Submission language*

Occupation Permit or equivalent supporting documents [Format: PDF] Written Report [Max. 10 pages; Format: PDF] Appendices [Max. 20 pages; Format: PDF] Video link [unlisted/password-protected link on video platform or cloud storage drive] Project photos (Min. 6 files) [Format: JPG or PNG] Project team logos [Format: AI or high resolution JPG/PNG]

PDF files, photo/logo files, and video link will appear in the applicant dashboard after saving.

Part 5: Payment and Declaration

Company Billing Name* Company Billing Address* Company Billing Email* Company Billing Contact Person's Name* Company Billing Contact Number*

Bank Transfer / Cheque

Declaration

Trophy & Certificate Names: All project and organization names will be printed exactly as entered above. Updates requested after the submission deadline will incur a HKD $300 administrative fee.

Publicity Consent: Submitted information may be used by the organizing committee for statistical surveys, research, or official promotional materials.

Authorised signature name* Signature date*

Typing the authorized signatory's name confirms the declaration and serves as the official sign-off of the submission.

Group invoicing I have read and agreed to the Terms & Conditions.

Applicant dashboard

Account Not signed in

Selected category Not selected

Payment Bank Transfer / Cheque

Next action

Submission snapshot

Invoice preview HKD $1,000 Early bird rate before 10 July 2026, 17:00 Payment is due to CIH Asia International Limited on the date of enrolment.

No invoice generated yet.

My Orders

Track generated invoices, payment status, references, and bank-transfer proof.

Bank transfer / cheque proof upload No payment proof uploaded.

Notifications

Admin decisions, payment requests, finalist updates, and account notices appear here.

Judging And Admin Workspaces

Interactive workspaces for the judge score sheet, online viewer, review summary, judge assignment, payment status, and export actions required by the project brief.

Judge score sheet

Assigned entry: Harbour Smart Tower / Commercial - Large

Scoring closes in -- days Assigned entries: 4

Harbour Smart Tower written report

PDF page preview, report metadata, and appendices appear here for online review.

Weighted score 0% Unclassified

Scores can be edited until the scoring deadline.

Conflict declaration

Declare a conflict before scoring if you cannot review the selected entry.

Conflict reason

No conflict declared.

Review summary

No score submitted yet.

0/4 complete

Score every assigned entry before final submission.

Admin Management

CIH Secretariat / organiser workspace

Submission Review

Inspect applicant details, eligibility evidence, declaration, uploaded materials, and review decision before assigning judges.

Payment Verification Queue

Review invoices, transfer references, and uploaded payment proof before marking payment confirmed.

Judge Assignment Queue

Track judge availability, conflicts, and assignment load before allocating entries.

Finalist Management

Shortlist entries, schedule interviews, and request ceremony materials.

Results Board

Review ranked entries, award-tier eligibility, payment readiness, judge coverage, and finalist status before exporting committee reports.

Export Centre

CMS Content Control

Manage announcement, sponsor, media, and FAQ publishing queues.

Enquiry Inbox

Review public contact form messages by type, sender, and status.

User And Permission Management

Create portal users, assign roles, and control applicant access.

Ready for judge assignment, payment tracking, and score export.

Terms And Conditions

Full Terms & Conditions are available here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Key answers from the entry kit are surfaced here for applicants before they register.

Secretariat Contact

For submission enquiries, please contact the CIHAPB Secretariat.

Email [email protected]

Phone 2356 8680

Office address Units 2008-2010, Telford House, 16 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong