UDIA Victoria Award – PropTech Proudly Partnered by

This may be through the invention of a product that reduces construction times and enhances sustainability, a software that assists in the design or construction phases of a project, or an initiative that seeks to engage the broader community or may enhance the reputation of the property industry.  This award is a Victorian Award and the winner does not go on to compete in the UDIA National Awards Program.

Judging Criteria:

• Contribution to the Industry
• Innovation
• Engagement/Collaborative Approach
• Problem-Solving
• Financial Considerations
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Judging will include an assessment of your written submission worth 30% and a presentation by the judging panel worth 70%.

The key criteria should be considered when preparing your submission, and have been listed in order of importance. The decision of the independent judging panel is final and will not be subject to challenge by any entrant.

• This award is a Victorian Award and the winner does not go on to compete in the UDIA National Awards Program.
• Projects must predominantly impact residential (i.e. small lot housing, villas, town houses, terrace homes, row housing, apartment buildings) this is inclusive of technological enablement projects e.g. software platforms.
• Co-entrants are permitted to enter your project into this category (i.e. developer and architect), however both must be members of UDIA Victoria.

Completion Criteria for UDIA Judging

To adequately judge an entry for the UDIA Awards for Excellence Program, entrants must provide to the Judging Panel sufficient evidence of the completion of a significant part of the project.

For example, single stage projects must show 40% of the development completed and sold or available for sale. Multistage projects must have at least one full stage completed and sold or available for sale, and other stages under development.

• Each award category features its own mix of the criteria along with their explanations which can be found below.

Contribution to the Industry	20%
Innovation	20%
Engagement/Collaborative Approach	20%
Problem-Solving	20%
Financial Considerations	10%
Monitoring and evaluation	10%