Eligibility Timeframe:
- All Entries must have been available for sale, rental, sold, or viewed by 6/22/12.
- Entries in Marketing Categories 12 - 22 must have been available to the public between 6/30/11 - 6/22/12.
- Sales Achievement Entries in Categories 5 - 10 are for the period 6/30/11 - 6/22/12.
Entry Submission Options:
- Fill out the appropriate online form per entry.
- Pay online or mail check to NVBIA, 3901 Centerview Drive, Suite E Chantilly, VA 20151.
- Entry fees are non-refundable.
- Completed Online Entry Forms, Fees, and Photos must be at the NVBIA office absolutely NO later than
Friday, June 29, 2012. - SEND TO: NVBIA/GALA, 3901 Centerview Drive, Suite E, Chantilly, VA 20151
Questions? Please contact Sharon Smith at (571) 283-6308 or Phyllis Ryan at (301) 970-8009.
Photo Information:
The following are requirements for all photos submitted for the GALA competition:
- PHOTOS MUST BE AT LEAST 7" WIDE X 5.25" TALL AND AT LEAST 96 DPI, SAVED AS A WINDOWS .JPG FILE.
- Labeled with builder name, category and subcategory, community name, model name (if applicable).
- CD must be submitted by Monday, June 22, 2012.
- Photos must be submitted with a Photo Release to be found on Entry Forms.
- Winning entry photos will be used at Awards reception and posted on the website.
Design & Architecture must submit supporting information:
Supply information requested below via PDF or JPG (either electronically with online entry form, or printed copies attached to printed entry form submitted via mail):
- Site Plan - such as a plat, photo or graphic illustration showing relationship of unit to site (PDF format)
- Photos:
- 2 interior and 2 exterior photos, professional renderings or portraits of submitted entry* (JPG format)
- Photo for completed Outstanding Living Space or Architectural Feature in a new home or remodeled home (Category 44) (JPG format)
- List of Standard Features and Options included in this entry* (PDF format)
- Floor Plan - showing room dimensions* (PDF format)
- Project Statement - In 75 words or less, explain the major design and planning objectives of this entry and why you think it deserves an award in the category entered. (PDF format)
*as applicable to each individual category
Community of the Year Entries must submit:
Supply information requested below via PDF or JPG (either electronically with online entry form, or printed copies attached to printed entry form submitted via mail):
- Site Plan - such as a plat, photo or graphic illustration showing relationship of unit to site (PDF format)
- Photos:
- 2 interior and 2 exterior photos, professional renderings or portraits of submitted entry* (JPG format)
- Photo for completed Outstanding Living Space or Architectural Feature in a new home or remodeled home (Category 44) (JPG format)
- Project Statement - In 75 words or less, explain the major design and planning objectives of this entry and why you think it deserves the Community of the Year award (PDF format)






