Surrey-based Miracon Development took home two Grand Awards at the 2023 Homebuilder’s Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Awards for Housing Excellence for Best Residential Community: Multi-Family and Multi-Family Home Builder of the Year.

Other top winners include Designs by KS with Interior Designer of the Year; Smithwood Builders with Custom Builder of the Year, and My House Design/Build Team for Residential Renovator of the Year.

Showcasing a broad variety of archetypes from innovative laneway homes and infill housing solutions to luxurious ultra modern houses and condos, plus the full spectrum of multi-family developments, the HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence offer inspiration and resources for anyone looking to buy, build, design and/or renovate their home.

The annual awards this year saw  49 builders and designers awarded 54 prestigious HAVAN Awards.

“2023 marks 14 years of the HAVAN Awards, which have become an important program to showcase the accomplishments of our industry as builders, renovators and designers across the province adopt B.C.’s advancing Energy Step Code requirements,” said HAVAN CEO Ron Rapp.

The code requires most new construction in B.C. to be 20 per cent more energy efficient than base 2018 BC Building Code, starting May 1, 2023.

“It is significant to note that many of our members have been building above code for years and are leaders in the high-performance design and building space,” said Rapp. “In addition to efficiencies, increased resiliency, consistent comfort, better indoor air quality and improved sound abatement are just some of the added benefits to be realized by the homeowner when looking to build to a higher performance level.”

The complete list of winners is listed below and can be viewed online at HAVAN.