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2010 Requirements

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DEADLINES

Deadline for Completed Portfolios Online is April 24, 2010

Late Portfolios will accepted up to April 30, 2010 with prior notice sent to ledwards@fhba.com.

How to Enter/Fees & Forms

Fee is $250/entry payable to Aurora Awards. APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE COMPLETED ONLINE: Complete an entry application form for each entry. ENTRY APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT www.theauroras.com. Enter your application on line and keep a copy of each application. YOUR MAY DOWNLOAD AND MAIL A COPY OF ENTRY FORM, IF PAYING BY COMPANY CHECK. Once you have completed the application and payment process the online portfolio will automatically assign you a portfolio number (please make a note of your entry numbers.)

If paying your entries with a company check, you may submit one check for total fees; PLEASE STILL COMPLETE THE ONLINE PROCESS AND MARK YOUR CHECK NUMBER IN THE PAYMENT SECTION. The system will accept that and assign your entry portfolio(s), numbers which you must use for your submittal(s).

All Entry Forms, Portfolio Requirements and Image requirements are available online and all portfolios must be completed via electronic transmission from www.theauroras.com. No materials need to be sent as hard copy unless you would like to send a back up set. Send all forms and materials to: ENTRY FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE

Aurora Awards
201 E. Park Avenue
Tallahassee, Fl 32301
800-261-9447

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS/ALL CATEGORIES

ALL ENTRIES WILL BE ASSIGNED AN ONLINE FOLDER WHERE ALL MATERIALS WILL BE SAVED.

NO PAPER COPIES ARE REQUIRED

Identification of Materials— Except for the entry application, company names should not appear anywhere in, or on, the entry forms and images and will result in elimination from the competition. The only exception to the rule is with residential developments, rental apartment and recreational facilities. Within this category the name of the project and the developer can be used within the question and answer sections on your portfolios.

Identify your site drawings, prints & images with the entry numbers supplied by the Aurora Awards. NAME ALL MATERIALS IN YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH THE NUMBER PROVIDED TO YOU BY AURORA FOR EXAMPLE: 01-001 A FLOOR PLAN; 01-001 B ELEV, 01-001 C KIT, 01-001 D MST BATH AND SO ON.

DO NOT LABEL IMAGES AS FOLLOWS: IMG.JPG; O1-001.JPG. THE ORDER OF THE IMAGES SHOULD BE AS FOLLOWS: FLOOR PLANS, SITE PLANS, EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS, INTERIOR VIEWS. THE USE OF THE NUMBER FOLLOWED BY THE A, B, C, D ASSURES THAT THE IMAGES WILL REMAIN IN A SPECIFIC ORDER THAT FOLLOWS JUDGING CRITERIA. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT LEDWARDS@FHBA.COM WITH ANY CONCERNS ON IMAGES.

ANY IMAGES NOT LABELED WITH THE ENTRY NUMBER FIRST WILL REQUIRE THE ENTRANT TO CORRECT PRIOR TO JUDGING OR FACE DISQUALIIFICATION. The addition of the letter prior to the room name enables you to choose the way the judges will view the images and assure that the images remain in a selected order predetermined by you.

All images and entry forms are to be saved on line at www.theauroras.com within your package. The online center is only available once a payment for the entry has been received.

Project Information Form and Marketing Statement - ALL ENTRIES — Complete the project information form, marketing statement and materials/products directly into your assigned online folder. Supply all information requested for your category. DO NOT exceed 200 words in your marketing statement, or reduce type or add pages. Submit by saving to the assigned file location for your entry.

For categories in energy, water, solar, green, natural gas and water wise you must complete the additional  forms for your specific category located under entry portfolios as well as the main project information form, materials/products form and marketing statement.

You may go back to your forms and make updates through 5 pm April 3, 2009.

Site Plan Drawings - Residential, Retirement, Landscape/Pool Design and Rental Apartment categories ONLY—Save all plans, site plans, landscape plans and Survey plans - which vary depending on category; refer to category details section to your folder on line under images. SAVE THESE IMAGES AS PDF FORMATS. SITE PLANS, LANDSCAPE PLANS AND SURVEY PLANS DO NOT COUNT AS PART OF THE REQUIRED IMAGES.

Floor Plan(s) - ALL ENTRIES —Place Floor Plans must be online as a PDF; include total square footage excluding garages or porches, and room dimensions or approximate scale. Do NOT use a working set of drawings as your floor plan. FLOOR PLANS DO NOT COUNT AS PART OF REQUIRED IMAGES

Photography ALL ENTRIES—We recommend professional architectural photography. Use only color images. Identify one image as your image required for media use as 01-001 A Elev - MEDIA. Check specific category requirements below for minimum images required.

Note—Composites/multiple images on an individual image are acceptable and may be used to show architectural or design details.

IMAGES Requirements —ALL ENTRIES — Submit all images on line - NO CD IS REQUIRED in digital format. Images should be saved to output an image with a resolution of 1800 pixels wide x 1200 pixels high at 300dpi. Save all images as a JPEG file at highest quality. Each entry portfolio lists the number of images required. Floor, Survey and Site plans DO NOT COUNT AS PART OF REQUIRED IMAGES.

Images saved as a TIFF will be returned to the entrant in order to be converted to JPEG. No Tiff IMAGES will be accepted for judging. You will be notified to change the images to JPEG by April 24, 2010 or risk disqualification

NAME ALL MATERIALS IN YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH THE ENTRY NUMBER PROVIDED TO YOU BY AURORA FOR EXAMPLE: 01-001 A FLOOR PLAN; 01-001 B ELEV, 01-001 C KIT, 01-001 D MST BATH AND SO ON. ANY IMAGES NOT LABELED WITH THE ENTRY NUMBER FIRST WILL REQUIRE THE ENTRANT TO CORRECT PRIOR TO JUDGING OR FACE DISQUALIIFICATION.: Please include clean JPEG files of floor plans and site plan.

IMAGES - Please submit one image per view. One exterior, one pool, one living room and so on. See the below requirements for the actual entry categories. NO HARD COPIES OF IMAGES ARE REQUIRED.

Density Definitions

Gross density is total acres divided by total units. Net density is the total buildable site area divided by the total number of units. Buildable acreage includes land that serves the project—homes, streets, parking and commons. Subtract acreage for unusable land—major slopes, wetlands, perimeter landscape lots, habitat areas or easements that cannot be integrated into the proposed development.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND RULES

The following supplements general requirements for categories shown. Please consult the Aurora Awards Staff for situations these guidelines do not cover. REMINDER SAVE IMAGES ONLINE AS FOLLOWS:
01-001 A FLOOR PLAN; 01-001 B FR ELEV, 01-001 C REAR ELEV; 01-001 D LV RM

Categories 1-13 - Attached For Sale and Detached Single Family Home - Must include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement, and Floor Plan. Submit at least eight (8) views. Include a front and rear elevation, or rear/slide elevation. Include at least 4 interiors, additional images recommended. Under categories 01 and 05 Affordability fro Attached and Detached homes please complete the questions on AFFORDABILITY of the project found on the Project Information Form.

Categories 14-20 - Custom Homes - Must include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement and Floor Plan. Submit at least sixteen (16) views. Include a minimum of four (4) interior (living room/family room, kitchen, master suite and master bath) and three (3) exteriors (front and rear and rear/side elevation) per entry.

Categories 21-22 and 23-25 - Rental Apartment, Recreational Facility - Must include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement and Floor Plan. Submit a JPEG image of the master site plan or project site plan. Within the images submitted please address community, neighborhood spirit, environmental issues, topography and innovative solutions. Sample of images can be pulled from: entry monuments (project name can be shown), streetscapes, aerial view(s) of the community (if possible), common areas, recreational facilities (clubhouse exterior, golf course, tennis, playing fields, marina, tot lots, bike paths, fitness trails, etc.) relationship of automobile to community (circulation, parking, etc.). For Rental Apartment Communities we recommend additional images showing overall view of the community and/or special architectural or planning features. Site plan should show overall site or typical cluster, with streets, alleys and commons. Data should include net density, number of units and number of building for total project. Submit one floor plan as an example of the most representative models/plans within the complex. Include total square footage excluding garages and porches, and room dimensions or approximate scale. You should submit one to two building plans to illustrate methods of attachment, garage access, etc. A minimum of ten (10) views is required. A maximum of twenty (20) are permitted.

Categories 26-27 - Residential Remodeling - Must Include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement, Site Plan and “Before” and “After” Floor Plans. Submit a minimum of four (4) interior and three (3) exterior “before” views and a minimum of four (4) interior and three (3) exterior “after” views of each entry. All views, before and after, must be taken from the same view. A maximum of sixteen (16) views are permitted. IDENTIFY THESE IMAGES AS “BEFORE” and “AFTER” via this method: 01-001 A BEFORE ELEV; 01-001 B AFTER ELEV….

Categories 28-37 - Kitchen and Bath - Must include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement and Floor Plan. Submit a floor plan of the kitchen or bath area. Include a minimum of three (3) views demonstrating the design features of the kitchen and bath and its relationship to adjoining rooms. Entry can include exterior views if pertinent to design and room function (e.g., greenhouse window, skylights, etc.). A maximum of six (6) views are permitted.

Categories 38-48 and 49-53 - Interior Merchandising/Detailing - Must Include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement, and Floor Plan. Submit 8” x 10” PDF floor plan featuring furniture placement and a minimum of six (6) interior views, per entry, including shots of the living room, dining room, kitchen, master suite, master bath and family room, den or other room of your choice. No exterior views are required. A maximum of twelve (12) views are permitted.

Category 54-59 - Landscape Design/Pool Design - ust Include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement,  and Site Plan or Landscape Plan. Submit at least eight (8) views demonstrating the overall creativity and use of plant materials, hardscape elements and waterscape elements. Include images representing the relationship of house to landscape design including pool deck. A maximum of ten (10) are permitted.

Categories 60-69 - Energy, Water, Natural Gas, Green Construction and Solar - Must Include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement, plus Energy, Solar, Natural Gas, Green or Water Entry Forms, Site Plan and Floor Plan. Submit a minimum of four (4) interior (showing cost efficient appliances) and three (3) exterior (showing landscape materials and/or water-saving appliances) per entry. A maximum of 12 views are permitted.

Energy, Water, Natural Gas, Solar and Green Entries- COMPLETE ADDITIONAL FORMS ONLINE. Contact Lynne Edwards at ledwards@fhba.com for more info.

Green Building - Please submit a PDF or Word Document online from your certifying agent providing that the guidelines were followed and that set goals for significant improvements in energy efficiency, air quality, on-site waste recycling and reduction in water use. Contact Lynne Edwards at ledwards@fhba.com for more info.

Categories 70-75 - Commercial Project - Must Include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement, Site Plan and Floor Plan (save plans as PDF format.) Submit a typical building footprint incorporating individual unit floor plans, main entrance to the project, interior entry, common areas, office/retail space and business work space. Submit a minimum of four (4) interior images. A maximum of ten (10) images are required.

Categories 76-78 and 77-79 Commercial and Residential/Mixed Use* Land Development- Must Include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement and Floor Plan. Submit an 8” x 10” of the master site plan or project site plan in PDF format. Within the images submitted please address community, neighborhood spirit, environmental issues, topography and innovative solutions. Sample of images can be pulled from: entry monuments (project name can be shown), streetscapes, aerial view(s) of the community (if possible), common areas, recreational facilities (clubhouse exterior, golf course, tennis, playing fields, marina, tot lots, bike paths, fitness trails, etc.) relationship of automobile to community (circulation, parking, etc.). For Residential development we recommend additional images showing overall view of the community and/or special architectural or planning features. Site plan should show overall site or typical cluster, with streets, alleys and commons. Data should include net density, number of units and number of building for total project. Submit one floor plan for each model or plan, or a set of the most representative models/plans. Include total square footage excluding garages and porches, and room dimensions or approximate scale. You should submit one to two building plans to illustrate methods of attachment, garage access, etc. A minimum of ten (10) views is required. A maximum of twenty (20) are permitted.

*Definition of Mixed Use Building

Mixed use refers to the combining of retail/commercial and/or service uses with residential or office use in the same building or on the same site in one (1) of the following ways:

A.  Vertical Mixed Use. A single structure with the above floors used for residential or office use and a portion of the ground floor for retail/commercial or service uses.

B.  Horizontal Mixed Use - Attached. A single structure which provides retail/commercial or service use in the portion fronting the public or private street with attached residential or office uses behind.

Category 83-84 Remodeling for Commercial Space/Renovation of Office/Retail - Must Include Project Information Form, Marketing Statement, Materials and Key Products, Site Plan and “Before” and “After” Floor Plans. Submit a minimum of four (4) interior and three (3) exterior “before” views and a minimum of four (4) interior and three (3) exterior “after” views of each entry. All views, before and after, must be taken from the same view. A maximum of sixteen (16) views are permitted.

Category 85 - Retirement Community - Must include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement, Floor Plan and Site Plan. Submit a typical building footprint incorporating individual unit floor plans, main entrance to the community (project name can be shown), interior entry, common areas (including lounge, dining room, activities, etc.), recreational facilities, and a minimum of four (4) interior views from 2 different units. A minimum of ten (10) views are required. A maximum of twenty (20) are permitted.

Categories 86-88 Site Planning categories- Must Include Project Information Form, Materials and Key Products, Marketing Statement and Site Plan. (RENDERINGS ARE ALLOWED FOR ALL SUBMITTED IMAGES TO SHOW FUTURE DESIGN OF COMMUNITY) Submit an 8” x 10” Rendering as a JPG and aerial views of the master site plan or project site plan in PDF format. Within the images submitted please address community, neighborhood spirit, environmental issues, topography and innovative solutions. Sample of images can be pulled from: entry monuments (project name can be shown), streetscapes, aerial view(s) of the community (if possible), common areas, recreational facilities (clubhouse exterior, golf course, tennis, playing fields, marina, tot lots, bike paths, fitness trails, etc.) relationship of automobile to community (circulation, parking, etc.). For Residential development we recommend additional images showing overall view of the community and/or special architectural or planning features. Site plan should show overall site or typical cluster, with streets, alleys and commons. Data should include net density, number of units and number of building for total project. Submit one floor plan for each model or plan, or a set of the most representative models/plans. Include total square footage excluding garages and porches, and room dimensions or approximate scale. You should submit one to two building plans to illustrate methods of attachment, garage access, etc. A minimum of ten (10) views is required. A maximum of twenty (20) are permitted.

NOTE: Entries failing to meet specified requirements, including detailed fact sheet information, and those entries failing to include the appropriate materials and minimum quantities, will be DISQUALIFIED prior to the official judging with NO REFUND.

Contact Lynne Edwards at 1-800261-9447 ext 109 with questions or by email at ledwards@fhba.com.