2025 REMEDIAL BUILDING INDUSTRY
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
SYDNEY 10 OCTOBER 2025
2025 REMEDIAL BUILDING INDUSTRY
Dear ACRA members,
Welcome to your 13th Biennial ACRA Awards for Remedial Building Excellence
We are pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the 13th biennial ACRA Remedial Building Industry Excellence Awards!
Projects encompassing all facets of the remedial building industry are eligible to enter. Submission for the Remedial Building Industry Excellence awards can include concrete repair, waterproofing, general refurbishment or other remedial works that demonstrate the breadth of experience and project challenges in our industry. ACRA’s Excellence Awards showcase our members’ outstanding work across a wide range of property sectors, including infrastructure and buildings.
We are looking for projects that are “Promoting Excellence in the Remedial Building Industry”, and encourage entries from all project values, whether it is a small but challenging $5,000 repair job or a large and complex $5,000,000 repair job.
Apart from entries to the Long-Term Performance Award for projects completed prior to June 2018, all other entries must have been completed between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2025.
Winners will be announced at the ACRA Awards gala evening, to be held on Friday, 10 October 2025 in Sydney NSW.
We look forward to receiving your entries and celebrating on the night.
Entries must be submitted by 1st July 2025.
Yours sincerely
Karen Amery
ACRA President
Award Categories
The following is a guide to how the award categories are determined:
- 1. Entries will only be accepted from ACRA corporate members. Select the relevant industry, discipline(s) and contract value applicable to the project. You can nominate up to three (3) award categories for each project.
- 2. Once all entries are received, the awards committee will organise the entries into ‘Award Categories’ so that like projects compete with like projects. For example, a $50,000 residential project will compete with projects of similar contract value and complexity.
- 3. If two or less entries are received in a particular category, then the entry may be combined into another similar category to compete with projects of similar size and complexity. This may eliminate a particular category from the Awards.
- 4. Entrants will be notified what category their application has been placed into once entries have been organised into Award Categories by the awards committee.
- 5. Applications will then be submitted to the independent judging panel to determine the winners in each Award Category. Final categories are at the judging committee’s discretion.
Award Categories
Category 1 Services
Category 1.1 Investigations
Category 1.2 Concrete Repair
Category 1.3 Waterproofing
Category 1.4 Strengthening | Protective Coating | Cathodic Protection
Category 2 Building
Category 2.1 Commercial | Civic | Institutional
Category 2.2 Multi Residential
Category 2.3 Industrial | Marine Structures
Category 2.4 Heritage
Category 3 Infrastructure
Category 3.1 Wharves | Marine
Category 3.2 Bridges | Transport
Category 4 Project Value
Category 4.1 Small project under $500,000
Category 4.2 Mega project over $10,000,000
Category 5 Research, Design and Innovation
Entries are invited for innovation in all areas of remedial building works. Entries in Categories 5 will be judged principally on their significance to the investigation, design or innovation of remedial building and protection technology, materials, systems or design to enable a project to be undertaken and completed successfully.
In assessing the entries for Categories 1 to 5 the judges will consider several factors that align with the objectives of ACRA in promoting remedial building excellence. Judges will consider the overall project, its investigation, and remedial solution(s), as well as the innovative and economic treatment of the structure, with emphasis on the appropriateness of the solution to the client’s requirements. Focus will be on specific references to the unique ways in which the project was innovative or posed difficulty in execution, timing etc.
Judging criteria may include:
- Relevance – Are the remedial solutions relevant to the function of the structure?
- Economy – Are the remedial solutions economical compared with alternative repair techniques? Potential for cost & program time savings
- Innovation – Are the remedial solutions clever in terms of making economies or saving time or using new technology?
- Difficulty – Were there any constraints that made the project difficult? Originality & uniqueness of the situation
- Aesthetics – Was it considered in the case of a building or heritage structure?
- Client requirements – Were the client requirements sufficiently addressed and benefits for the client?
- Effect on occupants/users – Were the effects on occupants/users considered and sufficiently addressed?
- Use of sound engineering principles, processes and practices – What was the standard of prior investigation and analysis and design of the repairs?
- Environment & Sustainability – Where any environmental considerations given?
- Does the project support local research organisations and is there any evidence of team work between industry and research? (Benefits to universities, CSIRO, etc)
- Sustainability, long term impact on asset life cycle and durability.
Category 6 Long-Term / Durability Performance
Entries are invited for projects completed more than 7 years ago that have achieved long-term durability and performance.
Key requirements include long-term testing and inspection records, client testimonials, and retention of aesthetics and overall serviceability or function of the maintained structure.
Judging criteria for this award may include:
- Serviceability / function maintained
- Long-term testing records
- Long-term inspection records
- Client testimonies
- Retention of aesthetics
Extraordinary ACRA Awards
The following awards will be awarded at the discretion of the ACRA President and Board. Awards will be only given for exceptional excellence in these categories. The Special Awards may be presented at the 2025 ACRA awards gala evening or another occasion nominated by the ACRA Board.
ACRA Remedial Building Industry Excellence Award
In honour of Mr Michael Rutherford
The 2025 Excellence Award will be named in honour and memory of the ACRA Immediate Past President, and Director of Conspectus (QLD) Pty Ltd, Mr Michael Rutherford. Mike was a founding member of the Queensland branch and appointed as ACRA Board Vice President in 2021 and in October 2023 he was appointed as President of ACRA. On 12 December 2023 the ACRA community was deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our serving President.
“Mike was a consistent and unwavering presence, providing a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and guidance to the remedial industry. His departure leaves an irreplaceable void that will be felt across our community.”
It is open to the judges to present this award to an entry from any of the categories above which, through its outstanding achievement or contribution to the repair industry, promotes the goals of the association and its members. This is awarded by the independent judging panel.
Please note that all entries from all categories will be judged for the “REMEDIAL BUILDING INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE IN HONOUR OF MR MICHAEL RUTHERFORD” award and this requires no extra application or fee.
ACRA President’s Award
The President’s Award is selected by the ACRA President in recognition of a significant contribution to and/or achievement to promote excellence in the remedial building industry.
There is no formal entry required to be eligible for this award. Any President’s Award recipient (s) may or may not be an ACRA member. The award may be given to an individual, group or another type of entity. Nominations will be accepted from ACRA members via an email to awards@acrassoc.com.au, maximum 500 words by COB 1 July 2025. No fee is required for the nomination. The President may consider nominations from ACRA members and other sources.
Please note that the following information could be included when making a nomination for the President’s Award
- Your connection with the nominee, including how long you have known the nominee and in what capacity.
- Provide relevant examples of the nominee’s contribution to promoting excellence in remedial building or significant contribution to ACRA and/or the remedial building industry.
- A statement as to why you support the nomination.
- Any other relevant information that you believe supports the nomination.
- A second reference supporting the nomination is preferred and will be considered favourably.
ACRA Life Membership
Life membership is an honour bestowed on an individual who is currently or formerly an ACRA Individual or employee of a Corporate member who’s exceptional, and outstanding service and contribution has provided measurable benefit to the association over an extended period of time.
The ACRA Board invites nominations by current ACRA members of nominees to be considered for an award of ACRA Life Membership. Any nomination made must be supported by a submission which allows the ACRA Board to determine whether the nominee is suitable for this award. An Honorary Life Membership may be awarded to a current or former ACRA member who may have retired from their profession.
Please note that the following information could be included when making a nomination for Life or Honorary
Life Membership:
- Your connection with the nominee, including how long you have known the nominee and in what capacity.
- Any relevant current and previous professional positions held by the nominee.
- Any relevant current and previous ACRA positions held by the nominee.
- Any relevant examples of the nominee’s distinguished and meritorious service (including dates if known) to ACRA and/or the remedial building industry.
- A statement as to why you support the nomination.
- Any other relevant information that you believe supports the nomination.
- A second reference supporting the nomination is preferred and will be considered highly regarded.
Nominations will be accepted from ACRA members via an email to awards@acrassoc.com.au, maximum 250 words by COB 1 July 2025. No fee is required for the nomination. The ACRA President and Board may consider nominations from ACRA members and other sources.
Award Application Process
Applications are only open to ACRA Corporate Consultant, Contractor, or Supplier Members.
The closing date for all entries will be at COB on 1 July 2025. No late entries will be accepted.
To Apply
Click on the following link to commence your application. On the payment of the $550 (excl GST) application fee, you will receive a confirmation email that will provide you with the links to the Electronic or Manual Application Form, and process.
The cost of each category entry is $550 including transaction fees, excluding GST.
The entry shall include the following:
- The completed entry form. For manual entry forms send to awards@acrassoc.com.au. Do not send videos.
- Do not exceed the word limit provided for each response area.
- A 100 word (maximum) description of the project and its highlights which will also be used for promotional purposes and read out on the awards night.
- Up to 10 selected photos which will be used for promotional purposes and 1 main photo which would be placed on the award if you win.
- Relevant project drawings and/or documentation (no brochures) all electronic.
- Up to 30 additional photos of your project in .JPG format.
- These photos may also be used on the awards night and on the ACRA website and other ACRA promotions.
- Entries submitted previously in 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020 & 2023 will not be accepted again for the same category. They can, however, be submitted for the Long-Term Performance category if completed more than 7 years ago (Category 6).
We would like to wish you all the very best with your entry submissions. If you have any comments or queries regarding the awards or the submissions, please do not hesitate to email us at awards@acrassoc.com.au or phone (02) 5041 050
RULES AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
- Entry Submission:
- Entries must be submitted either through ACRA’s 2025 Awards web page here or by downloading the application form and emailing it to awards@acrassoc.com.au.
- Entry submissions must be completed by 01 July 2025.
- Each entry must include a $550 entry fee upon submission. If the application does not meet the necessary ACRA requirements, reimbursement will be provided.
- Entry Requirements:
- Each entry must include a summary demonstrating excellence in remedial building, detailing how the entry significantly contributes to the advancement of application, knowledge, and understanding in remedial building disciplines. Note: This information will be published as entered for judging, promotion, and programs.
- Entries must focus on ‘excellence’ in the use of remedial building or the contribution of the entry to significantly increasing knowledge and understanding in remedial building disciplines.
- Judging and Evaluation:
- Judges’ evaluations are based on the information provided.
- Judges are not restricted from seeking additional information about any entry from any sources they wish.
- Compliance and Rights:
- Entrants must agree to allow the submitted information to be used for ACRA marketing. Entrants must assign copyright for such use of all entry materials to ACRA.
- ACRA has sole discretion to determine whether an entry complies.
- ACRA reserves the right to: vary the method of presentations; postpone or cancel the ACRA Remedial Industry Excellence Award program for any reason; refuse to accept an entry not in the best interests of the Awards program or the mission of ACRA; move an entry into a more relevant category; and supplement the pool of entries with other entries.
