The Student Home Design Competition will be held at the Connecticut Convention Center during the Connecticut Home & Remodeling Show, March 7 – 9, 2025.
For 76 years the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Central Connecticut has held a Student Home Design contest as part of the Connecticut Home & Remodeling Show. Starting in 1948, the Student Home Design Competition allows students from all Connecticut high schools the opportunity to demonstrate their creative and technical skills and to be recognized for their talents. Additionally, they are provided with the opportunity to win scholarships and awards.
The Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Central Connecticut sponsors the Student Home Design Competition for students in grades 9 – 12 that are enrolled in design or drafting courses in public and technical high schools across the state.
Each student must include a scale model home with presentation drawings that meet specific criteria. This year’s criteria are to design a three bedroom home not to exceed 2,000 square feet of floor space and the students must include three National Association of Home Builders Model Green Building Guidelines.
NOTICE: New Model Drop Off Date: Thursday, March 6th.
Download the 2025 Student Home Design Competition Rules & Entry Form (PDF) below:
2025 Student Home Design Competition Rules and Entry Form
For Instructors: Download the 2025 Student Design Contest Letter to Schools (PDF) below:
2025 Student Design Contest Letter To Schools
Links to help with your design:
Home Innovation Research Labs™ Green Homes & Products
You can also download this booklet published by the National Association of Home Builders:
NAHB Building Greener, Building Better
The first place design will win a $1,000 cash prize and a $1,500 scholarship for students pursuing further educational degrees.
Watch A Student’s Design Journey
What You Can Win
All completed entries from each school are to be submitted for official judging. Awards will be as follows:
$1,000 cash prize will be awarded to the winner and a $1,500 scholarship shall be presented upon evidence of matriculation in one of the programs listed below:
- Architecture
- Construction Management
- Construction Technology
- Structural Engineering
- Civil Engineering
Scholarships shall be presented upon graduation from high school and is to be used within two (2) years of that time. The school of the student winning first place shall receive a plaque which includes the name of the school, the teacher and the student.
Additional awards may be given for areas of excellence. In the past, these categories included – at the judge’s discretion:
Energy Efficiency
Accessibility
Structural Detail
Unique Model Presentation
Best First Time Entry for a School
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2024 Student Design Award Winners
