Quality Building Award 2020 is open for nominations under the following six categories:

CATEGORIES	NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Hong Kong Residential (Single Building)	Nominated new buildings must be a single independent structure/ single tower, not part of a complex containing other buildings. The Major Function of the nominated building must be for residential use.
Hong Kong Residential Multiple Buildings)	Nominated new buildings must be a group of buildings/ more than a single tower of similar kinds, which form a residential complex. The Major Function of the nominated multiple buildings must be for residential use.
Hong Kong Non-Residential (New Building - Government, Institution or Community)	The Major Function of the nominated new building must be for Government, Institution or Community use. Nominated new buildings may be single or multiple buildings.
Hong Kong Non-Residential (New Building – Non-Government, Institution or Community)	The Major Function of the nominated new building must be for non-residential use or non-GIC use. Nominated new buildings may be single or multiple buildings.
Hong Kong Building (Renovation / Revitalization)	Any nominated existing building must have undergone and completed a renovation, restoration, revitalization or similar process to its physical structure and/or communal facilities. Nominated existing buildings may be residential or non-residential building.
Building Outside Hong Kong	Nominated buildings must be outside the territorial limits of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Nominated buildings can be new or existing building. Any nominated existing building must have undergone and completed a renovation, restoration, revitalization or similar process to its physical structure and/or communal facilities. The Major Function of the nominated building may be a residential or non-residential building.

The finalists will be awarded with the following award types:

Award Type	Description
Quality Excellence Award	Only one Quality Excellence Award will be presented to a project within the territorial limits of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, with an outstanding OVERALL quality that is judged to be the BEST among all the Grand Award Winners.
Grand Awards*	There will be a Grand Award Winner(s) for each nomination category. This is the highest recognition to projects at the category level.
Merits*	There will be recognition of merit(s) for each nomination category.
Finalists*	There will be recognition of finalist(s) for each nomination that has passed the first screening, site visits and that has been presented at the Finalist Presentation to Jury Panel cum Conference. #Finalist qualification will be usurped if the project team is unable to present at the Finalist Presentation to Jury Panel cum Conference.

* QBA 2020 Organizing Committee reserves the right not to bestow an award if the Jury Panel deems that no nomination is worth receiving that particular award. The decision of the Jury Panel shall be final.