The Green Building Award 2025 (GBA 2025) covers FIVE Award Categories, including New Buildings (NB), Existing Buildings (EB), Research & Planning (RP), Building Products & Technologies (BPT) and Green Building Leadership (GBL). Please refer to Award Categories for more details.
 

No, there is neither a new Main Category nor Sub-Category in GBA 2025.
 

We do not accept nomination(s) submitted by hard copy nor directly via email. You are required to submit the nomination(s) online through this website. Online Submission is available from 22 April 2025 till 6:00pm (Hong Kong Time) on 13 June 2025. You are recommended to study the Nomination Kit and check the Sample Forms to get ready for the information needed ahead.
 

Each applicant should register to create ONE Login Account. Multiple nominations could be managed under one login account.

Once you have obtained the login account, you may fill in the Online Nomination Form according to the instructions on the website and submit the required documents by 6:00pm, 13 June 2025. An auto email will be sent to all contact persons of the nomination upon successful submission.

Check out the Online Submission Guideline for more information. Should you encounter any problems while completing the Online Nomination Form, kindly reach out to the GBA 2025 Secretariat at [email protected].
 

Any project can be nominated, provided it has never received any Grand Award in the past 2 editions under the same Sub-Category from the previous Green Building Awards.

Any organisation can be nominated, provided it has never received any Pioneer Award in the past 2 editions under the same Sub-Category from the previous Green Building Awards.

Please refer to Eligibility for more details.

 

The Award accepts nominations from projects operating in Hong Kong and outside Hong Kong. However, the applicant should be a Hong Kong-based organisation, institution, government department, registered company, or individual who is a permanent resident in Hong Kong. All applicants should have direct involvement in the nominated project, research or product.
 

The nomination deadline is 13 June 2025 at 6:00pm (Hong Kong Time).

 

Please refer to the Nomination Kit and Sample Forms for more information.
 

Please refer to Part 1 and Appendix 1 of the Nomination Kit for more information.
 

The list of GBA 2025 Finalists will be announced in Early August 2025. Finalists will be invited to submit the Final Technical Presentation for a 15-minute presentation (tentative) during the Final Judging on 6 or 7 September 2025. Alternative arrangements for 13-14 September will be made in the event of adverse weather conditions on 6-7 September.

The announcement of GBA 2025 Award Winners will be made during the Award Presentation Ceremony in Early / Mid November. Please refer to the Key Dates and stay tuned to the upcoming Announcement.
 

The 4 categories of New Buildings (NB), Existing Buildings (EB), Research & Planning (RP), and Building Products & Technologies (BPT) apply to building or building-related projects at the case level, and winners will be bestowed with either Grand Award or Merit Award; whilst the category of Green Building Leadership (GBL) applies to organisations at the strategic level, and winners will be bestowed with Pioneer Award.

Additionally, the Special Citations on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Green Financing (newly added for GBA 2025) only apply to Completed Projects of the New Buildings (NB) Category & Completed Projects of the Existing Buildings (EB) Category that have been shortlisted as Finalists.
 

More specifically, the categories of New Buildings (NB) and Existing Buildings (EB) apply to building-specific projects at the case level; Research & Planning (RP), and Building Products & Technologies (BPT) categories apply to building-related projects at the case level however with a broader range - these may include green building-related publications, studies, solutions, tools, innovative systems, or other relevant formats. Green Building Leadership (GBL) category only applies to organisations at the strategic level.
 

Not necessarily. All Award Winners are at the discretion of the Jurors. There could be one, multiple, or even no winners selected for each Sub-Category.
 

Only Finalists are eligible to compete for the awards and special citations. The Special Citation serves as a special recognition for outstanding performance specifically related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) or Green Financing. It may be bestowed to one or more Finalists or Awarded Projects, meaning that a project does not need to win an Award to receive the Special Citation.
 

The Special Citation on Green Financing is newly added for GBA 2025 and will be open for applicants’ submission after the announcement of Finalists in early August. Only Finalists are eligible to compete for this special citation. A separate form will be provided for interested applicants to elaborate on the green financing details and related impacts of the project. This Special Citation only applies to Completed Projects of the New Buildings (NB) Category and Completed Projects of the Existing Buildings (EB) Category.

Further information will be announced in early August 2025 after the announcement of Finalists.