The RICS Awards showcase the most inspirational initiatives and developments in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. They recognise outstanding achievement, teamwork and companies.
The 2022 RICS Awards Hong Kong bestow both local and global recognition. They recognise industry leading achievements and demonstrate the upholding of the highest standards of professionalism and ethics by individuals and teams across the built and natural environments.
We invite individuals, teams and organisations to nominate their achievements, professionalism and ethics to the world stage and showcase the best of the built environment from Hong Kong.
All shortlisted nominations will be promoted across the APAC region and winners will be showcased as the top performers in Hong Kong. Be sure to submit your nominations in 2022 to share your story and achievements with the industry.
Nominations are now open. The deadline for submissions is COB Friday 24 June 2022.
Before you submit or even begin preparing your submission materials, please be sure to read the:
Nominations close COB Friday 24 June 2022. Nominations should be submitted via the Awardsforce platform and must be received by RICS by the deadline.
Shortlisted candidates will be announced in August 2022.
The winners will be announced in October 2022.
We are hopeful that we will be able to conclude the 2022 program with an in-person dinner in Hong Kong, but will be monitoring the local restrictions closely and releasing details closer to the time.
Team Awards
Category |
Description |
Criteria |
Agency Team of the Year |
This award acknowledges companies, teams and/or consortia demonstrating excellence in providing agency services related to the acquisition, sale, or leasing of properties in the office, retail, industrial or residential sectors. |
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Best Deal of the Year |
Nominated transaction must BE from a project which satisfies the date requirement in the “Entry rules and procedures”. Nominated transaction can be related to leasing, buying or selling. |
Additional criteria Outcome and achievement
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Construction Project Management Team of the Year |
Nominated team may be an inhouse team or the service provider or contractors of a construction project
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Additional criteria Teamwork
Innovation & technology
Outcome & achievement
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Corporate Social Responsibility Project of the Year |
Nominated project and major/key team member must operate or be located in Hong Kong.
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Additional criteria Professionalism
Outcome and achievement
Teamwork
Innovation and technology
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Facilities Management Team of the Year |
Awarded to a company, team or consortia responsible for the delivery of outstanding facilities management services. These services might ensure functionality, comfort, safety and/or efficiency of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and/or technology. The award is open to facilities management service providers or teams within property owner organisations who are delivering services in-house.
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Property Management Team of the Year |
Awarded to a company, team or consortia responsible for outstanding tenant relationship management, financial management and asset management. Nominated team may be a service provider or the inhouse team of a property owner. |
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Quantity Surveying Team of the Year |
Celebrating the success of quantity surveyors, this award recognises teams engaged in outstanding quantity surveying projects including but not limited to cost planning, tax depreciation, and contract management. |
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Refurbishment/Revitalisation Team of the Year |
Nominated team may be an inhouse team of a property owner or a service provider.
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Additional criteria Professionalism
Outcome and achievement
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Research Team of the Year |
Nominated team must focus on technology research or application of technology which can benefit the building/surveying industry as a whole.
• Nominated team must operate or station in Hong Kong.
Nomination must cover a research project that satisfies the completion/launch date requirement in the “Award Entry Rules”. |
Additional criteria Professionalism
Outcome & achievement
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Valuation Team of the Year |
This award recognises teams involved in valuation services which uphold international standards and give confidence to end-users for their objectivity, independence and reliability on both commercial and/or residential projects. |
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Special Category Team Awards
Sustainability Award |
This award demonstrates how innovation, design or construction techniques have been utilised by a team or client to address environmental challenges and improve the sustainability of the project outcome. |
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Individual Awards
Young Achiever of the Year
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The future of our profession rests on the shoulders of emerging professionals. The Young Achiever of the Year Award acknowledges one outstanding individual who has achieved excellence in their field. The individual selected will embody the highest standards of professionalism, be a role-model for their peers and be capable of making an outstanding contribution to the profession in the course of their future career. The individual must be 35 years old or younger during the 2021 calendar year (i.e. he/she must be born on or after 1 January 1986). |
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Woman of the Built Environment Award |
The woman of the built environment award recognises the outstanding contributions and achievements of senior women to our industry. The award celebrates inspirational role models to inspire the next generation of diverse professionals. Women from all disciplines of the industry are encouraged to enter.
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Additional criteria:
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Lifetime Achiever |
Recognising commitment to RICS and the wider profession, the Lifetime Achievement Award is the most prestigious award for built environment professionals. |
The presentation of this award is subject to the determination of a panel that the recipient is worthy of this significant honour.
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The judging panel will consider nominations against the following criteria, weighted based on the category of the award.
All nominations should demonstrate a commitment to professional ethics and a commitment to the highest ideals of professionalism. Further details about RICS’ commitment to ethics can be found at rics.org/ethics
Team awards
Nominations in the team awards category are assessed with a weighting against five categories:
Special Category Team Awards
Innovation Award:
Nominations for the Innovation Award category are assessed with a weighting against five categories:
Sustainability Award
Nominations for the Innovation Award category are assessed with a weighting against five categories:
Individual awards
Nominations in the individual awards category are assessed alongside two overarching criteria:
Professionalism
Outcome and achievement
Teamwork
Innovation
Sustainability
Team and company awards
Individual awards
Young Achiever of the Year Award
Nomination check list
Each submission must be accompanied by specific submission materials, which will be reviewed by the judges.
Your submission should include:
It's time to submit
Have you double-checked the guidelines for submission materials, criteria and entry rules? Do you have all of the necessary information? If so, it's time to submit your nomination.
By clicking the “Submit your nomination” button, you will be directed to complete the online submission form and upload your supporting materials online. You do not need to complete your nomination in one go, you will be able to save your progress and return to it later, while the submission window is open.
Submission materials must be received by COB Friday 24 June 2022. If you have any questions, please contact awards@rics.org
Nomination fee
A fee of HKD2,500 will be collected for each nomination and is non-refundable. This nomination fee includes one registration to the 2022 Hong Kong Annual Conference in July.