Ninth

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSIN

G 

AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

nd 

2005 

HUD and the nation’s homebuilders 

are turning dreams into realities. 

Through collaborative public/ 

private partnerships in communities throughout the country, we 

are creating new homebuying 

opportunities for lower-income 

households by removing the 

barriers to affordable housing, 

minimizing regulatory obstacles, 

and educating potential homeowners. Our goal is to line 

America’s streets with affordable, 

accessible, well-designed, and 

well-built homes that enhance 

and embrace the neighborhood. 

Alphonso Jackson 

Secretary 
REGISTRATION FORM 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Alphonso Jackson, in partnership with 

Professional Builder magazine and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), announces the ninth 

annual HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence competition as part of the annual Best in American Living Award. 

The HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence recognizes design excellence produced through cooperative public/ 

private efforts that expand homeownership opportunities for underserved American families. 

Criteria 

Each entry for the 2005 HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence 

must meet the following criteria: 

1.	 The home is affordable to people with incomes less than 

80 percent of the area median income. 

2.	 The first home must have been completed or the first model 

home opened after May 1, 2004, and before July 15, 2005. 

3.	 The sales price of the home is below 85 percent of the 

median home price of the metropolitan statistical area (MSA). 

Please visit www.nahb.org/hoi to view the NAHB/Wells 

Fargo Housing Opportunity Index, complete listing, sorted 

alphabetically, to get your MSA’s median sales price. If you 

have questions, call 800–368–5242, ext. 8343. 

4.	 The home was built through a collaboration of local government, private industry (e.g., builders, Realtors®, and 

lenders), and nonprofit and/or community groups. 

5.	 The home embodies design excellence as defined by the 

Affordable Housing Design Advisor (see www.designadvisor.org 

for more information). Discuss how the project meets users’ 

needs, understands and responds to the Design Advisor’s 

content, enhances its neighborhood, and is built to last. 

6.	 The home demonstrates innovation in one or more of the 

following ways: 

•	 Uses PATH-identified technologies (see


www.pathnet.org for more information).


•	 Overcomes regulatory barriers. 

•	 Conserves energy and water; reduces construction waste. 

•	 Improves the construction process to reduce cost or 

increase efficiency. 

Note: To be selected as a winner, a project is required to provide accessibility. If the project is covered by the accessibility 

provisions of the Fair Housing Act, the project must meet the 

provisions of the Act to qualify for an award. For more information, 

refer to www.hud.gov/groups/fairhousing.cfm. 

Applicants should not supply any information other than this 

registration form. After submitting this form, each applicant will 

receive a notebook containing a checklist, detailed entry forms, 

and instructions for organizing entry exhibits. 

Registration forms and the registration fee for each entry for the 

2005 HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence must be received 

at Professional Builder magazine no later than July 1, 2005. All 

entry notebooks must be postmarked no later than July 15, 2005, 

to be eligible for inclusion in the 2005 HUD Secretary’s Award 

for Excellence competition. Registration fees are $100 for each 

entry in this category. Make checks payable to Best in American 

Living Award. A panel of HUD judges will select the winners for 

Platinum, Gold, and Silver awards. 

For questions regarding HUD application submissions, 

please contact— 

Andrea Vrankar 

HUD Cleveland Office 

Telephone: 216–522–4058, ext. 7128 

andrea_vrankar@hud.gov 

Mail or fax completed registration form with entry fee to— 

The HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence 

Best in American Living Award 

Judy Brociek 

2000 Clearwater Drive 

Oak Brook, IL 60523–8809 

Telephone: 630–288–8184 

Fax: 630–288–8145 

Public announcement of the 2005 winners will be at the 62nd 

NAHB International Builders’ Show, January 11–14, 2006, in 

Orlando, Florida. Winners will be presented awards during a 

ceremony sponsored by NAHB, Professional Builder magazine, 

and several leading building product manufacturers. 

Please type or print 

Name 

Company/organization 

Address 

City/State/ZIP 

Daytime phone 

Check one 

❑ Builder ❑ Private developer ❑ Architect 

❑ Nonprofit ❑ Local government 

❑ Other (specify) 

Check one 

❑ Check enclosed ❑ VISA 

❑ MasterCard ❑ American Express 

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I am submitting a total of $ 

for the 2005 HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence 

competition. Please send me an entry notebook.