The Top 100 Homes in the 2022 Registered Master Builders House of the Year Competition have been announced.

A total of 16 of the top 100 homes are located in the Bay of Plenty.

Featured Bay of Plenty companies on the list included Calley Homes, David Reid Homes Taupō, Duncan Hare Builders, Fairbairn Builders, Framed Builders, Genxhornes BOP, Gudsell Designer Homes, Hairnes Building, Kuriger Builders Tauranga, Mode NZ, NAS Construction, Reside Construction, Todd Grey Builders, Transform Construction, and Urbo Homes.

The competition celebrates the very best in residential buildings.

This year, the regional competition had more than 295 entries across eight regions, and each home was assessed by a panel of experienced judges.

Tauranga's Calley Homes "Resene New Home" category winner. Photo: Supplied.

Registered Master Builders chief executive David Kelly says the awards have been recognising the very best houses, quality builders and craftsmen across New Zealand since 1991.

'Every year we are blown away by the levels of skill, workmanship and innovation displayed by Master Builders across Aotearoa. The awards are a great opportunity to celebrate building excellence and recognise our builder's ability to build quality homes for New Zealanders.”

Representing the top entrants in this year's regional competitions held in September and October, the Top 100 Homes will now go through a strict judging process to determine the winners of the 2022 competition.

The national awards will recognise the Supreme Renovation of the Year, Supreme House of the Year Over $1 million and the Supreme House of the Year Under $1 million, which is a new award introduced this year to recognise the outstanding builds within a lower price bracket.

'We are very pleased to introduce the new Supreme House of the Year Under $1 million Award this year. The introduction of this award reflects the range of high-quality homes across different prices brackets that we see throughout the country.”

Mode NZ came in under the "Builders Own Home" category in Tauranga. Photo: Supplied.

There are also 15 other award categories.

These include the Pink Batts Craftsmanship Award, two Feature Home Awards and four Lifestyle Awards, including the APL Sustainable and Environmental Excellence Award, Plumbing World Bathroom Excellence Award, Kitchen Excellence Award and Outdoor Living Excellence Award.

Faye Pearson, House of the Year judge, was impressed by the calibre of homes she saw while judging the regional entrants this year.

There were a few interesting trends that she picked up on, such as more consideration to the footprint of the home.

Todd Grey Builders' home located in Tauranga won the "New Home Over $4 million". Photo: Supplied.

'We are starting to see entries, whether they are a permanent place of residence or a weekend retreat, where owners have considered the size of the footprint of the home. Cleverly designed compact layouts, multi-use spaces and well-crafted fit outs are a just a few of the greatly designed spaces we are seeing.

Tauranga's Calley Homes "Resene New Home" category winner. Photo: Supplied.

'Every year I am impressed with the creativity and standard of building. Builders are always extremely proud of their entries, and the effort their team puts in. It is great to see their passion for this industry as they present to us for judging.”

Todd Grey Builders' home located in Tauranga won the "New Home Over $4 million". Photo: Supplied.

The awards also recognise the building and construction sectors' contribution to the New Zealand economy.

The Awards are made possible through the support of Altus Window Systems, Bunnings Trade, CARTERS, GIB, Master Build 10-Year Guarantee, Pink Batts, Plumbing World, Resene and APL Window Solutions.