The 2025 Sustainability Awards are now open

Entries are officially open for the 2025 Sustainability Awards, Australia’s leading program dedicated to celebrating excellence in environmentally conscious design and innovation.

Now in its 19th year, the program continues to honour the architects, designers, specifiers, innovators and visionaries shaping a more sustainable built environment. From material innovation to social impact, the awards highlight outstanding contributions that redefine what it means to design for a better future.

Whether you're pioneering green construction methods, creating resilient urban spaces, or developing products that push the boundaries of carbon minimisation, this is your opportunity to enter the awards and showcase work that matters.

Key Dates:

• Entries close: 25 June 2025
• Judging commences: 1 August 2025
• Shortlist announced: 3 September 2025
• Awards Gala: 19 November 2025 at Sydney Town Hall

The Gala will once again return to Sydney’s iconic Town Hall—an evening of celebration that brings together leaders from across the design and construction sectors.

Award Categories:

People:

• Emerging Sustainable Architect / Designer
• Lifetime Achievement

Projects:

• Commercial Architecture (Large)
• Commercial Architecture (Small)
• Education & Research
• Multi-Residential Dwelling
• Single Dwelling (New)
• Single Dwelling (Alteration)
• Adaptive Reuse (Alteration / Addition)
• Landscape & Urban
• Interior Design
• Public Building
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Small Sustainable Practice of the Year

Innovation:

• Green Building Material
• International Design
• Editor’s Choice (Social & Community Outcomes)
• Best of the Best

If you're a changemaker in Australia’s built environment, this is your stage. Entries are encouraged from across the sector—individuals, practices, manufacturers and organisations—committed to pushing the envelope on sustainability.

To learn more, submit an entry, or inquire about sponsorship and speaking opportunities, visit the official Sustainability Awards website.