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The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) has announced the winners of the 2026 GTA RenoMark Awards. Started in 1999, the awards recognize professional renovators and custom home builders who are members of BILD and the RenoMark program for their quality of work, innovation, customer service, and industry leadership. The awards were presented at a lunch gala in Concord, Ont., on April 22.
BILD received 85 submissions in 20 categories, including the prestigious Renovator of the Year category. Submissions were evaluated by 18 industry professionals from across Canada who served as volunteer judges.
“This year, we saw a high number of top caliber submissions from an exceptional group of renovators,” said Dave Wilkes, president and CEO of BILD. “Our BILD RenoMark members continue to set a high standard for the renovation industry and demonstrate the skill, professionalism, and expertise needed to create remarkable and lasting results. Renovating and building with confidence means making informed decisions with a trusted contractor. For homeowners looking to undertake a renovation or custom home, selecting a BILD RenoMark member is precisely the right choice.”
The RenoMark program connects homeowners with professional renovators and contractors who have agreed to abide by a stringent code of conduct, which promises a superior level of service and customer protection that is higher than the common industry practice. Homeowners can find a participating renovator or custom homebuilder in their area by searching on the RenoMark website at www.renomark.ca.
The top honours in the 2026 RenoMark Awards went to Sunnylea Homes, which was named Renovator of the Year and Lanescape, which was named Custom Builder of the Year. Norseman Construction won Best Overall Custom Home, and MenAtWork won both Best Overall Space Renovation and Best Overall Home Renovation. The recipients of these coveted awards set the standard for the industry in customer service, professionalism and workmanship.
These are the winners in the Space Renovation categories:
MenAtWork
- Best Basement Renovation – Pine Glen Homes
- Best Washroom Renovation – Lifestyles by Barons Inc.
- Best Kitchen Renovation Under $100,000 – MenAtWork
- Best Kitchen Renovation Over $100,000 – MenAtWork
Select Design Build
These are the winners in the Home Renovation categories:
- Best Adaptiv Renovation – Master Edge Homes
- Best Exterior Renovation – MenAtWork
- Best Innovative Renovation – Greening Homes
- Best Renovation (No Addition) Under $300,000 [acclaimed] – Alair Homes Toronto (Lorne Park)
- Best Renovation (No Addition) Over $300,000 – Select Design Build
- Best Renovation (Addition) Under $500,000 [acclaimed] – Alair Homes Toronto (Lorne Park)
- Best Renovation (Addition) Over $500,000 – MenAtWork
Alair Homes
These are the winners in the Custom Home categories:
- Best Custom Home Under $2 Million – Norseman Construction
- Best Custom Home Over $2 Million – Alair Homes Toronto (Forest Hill)
The award for Best Condominium Renovation was won by Sunnylea Homes and Best Commercial Renovation went to JY Construction.
To learn more about the winners, visit www.renomarkawardsgta.ca.
Commenting on Alair’s Best Custom Home Over $2 Million winner, Jacqueline Tyler said, “This was a true collaboration between client vision, design and construction, drawing inspiration from the client’s background in fashion. This home translates ideas like movement, structure and craftsmanship into architectural form. The result is highly personal design that still prioritized custom function in everyday living. This project is so beautiful. The staircase alone is like art. It feels like you’re in a museum. The clients are so cool – they were very hands on with the project and we liked the designer they selected.”
Shannon Gallop of MenAtWork talks about how they executed the owners’ vision of a Nordic look in their Nordic project, which won multiple awards. “It was a lot of clean lines. Symmetry was very important. Herringbone white oak hardwood floor, natural materials, stone windowsills everywhere. She wanted to be able to have plants and you don’t want to damage the windowsills. A lot of durable materials, natural materials, lots of wood. There’s linear tile work throughout the whole kitchen and up the walls that matches the rip-cut white oak cabinetry. So a lot of focus on like symmetry. There was so much detail and effort put into these French stained-glass doors that had to open perfectly symmetrical to the marble fireplace. There was a lot of care and focus spent on natural materials – just a lot of greenery that she wanted through the whole home. And then there was this neutral overall palette because she really wanted to bring in a lot of her Swedish textiles and artwork, which were quite colourful. So the base of the home design was natural and then she wanted to bring in those. When talking about natural or authentic or real materials, it’s playing into this Nordic origin, I think. A space in a home is meant to be lived in and we’re not worried or scared about the evidence of it that will come. So a material I select doesn’t need to be impervious to wear and tear. The trim and other aspects of the house was where she was just feeling that at some point something will happen to it. It will get chipped. That’s fine. That’s all just part of making a home. The kids are going to leave their marks.”