Builders, architects, designers, developers and land planners nationwide are invited to submit entries for the Innovation in Workforce Housing Awards. This new award will recognize outstanding communities across the nation that provide decent and affordable homes for nurses, police officers, schoolteachers and other service personnel near areas in which they work.

Communities are eligible for the award if they were completed, the first model opened or the first unit was occupied, between Jan. 1, 2002 and Oct. 29, 2004. Winning entries will be selected by a panel of builders and multifamily and land development experts, based on criteria including exterior and interior design, sales success, construction quality/cost efficiency, successful management of any impediments and the level of cooperation among various stakeholders.

Award winners will be announced at the 2005 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla.

Entries must be postmarked no later than Oct. 29. For more information, including eligibility requirements and an application form, visit www.nahb.org/workforcehousing.