--- title: "Backyard Grannys Bring Home Another Granny Flat Award : Backyard Grannys" description: When the Backyard Grannys team attended the prestigious 2017 HIA-CSR Hunter Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards they were awarded the prestigious image: https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/Backyard%20Grannys%20Bring%20Home%20Another%20Granny%20Flat%20Award/38-waterloo-ave-9-copy.jpg --- Menu [Floor plans](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/granny-flat-designs) [Featured builds](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/granny-flats-portfolio) [How it works](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/how-it-works) [Price guide](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/pages/price-guide) [Investor guide](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/investors-information) [Contact](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/contact) [About us](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/about-us) [Showroom locations](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/locations) [Meet our team](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/our-team) [Awards](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/awards) [Resources](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources) [FAQs](https://www.backyardgrannys.com.au/faq) # Backyard Grannys bring home another granny flat award When the Backyard Grannys team attended the prestigious 2017 HIA-CSR Hunter Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards they were awarded the prestigious Affordable Housing Project of the Year Award for the Blackwall granny flat. ![Backyard Grannys](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/General/byg_logo_240x240.png) Backyard Grannys 30 Oct 2017 · [Media](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/tag/media) Share to [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/backyard-grannys-bring-home-another-granny-flat-award) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/backyard-grannys-bring-home-another-granny-flat-award) · [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/backyard-grannys-bring-home-another-granny-flat-award&text=Backyard%20Grannys%20Bring%20Home%20Another%20Granny%20Flat%20Award) · [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/resources/backyard-grannys-bring-home-another-granny-flat-award&media=&description=Backyard%20Grannys%20Bring%20Home%20Another%20Granny%20Flat%20Award) ## Key takeaways - Backyard Grannys won the Affordable Housing Project of the Year Award at the 2017 HIA-CSR Hunter Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards. - The award recognized their Blackwall granny flat project for its exceptional quality. - Director Mark Neumann and Operations Manager Daniel Carman accepted the award on behalf of the company. - The awards celebrate the excellence of designers, builders, and suppliers in the residential construction industry, with 25 categories judged by industry professionals. ![38-waterloo-ave-9-copy](https://blog.backyardgrannys.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/BYG2025/Resources/Backyard%20Grannys%20Bring%20Home%20Another%20Granny%20Flat%20Award/38-waterloo-ave-9-copy.jpg?width=1891&height=1280&name=38-waterloo-ave-9-copy.jpg) A small contingent of our 50 staff were present to accept the award, including Director Mark Neumann and Operations Manager Daniel Carman. The awards night took place on Saturday, 21 October 2017 at NEX with over 500 members of the local residential construction industry on hand. These awards aim to acknowledge the talent of designers, builders, suppliers and manufacturers who plan and construct quality new homes. The finalists were judged by industry professionals and winners were selected in 25 separate categories. HIA Hunter Executive Director Craig Jennion congratulated all 2017 entrants. “HIA is delighted with the exceptional quality of entries and level of competition this year,” he said. “With a record number of entries all winners and finalists should be proud to have reached the pinnacle of building standards demonstrated in these awards.” If you would like to know more about our award winning granny flat, please contact us today. --- ## Got a question for us? 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