They had worked hard the whole year for this. For the lights, the applause, the recognition of the sector, and for the feel of the statuette in their hands – the emotional culmination of twelve months of toil experienced by the Eurobuild Awards 2013 winners, as they proudly received their accolades at the gala ceremony on December 5th at the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. The members of the jury included 201 real estate experts – a new record for the Eurobuild Awards. The number of participants also turned out to be a record high – over 700 guests attended the ceremony. The list of Eurobuild Awards jurors is open, but the voting is secret and supervised by independent consulting company KPMG. The Eurobuild Awards gala is both a summary of what has happened in the market over the previous twelve months and a barometer of the prevailing mood of the industry. The jurors choose winners based on their own experience, knowledge and familiarity with the market. “The main factor