A local school, community hub and residential housing have been named some of Northern Ireland's leading building projects at the RICS Awards 2022.

The winning projects include Belfast's Merchant Square for Commercial Development and Refurbishment/Revitalisation Project; L'Derry's An Chroi Community Hub for Community Benefit; Fermanagh's Erne Campus, South West College for Public Sector Project; Bangor's The Banks for Residential Project; and Belfast's The School House, Methodist College for Heritage.

The RICS Awards showcase the most inspirational initiatives and developments in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. They recognise outstanding achievement, teamwork and companies. 

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The regional winners have now been shortlisted in the national awards, taking place in October, and will compete at the national RICS Awards Grand Final.

Michael Hannaway FRICS, Chair of the judging panel, said: "These winning projects are a true testament to the hard work of property professionals in Northern Ireland. The pandemic has led to the industry facing much uncertainty and challenging conditions, but we were delighted, and very proud, to see such innovative building projects appearing across our cities and towns.  

"The teams behind them have worked tirelessly and with incredible vision to create projects which provide tremendous benefit across a diverse range of areas. Through collaborating with other professionals, local surveyors have shown that they have the talent to deliver exemplary and, in many cases, world-class built projects.

"The RICS is elated to recognise skills and dedication that the teams behind these projects had in ensuring successful delivery and making a positive impact across Northern Ireland."