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August 23, 2023 2 Min read **Ian Mills**, Manager & Building Surveyor of **Regional Certification Group** was recently awarded the AIBS Queensland & Northern Territory Chapter 2017 'Building Surveyor of the Year' award. The Award is designed to recognise demonstrated excellence in professional standards, initiatives in building surveying, mentoring skills and the promotion of the building surveying profession. ### Award Criteria The Building Surveyor of the Year is awarded to the nominee whom the selection panel believe best satisfies the eligibility and selection criteria.  The selection panel comprises of AIBS members and board representatives. **Eligibility criteria** To be eligible for the award, nominees must be a member of the QLD/NT Chapter of the AIBS and: - Have been accredited by the AIBS for 5 years or more at any of the three accreditation levels recognised by the AIBS National Accreditation Scheme at the date of nomination and upon receipt of the award; - Be a financial member of the AIBS at the date of nomination and upon receipt of the award; - Not have been the subject of disciplinary action resulting from a complaint made under the AIBS Accreditation Code of Professional Conduct or Membership Code of Professional Conduct. **Selection criteria** The nominator must provide a written statement and supporting examples or evidence demonstrating how the nominee has: - In the course of performing their duties of employment, exemplifies and/or exceeds the standard of professional conduct required by the AIBS Accreditation Code of Professional Conduct and Membership Code of Professional Conduct. - During the course of their employment and through involvement in professional activities outside their place of employment, regularly promotes the building surveying profession, its role and importance to the community. - Through their involvement in, or development of building surveying related initiatives, reforms, projects or the like, is a recognised leader in the building surveying profession. - Demonstrates their commitment to sustaining the building surveying profession through mentoring, educating and/or training students, staff, building surveying and other related professionals. This award is the AIBS QLD/NT Chapter's highest individual building surveyor honour and was given in recognition of the success Ian has achieved in his role and his contribution to building surveying in Far North Queensland. ### Ian Mills and Visual Approvals **Visual Approvals** is proud to be associated with **Regional Certification Group** as their preferred building certification technology partner.  Ten years ago prior to starting his own company Ian had used and relied on Visual Approvals in his role as a Building Surveyor with one of the local Councils. It was, therefore, a natural decision to select Visual Approvals for his new company.  Ian, along with the many staff he had worked with at the time,  was confident in knowing that the system always delivered what was asked of it. Ian wanted a system he knew would enable his company to grow and continue to utilise new technologies, believing that is important to any fledgling business.  A company's technology system must have the capability to scale when needed without creating major delays or incurring constant expensive upgrades.  Ian believes Visual Approvals provides his company with a secure Building Approvals System that is accurate, accountable and easy to use!  All key elements Ian looked for when selecting the system.  Ian freely states *“it has never let my company down and my staff find it not only easy to use with a support section that is very user-friendly”* We wish Ian every success in the National Awards, winners of which are announced in the December edition of the Australian Building Surveyor Magazine. **Congratulations Ian!** \[fusion\_builder\_container hundred\_percent="yes" overflow="visible"\]\[fusion\_builder\_row\]\[fusion\_builder\_column type="1\_1" background\_position="left top" background\_color="" border\_size="" border\_color="" border\_style="solid" spacing="yes" background\_image="" background\_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin\_top="0px" margin\_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation\_type="" animation\_speed="0.3" animation\_direction="left" hide\_on\_mobile="no" center\_content="no" min\_height="none"\] ![](https://visualapprovals.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0434-373x280.jpg?width=373&height=280&name=IMG_0434-373x280.jpg) Ian Mills with Rachel Laneyrie and John Houghton, Regional Certification Group \[/fusion\_builder\_column\]\[fusion\_builder\_column type="1\_1" background\_position="left top" background\_color="" border\_size="" border\_color="" border\_style="solid" spacing="yes" background\_image="" background\_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin\_top="0px" margin\_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation\_type="" animation\_speed="0.3" animation\_direction="left" hide\_on\_mobile="no" center\_content="no" min\_height="none"\] ![](https://visualapprovals.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0242-373x280.jpg?width=373&height=280&name=IMG_0242-373x280.jpg) Regional Certification Group Office, Townsville \[/fusion\_builder\_column\]\[/fusion\_builder\_row\]\[/fusion\_builder\_container\] - 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