On Tuesday September 15th, 2026, ELCA organizes in close cooperation with our German national member Bundesverband Garten-, Landschafts- und Sportplatzbau (BGL) and Nuremberg Messe, the ELCA Trend Award 2026 Ceremony at GaLaBau. During the ceremony, the winner of this prestigious innovation award will be announced. All ELCA-members, and those who are interested, are warmly invited to join this ceremony.

Theme: Green Transformation
For this edition ELCA asked our French national member Unep to select project nominations in the category “Green Transformation”. Unep presented five unique and very interesting projects to the Trend Award jury. During site visits, the jury assessed amongst others the design of the project, the quality of realisation according to the design, the choice of planting material, the sustainability of the applied materials, the cooperation between project partners during the realisation of the project, the state of the maintenance and the interaction with the client and project users.

ELCA-President Henrik Bos: “We are very happy with the high quality of the nominees and look forward sharing this ‘Green Transformation’ innovation trend with you as a new dimension in our professional expertise. The nominated projects show how green solutions become the carrier for the redevelopment of the area and how green solutions are prioritized in the planning and design process.”

ELCA Trend Award Ceremony
The presentation of the ELCA Trend Award with the announcement of the winner, takes place on Tuesday September 15^th, 2026, at GaLaBau Nuremberg. The event starts at 12.00 CET at the GaLaBau Experten Forum, Hall 3A, stand number 111. We hope to welcome you there!