Category: News
Winners of 2015 City of Nanaimo Design Awards – Commercial Development Category
This January we were the recipients of a Design Award in the Commercial Development Category from the City of Nanaimo for the Pacific Station Project at 5200 Dublin Way. The awards recognize significant design contributions to development in the city.
Custom Range Hood for Waterfront Residential Property
This gorgeous, custom-fabricated range hood arrived recently, and is waiting to be installed in the home of one of our wonderful residential clients. Their waterfront property has a classic West Coast timber frame construction, so they were wanting a unique piece to fit in with the architectural style. We think… Read more
Upcoming Project – Pacific Station Townhomes in Construction
The townhomes at Pacific Station are currently in construction! Here’s a sneak peek of the work currently being done. Check back to this blog and Pacific Station for further updates as the townhomes are developed!
What are the Advantages of Construction Management?
What is involved in Construction Management? Construction Management (CM), also known as Construction Project Management (CPM), defines all activities involved in the planning, coordination, and control of construction projects from the start to completion. It blends construction skills with business principles in an attempt to produce projects that are… Read more
10 Rules To Make Your Construction Project Run Smoothly
When you are in the situation where you have a construction project you need to complete, how do you ensure that it runs smoothly?
Top 10 Tips For Finding a Good Builder
Have you ever wondered if you’ve done everything you show to find the right builder? Where are trusted sources and information to help guide you in your search? To help you in your search for the perfect builder, here are 10 tips to finding the right builder for you.
Places To Build – Tofino “Surfer’s Paradise”
When looking for a place to settle into and call it home, what things are important to you? This blog on Tofino and specifically the Chesterman Beach area, is to help you chose where you want to build your customer home or build your new place of business, be it… Read more
Places To Build – Comox Valley “Land of Plenty”
This community of 13,000 people was named the ‘Land of Plenty’ by the Kwakwala people who first enjoyed its abundance of fish and rich soil. It remains a land of plenty with a fertile and mild climate good for farming – and for fun. Golf, watersports, and skiing at nearby… Read more
History of Buildings – The Filberg Pavilion
Robert Filberg, son of the Comox Logging and Railway Company tycoon was the original owner of the house. The house, designed for a secluded and scenic coastal setting, is a pavilion lightly poised on a mound of sand atop a 200 foot cliff, the highest point on the Comox Peninsula,… Read more
History of Buildings – Craigderrock Castle
Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, BC, is a historic, Victorian-era Scottish Baronial mansion. Built by coal baron Robert Dunsmuir during the reign of Queen Victoria and now a National Historic Site, Craigdarroch Castle has been meticulously restored, giving visitors a glimpse of privileged life in the 1890s. The Castle weaves a fascinating tale of… Read more