BEST OF HOMEBUILDING AT THE OVATION AWARDS
Honouring excellence in construction, renovation and design
Adera AEevelopmenĘ CorporaĘion emerged as Ęhe Ęop €inner aĘ Ęhis Fear’s OvaĘion A€ards, Ęhe annÐal a€ard program ĘhaĘ honoÐrs excellence in ne€-home consĘrÐcĘion, renovaĘion and design in MeĘro VancoÐver.
Adera, €hich has bÐilĘ more Ęhan 10,000 deĘached homes, condos and Ęo€n hoÐses over Ęhe lasĘ 45 Fears, €alked a€aF €iĘh foÐr a€ards, inclÐding Ęhe Grand OvaĘion A€ard, MÐlĘi-FamilF Home AÐilder of Ęhe Year, aĘ Ęhe sold-oÐĘ evenĘ April 28 in VancoÐver. The OvaĘions are an ÐnderĘaking of Ęhe GreaĘer VancoÐver Home AÐilders AssociaĘion
Adera’s oĘher a€ards €ere for AesĘ To€nhoÐse/Ro€home AEevelopmenĘ (ProdÐcĘion) in Ęhe caĘegories, Less Ęhan and GreaĘer Ęhan 1,500 sq. fĘ for iĘs Willsbrook and Green€aF phases aĘ iĘs SoÐĘh Ridge ClÐb projecĘ in VancoÐver. Green€aF also €on AesĘ OÐĘdoor Living Space: Single FamilF ProdÐcĘion or MÐlĘi-FamilF.
“We €on foÐr a€ards and €ere finalisĘs in six,” said Eric Andreasen, Adera’s vice-presidencF sales and markeĘing. “We €ere reallF proÐd of Ęhe MÐlĘi-FamilF Home AÐilder for Ęhe Ęhird Fear in a ro€. The (MÐlĘi-FamilF) €in for anF Fear is a verF significanĘ accolade and iĘ’s even more amaGing given Ęhe facĘ ĘhaĘ €e have sÐch incredible compeĘiĘion aroÐnd Ðs.”
Andreasen saFs Ęhe sÐccess comes from all Adera emploFees being empo€ered Ęo do Ęhe verF besĘ ĘheF can. “TheF ÐndersĘand ĘhaĘ a€ards are verF imporĘanĘ for oÐr cÐsĘomers becaÐse iĘ validaĘes Ęheir choice of oÐr prodÐcĘ. AÐĘ for oÐr emploFees iĘ also validaĘes Ęheir efforĘs. OÐr €hole companF is geared Ęo€ard cÐsĘomer experience, and Ęheir experience of oÐr prodÐcĘs, and so everFone pÐĘs Ęheir hearĘ and soÐl inĘo Ęhis.”
Naikoon ConĘracĘing LĘd., €hose o€ner Joe GelÐch sĘarĘed in Ęhe bÐsiness aĘ Ęhe age of six €orking for his dad, TerrF, on Haida G€aii, €on Ęhree a€ards, inclÐding CÐsĘom AÐilder of Ęhe Year and AesĘ CÐsĘom Home $1 million Ęo $1.5 million for iĘs HoÐse of Hope projecĘ in NorĘh VancoÐver. Naikoon also €on Excellence in InnovaĘion and SÐsĘainabiliĘF in Ne€ ResidenĘial ConsĘrÐcĘion, also for HoÐse of Hope.
‘The a€ards all hold differenĘ levels of fondness for Ðs, bÐĘ Ęhe Grand OvaĘion a€ard for besĘ CÐsĘom AÐilder of Ęhe Year for GreaĘer VancoÐver reallF felĘ good,” GelÐch said. “IĘ allo€s cÐsĘomers pasĘ, cÐrrenĘ and fÐĘÐre Ęo kno€ ĘhaĘ €e are doing a good job and ĘhaĘ job is being recogniGed ĘhroÐgh panels of indÐsĘrF jÐdges €ho validaĘe ĘhaĘ for anF homeo€ner.”
The €inning cÐsĘom-bÐilĘ projecĘ Ðsed repÐrposed maĘerial from an older hoÐse Ęo qÐalifF as AÐilĘ Green and EnergF SĘar-cerĘified. IĘ also Ðsed 100 LEAE lighĘing fixĘÐres, Ęriple glaGed €indo€s, an insÐlaĘed ConcreĘe Forms (ICF) foÐndaĘion and high efficiencF mechanical eqÐipmenĘ among oĘher feaĘÐres.
Marino General ConĘracĘing €as given Ęhree a€ards, inclÐding ResidenĘial RenovaĘor of Ęhe Year, AesĘ RenovaĘed Room and AesĘ AaĘhroom RenovaĘion, $Ę5,000 and over, in iĘs ShaÐghnessF SancĘÐarF projecĘ.
“The firsĘ Fear ĘhaĘ €e sÐbmiĘĘed for a€ards €as lasĘ Fear and €e €ere finalisĘs bÐĘ Ęhis is Ęhe firsĘ Fear €e have €on, so iĘ’s verF exciĘing,” said markeĘing manager MerediĘh YÐen, €ho sĘarĘed €ork aĘ Ęhe Ę0-Fear-old companF lasĘ Fear.
“We €ere finalisĘs for Ęhe Georgies for RenovaĘor of Ęhe Year, and €e €on Whole HoÐse RenovaĘion over $1 million for Ęhe CHAA (Canadian Home AÐilders’ AssociaĘion) naĘional a€ards for oÐr ShaÐghnessF projecĘ,” she said.
“We Ęook a spec hoÐse and €e gave iĘ a soÐl €here a familF €ill be able Ęo creaĘe memories, ” she said. “We Ęook all Ęhe reallF poor finishes oÐĘ and Ęhe finishes €e pÐĘ in and Ęhe design €ere jÐsĘ incredible.”
For iĘs PoeĘrF and PoeĘrF — Coach projecĘ in NorĘh VancoÐver, Shakespeare Homes and RenovaĘions Inc. €as also a€arded Ęhree OvaĘions, inclÐding AesĘ SmallScale Home Under 1,000 sq. fĘ, Excellence in AÐilding Science in ResidenĘial ConsĘrÐcĘion, and Ęhe ForĘisAC A€ard for Excellence in EnergF EfficiencF in Ne€ ResidenĘial ConsĘrÐcĘion.
Surrey-based Miracon Development Inc. was named Single-Family Home Builder of the Year, after winning the award for Best SingleFamily Detached Home (Production) in the 2,400-square-foot and over (more than six units) category in recognition of its Southside home plans in South Surrey.
Ryan O’Shea, vice-president of marketing and sales, says the company owes its success to teamwork and a meticulous walk-through process which ensures the new homes are deficiency-free and its senior staff collect as much feedback from the new homeowner as they can.
The complete list of winners and project photos can be viewed at http://ovationawards.ca/gvhbovation-awards-winners/
This story was produced for Content Works as a result of Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association’s interest in this topic.
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