VRBA announced the Gold winners for our 33rd annual Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island.
Fifty-seven awards were presented at the Fairmont Empress Hotel attended by 280 builders, designers, trades and suppliers – Canada’s leaders in west coast, home design and construction.
Congratulations to the winners and finalists for again setting the gold standard for housing. A special thank-you to Al Ferraby, CFAX 1070 and Astrid Chang, Destinations Greater Victoria for making the CARE Awards a special evening.
Project of the Year was awarded to Rannala Freeborn Construction for Arbour House. The People’s Choice Award was won by Seba Construction and Thomas Philips Woodworking for The Manor.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Tim Schauerte, James’ Joinery for his leadership in the industry and community.
The Environmental Achievement Award went to Terry Johal Developments and Zebra Design for Casa del Cielo achieving Built Green Platinum, including roof-top solar and protection of the surrounding eco-system.
The Building Better Futures Community Award was won by HD Horne Sprayfoam & Insulation Ltd. for their contributions to energy efficiency in the Ditidaht First Nations community.
Excellence in Creating Housing Affordability was won by Mike Geric Construction for Tresah East’s affordability during rising costs of construction. The Heritage Award for preserving architecture was presented to Griffin Properties and Jenny Martin Design for Elmsgate.
Green Builder of the Year – Large Volume promoting sustainability was won by Abstract Developments. Green Builder of the Year – Small Volume was awarded to Green Island Builders.
The Bill Wansbrough Memorial Award was presented to Dusty Delain, Amity Construction for leadership in housing policy development. Best Trade was awarded to HD Horne Sprayfoam & Insulation and the Student Design Award went to Megan Duffy, Vancouver Island University, now with Green Island Builders.
The CARE Awards highlight Canada’s finest West Coast homes, the skilled people behind them, and their contributions to the industry and community.
Watch for the Gold winners in the 2024 CARE Awards magazine distributed Saturday, November 2nd in the Times Colonist, also at careawards.ca. We appreciate the generous support of our sponsors:
Gold: BCCA Employee Benefit Trust; Built Green Canada; FortisBC; Hourigan’s Flooring; McLaren Properties Ltd; Slegg Building Materials; Trail Appliances; Travelers Insurance Company of Canada; Victoria Real Estate Board
Silver: Coast Capital Savings
Bronze: Centra Windows; Mike Geric Construction;
Media: CFAX/CTV; Times Colonist; Yellow Sheet Construction Data
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