Today, on the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, our Boffo team is honouring and supporting Indigenous communities and committing to learning more. We’re doing this in two ways. Our team is wearing Orange Shirts, designed by local artist Raven (12 years old) and a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Northern…
This month, our Boffo Building team wrapped up our construction management project at Westland Tower. Westland Tower involved a major exterior renovation of an 11-storey residential rental apartment building. Exterior work included replacement of aluminum windows, exterior roofing updates, waterproofing, along with new paint. Full-scale interior renovations were also required with updates to 57 one-bedroom…
Our world is becoming more and more connected. It only makes sense that that same connectivity translates into our homes. Smart Home Technology isn’t new. We’re seeing it across many applications in multifamily living – like smart parcel lockers or touchless entry. But if you’re looking for ways to make your own personal space just…
This month, with summer weather officially here, we’re enjoying some extra spaces outside around our neighbourhoods with new, not-so-new, and noteworthy public art installations and murals. And moving forward, you may be able to expect even more brightly coloured art pieces to enjoy if City Council proceeds with a new motion. This motion would mandate…
On May 7th the Canadian Home Builders Association celebrated the 2021 National Awards for Housing Excellence with a virtual gala. The National Awards for Housing Excellence celebrates the best in Canadian new homes, renovations, community development and residential marketing. This year we were honoured that both our Edgemont Walk and Haven townhome communities were named…
Each year the BC Construction Association celebrates the many contributions that BC Construction Industry makes across the province. Over the last two years with Covid-19 affecting industries in many different ways, the #lunchboxchallenge was started during Construction Month. The concept was based on supporting local restaurants who have faced many restrictions around standard operations and…
In January this year the Finalists for the 2021 Georgie Awards were announced and our Boffo Team was thrilled that both our Edgemont Walk and Haven communities were named finalists in the Best Multi-Family Townhouse Development Category. The Georgie Awards is produced by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of British Columbia and is open to…
As we near the one-year mark of when daily life drastically changed in BC, we thought it might be interesting to see how design has evolved because of this past year. Forbes recently highlighted some key design trends that are anticipated to be here for 2021 and beyond. Air Quality – with advances in filter…
Whether your home is two years or twenty years old, there are always some great tips and tricks to keep in mind to help keep your home in tip top shape. This new year we thought we’d start with a reminder about your Dryer maintenance. We know we need to clean out the lint filter…
As we reflect on this past year on the last day of 2020, unprecedented is the one word that could sum up it all up. Despite all the uncertainty and challenges we have faced – our team, our neighbours, our local communities and businesses have shown just how strong, kind and resilient we all are….