DESIGN EXCELLENCE FROM CONCEPT TO CONSTRUCTION
Recognizing the need for a healthy, environmentally friendly apartment design,
Communitas, a local housing development consulting firm, took it upon itself to gather a
team of experts. The project design team:
- The Communitas Group
- GKO Architecture and Engineering
- Ron Seepish Studios (Mechanical Engineer)
- Read Jones Christophersen (Structural Engineer)
- Graham Construction and Engineering Ltd. (Contractor)
- TWS Engineering (Electrical Engineer)
Together we have created a design that is elegant, pleasant, user friendly, cost
effective, and equivalent to the energy efficiency and quality of an R-2000 home.
This "green" design provides its occupants with a healthy home that is
over 50% more energy efficient than conventional apartments.
THE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR: THE COMMUNITAS GROUP LTD.
The Communitas Group is a private Alberta based corporation. Communitas grew out
of the needs of community groups and those who assisted community groups. Since 1972
Communitas has been responsible for the development of over 50 different housing
developments, together worth over 150 million dollars. These have included single
family homes, townhouses, and highrise developments developments including such projects
as Riverwind Strata Title Co-operative Ltd., Summit Village Housing Co-operative and
Davidson Creek Housing Co-operative. The firm's name, Communitas, is the Greek word
from which both "community" and "communications" are derived, and
originally meant friendship. The inspiration for the name came from the Paul Goodman
Book, Communitas, in which he redefines the concept of community.
THE ARCHITECT: GKO Architecture and Engineering (formerly HARTWIG
ARCHITECTURE)
Since 1971, Terry Hartwig has been involved in the development of over 23 residential
projects, ranging from single family residences to high rise developments, including three
co-operative housing developments. Projects include Bisset Bay Condominium
Development, Abbey Road Housing Co-operative, and The Riverbend. In early 1998, Terry
joined forces with GKO Engineering to form GKO Architecture and Engineering, creating a
strong multi-disciplinary company with an extensive workforce and resource base.
THE ENGINEERS:
- READ JONES CHRISTOFFERSEN LTD. a well established and highly respected
structural engineering firm which celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1998 are providing the
Structural Engineering services.
- RONALD SEEPISH STUDIOS are providing the Mechanical Engineering services.
- TWS Engineering is providing Electrical Engineering services.
THE BUILDER: GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING (1985) LTD.
Graham are the general contractor for the project. Graham is
an employee owned company that has extensive construction experience. Operating in
western Canada since 1926, Graham serves most sectors in the economy including
institutional, industrial, commercial, and residential with an attention for
quality work, attention to detail and excellence.
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