Who has built the best commercial, industrial and revenue-producing buildings in Northern British Columbia in 2016 and 2017?
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Northern B.C. Commercial Building Awards, set for March 8 at the Ramada Inn in Prince George.
The bi-annual celebration of the best in commercial and industrial construction is for buildings completed between Jan. 1, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2017 from Fort St. John and Dawson Creek to Prince Rupert, and from 100 Mile House to Prince George.
The Northern B.C. Commercial Building Awards were held in 2010, 2012 and 2014 and 2016, and the Judges’ Choice Award for Best Overall Entry in the 2016 event went to the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts in Dawson Creek.
Gold Sponsors for the 2018 event are RE/MAX Commercial, MNP LLP and the Commercial Council of the BC Northern Real Estate Board. Black Press is the Platinum Media Sponsor.
“This event is all about celebrating what these individuals and companies have built, which make our Northern B.C. communities so vibrant,” says Mark MacDonald of Business Examiner Peace Cariboo Skeena, which stages the event.
“Builders and owners can also nominate their own projects if they would like, and there is no cost to enter.
“This event celebrates the best revenue-producing buildings in Northern B.C., although it does include Mixed Use (commercial/residential) and Multi Family (townhouses, row houses and apartment buildings).”
There are 14 categories for these awards: retail/shopping centres; office; community recreational; wood design; seniors’ housing; industrial; multi family; hospitality; commercial renovation/restoration; green; recreational; mixed use (commercial/residential); community institutional (government buildings, churches, schools); and civil (roads, bridges and infrastructure).
A team of independent judges will adjudicate the entries based on seven questions:
* Does it complement the surrounding properties and area?
* Is it esthetically pleasing?
* Are there unique architectural features?
* What is the level of finish (choice in construction materials)?
* Does it answer a specific development need within the community?
*Does it contribute to a healthy, sustainable community?
* Does it have any environmentally friendly or green elements for possible consideration?
Nomination forms can be downloaded from www.businessexaminer.ca/events, or contact Mark MacDonald at mark@businessexaminer.ca for a copy of the submission form.
The deadline for submissions is Jan. 23, 2018.