An introduction to our Experienced Project Coordination & Management Skills.
Our years of experience and constant training with many types of construction can bring valuable planning, cost savings and organization to your project.
We can build anything, and we enjoy working on all projects, yet we admit, we most enjoy helping clients build attractive, comfortable, healthy, and efficient homes. Our experience consulting on design and construction managing projects can help you.
We have a great deal of experience and training utilizing today’s best practices, such as and not limited to, passive house building science, low-cost durable technologies, energy-saving materials, and exceptional attention to detail, bringing healthy, efficient, safe and resilient ideas to your planning table.
Every project is approached with the goal to lend to your design concept to help you build a home with functional living spaces while reducing construction & energy costs.
We ensure projects are tailored to your unique needs, preferences, and lifestyles. We work closely with each client to understand their vision, capturing their personality and style, and translating it into financially practical, cost & energy-saving designs for small or big, novel, humble, or luxury.
Our commitment to sustainability extends into, with, and beyond the design concept stage. We work hard to source good materials from environmentally conscious suppliers without hurting your budget. We have experience with methods that save time and ensure quality. We want the outcome to be something you are proud of.
Partnering with us, you’re assured of achieving excellent results, meeting your needs, and surpassing your expectations.
Take a closer look at our portfolio, and you’ll see the details, setting our projects apart. Beyond mere design, we strive to create an experience that is memorable, comfortable, and functional.
Ready to turn your vision of a comfortable, durable, healthy home into reality?
Contact us today to book a consultation and let’s get started on making your project a reality. We know your time is important. We won’t waist it.
G West Knows Building Project Management:
Experience working with clients and design consults on:
- Good design use of property & building orientation
- Specification of the right materials and methods
- Building a budget and a schedule
- Achieving any needed permissions from municipalities
- Guiding through stages, changes & getting occupancy
Experience working with trades and material suppliers on:
- Specifying scopes and getting quotes
- Writing Contracts & scheduling timing
- Establishing safety and security for all
- Sourcing materials and correct installation
- Encouraging and requiring quality from all
- Experience making building a great experience for all.
- Grew up around and working in construction, forest management and large-scale farming.
- Took Architectural Technology at Humber College's School of the Built Environment.
- Many years designing & installing many things including venting systems for wood & gas, retrofit heating systems, repairing incorrectly built buildings solving huge problems related to water leaking, ventilation, structural issues, insulation issues, fire-wall separation issues and so much more.
- I am WETT Certified search for my name company here: https://members.wettinc.ca/search.cfm
- Had a gas Licence for many years & ran an HVAC company I was a partner in with 10 staff, we also had a construction division and a wood burning systems division.
- Owned and operated a framing & roofing company with between 8 & 20 staff depending. Mainly worked on custom residential and multi-unit condos but also some commercial.
- I currently own & operate my own building consulting, design, and project management company
- In the past 10+ years, I have been carrying out design and build project management for very custom builds.
What is Passive House Design?
It is quality Building Science in practice.
Check out these articles for a quick read about building better buildings:
An Introduction to Passive House Video by Peel Passive House Design
Official Passive House Organizations:
More Articles about Passive House:
- Passive House buildings protect you more than “just-meeting-code” homes
- The Passive House building standard was inspired in Canada
- Saskatchewan: The birthplace of Passive House an Passive Solar Home Design
- Towards the Passive House: A short history of energy-efficient housing in Canada
Passive House design & construction is not the same as Passive Solar design:
- Passive Solar Design vs Passive House Design: Two Distinct Approaches to Energy Efficiency
- What's the Difference Between Passive Solar and Passive House Building?
- Passive House vs. Passive Solar: A Continuing Discussion
- What's the difference between Passive House and Passive Solar House
Building Science Renovated buildings:
- A great little video about a beauty NYC RetroPHit renovation
- Passive House RetroPHits are EnerPHits
- A huge (hopefully trend-setting) example of an EnerPHIt renovation
New PH buildings, now pushing the boundaries:
- Planned for Vancouver
- Completed in Boston
- UofT has joined the club
- The world now has many amazing passive-house homes
- Even Passive House Hospitals
- And Passive House Schools
- With lots of projects Featured across Canada
- Like this one G West Buildings Services did
(You will find more about that in The LLHQ Project Section)
I will get your project to occupancy & you will enjoy the journey.
I am a good listener. I will understand what you want and together we can find the best way for it to fit on your property and into your budget.
I know quality materials and methods. I will help you specify the right buildings systems for the best results for your budget from the foundation to the glazing to the HVAC system and so much more.
I have worked with many other designers, architects, and engineers. I will help you make the right team for your project’s needs.
I have presented projects at municipal council chambers in multiple jurisdictions and have always managed to keep the ball rolling.
I have helped clients apply for and obtain the funding they need to get the project done. I also help clients get builders-risk insurance policies, so their project is covered.
I can source and quantity-survey materials for every aspect of any building project providing you with real budget numbers to plan with.
I build project budgets and schedules (usually in Excel) with specific to your project quotes from trades and material suppliers.
I regularly update and share the project budget openly with you in a format that keeps accurate track of timing and quantities.
This tool is a schedule that lets you know when payments are going to be due, showing how much you will need at the right times with plenty of warning.
I have also used these as a project “payment certifier” to ensure draws from financial institutions you may borrow from will come at the right times.
I thrive at solving problems and turning unexpected things into possibilities to make your project even better than what was originally envisioned.
I know what to do and I know just as much about what not to do.
I create great relationships with your all-important skilled trades.
I write contracts, scopes of work, and change orders for trades as needed.
I encourage and expect quality workmanship with every aspect.
I lead that quality train by example, often taking on some of the most specialized, custom &/or sensitive aspects of a project myself.