Awards

Georgie Awards
The British Columbia Canadian Home Builder’s Association is a province wide organization that serves the Residential Construction Industry. Every year the CHBA recognizes the performance of its province wide members through a prestigious award called the Georgie. In the construction industry, this award is regarded as the “Oscars” of the industry. We are proud to list the following awards.

GOLD GEORGIE AWARD

Georgie Award 2000 – Lorimer Court
"Excellence by a Local Government in Cooperation/Leadership with Industry"
This award sponsored by BC Housing endorsed two organizations - Glacier
Creek Development Corp. and the Whistler Housing Authority

Georgie Award 2002 – Beaver Flats Apartments
"Best Technical Innovation"
This award was sponsored by the Home Builders Association. It endorsed the technology used in the exterior walls of the 57 apartment styled building on Highway 99 in Whistler. The goal was to achieve a tight building envelope required for energy conservation and acoustic attenuation of highway noise. An innovative exterior wall system was used to achieve their goal.

SILVER GEORGIE AWARD

Silver Award - 2002 – Glacier Creek Contracting Ltd
Energy Efficiency and Environmental Consideration – Beaver Flats Apartments

Silver Award – 2002 – Glacier Creek Contracting Ltd
Excellence in Public/Private Partnerships in Creating Affordable Housing - Beaver Flats Apartments

Silver Award– 2002 – Glacier Creek Contracting Ltd
Excellence by a Local Government in Cooperation/Leadership with Industry - Beaver Flats Duplexes

OTHER AWARDS

Gold Winner – Single-Family attached homes

Smartsystem Home of the Year
The Peaks Country Townhomes – Pemberton, BC
The pre primed product used for the siding and trim on the 70 unit town house project will stand the test of time. This is an engineered wood product that is ideal for the climate of Pemberton. Projects were considered throughout North America. The award was presented by Louisiana Pacific in Atlanta,Georgia, USA.

CMHC Awards
In July 2002 Beaver Flats Employee Housing was selected as 1 of 14 finalists for CMHC's Affordable Housing Innovations awards. This program is a national forum held every two years that recognizes significant contributions to the advancement of Canadian Housing. Beaver Flats was selected as a finalist under the Technology and Production category for the 2002 awards.

CBIP Grant
In recognition of the energy efficient design features incorporated into the Beaver Flats Employee Housing building, Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency granted Beaver Flats a 'Commercial Building Incentive Program' (CBIP) incentive of $ 72,345.00. To qualify for the incentive, a building must be at least 25% more efficient than if it were constructed to meet the requirements of the Model National Energy Code for Buildings.