b'PROJECT PROFILEyou can see the reflection of the sun mimicked on the floor.our name, stresses Courtoreille, but when I heard it, I was That was a way to kind of open the space to feel that yourelike, Okay, obviously we did something special here. I took out in nature and youve got a beautiful blue sky above you. our whole team to the awards, and we were really excited. There are people who have worked for me for 15 years and Being a new technology, Courtoreille says that the lighthave never had their projects shared with people outside of feature was expensive, but not crazy when you look at thethe community. [It was great to] just to be able to go out and cost of what it would have been to put in an actual skylight,celebrate and show the people that work for us that we can do which probably wouldnt have been feasible anyway withas good a job, if not better than our competition. And it was mechanical systems. This created the option of having apretty neat to walk up there and accept the award.skylightand at an equal or lesser cost, in my opinion. You can override the system and manually set the lightCourtoreille points out that the team is already working on a temperature. Every time I walk in there, I set it to this5,000-sq.-ft. expansion of the FNFA offices below the existing beautiful blue sky. It just kind of gives you that feeling thatoffice space that will encompass similar elements. Our hope youre outside, even though you have a roof and tenants is that were in a similar position next year with the second above you. phase. Obviously, winning the award wasnt the only thing that allowed the customer to select us, but obviously they Courtoreille explains that the FNFA wanted the smaller[were happy with] the results. It wasnt us saying the project office to feel inviting and bigger than it actually is, so thewas great, but our peers in the industry that did, so it meant a design included glass components and little details likelittle bit more.recessed hardware to give the impression that the space blends smoothly. Enhancing that impression, notes Courtoreille,Whether its on Westbank First Nation land, whether its for is the tiling that was installed, along with probably somean Indigenous couple or a company, we just like the fact that of the most expensive wool carpet in the offices, and thewere doing great work, that our teams growing, and we can herringbone ceilings in the office area. be proud of where we work, he concludes. We are conscious of sustainability and the things that we can do to minimize The project received both the Commercial Building Awardour impact, and we try to incorporate that in all of our and the Office/Retail Building Award at the 2023 SICAprojects by recycling and reusing, or giving materials away to Industry Awards of Excellence. I wasnt anticipating hearingthe community or other organizations that could use it.Not OnlyFansEVERY ITEM. EVERY TIME.TEST. RESOLVE. OPTIMIZE. INLAND TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD.INDUSTRY LEADER IN BUILDING SYSTEMS COMMISSIONING, TESTING AND BALANCING AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS SINCE 1986 MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS COMMISSIONINGTESTING & BALANCINGOPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUALSFUMEHOOD CERTIFICATION LEED CX AUTHORITYCAN/ULC S1001-11 INTEGRATED LIFE-SAFETY SYSTEMS TESTING A great company with great peopledelivering great results. KELOWNA250 765 2707 DESIGN KAMLOOPS250 828 2767IPHLTD.COM INSTALL INLAND www.inlandtechnical.cainfo@inlandtechnical.caSICA CONSTRUCTION REVIEWFall 202349'