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the first Brad completed under
his own construction company.
Craig credits the award, primar-
ily, to Brad’s uncompromising
dedication to getting the job
done.
“He was dialled in on that job
from the beginning,” he says.
“He was starting a new compa-
ny and putting a team together,
and right from the start some of
his guys got sick. When I went
out to check on things the first
time, he was out there alone,
building the house by himself.
He had no fear – if he had to
build it by himself, he would.”
Craig also credits the material
package from Linwood, which
lived up to the company’s usu-
al high standards of quality.
Still, though, he says that would
have been for nothing if Brad
wasn’t on his game.
“Brad’s attention to detail,
along with the accuracy of the
material package of Linwood,
made for a great combination,”
he says.
“I’ve always said that the lum-
ber package and the finish-
ing package, the windows and
doors, it could all be the best
in the world – and I feel like we
do offer that – but if you don’t
have the right person and team
to assemble it, then you have
nothing.”
Beyond the quality of the work-
manship, Craig also credits the
award to the functionality of
the design, plus the environ-
mental sustainability of the fin-
ished product.
Sustainability, in particular, was
a point of emphasis for the
CHBA judges. To meet those re-
quirements, Craig specified the
home to have triple-glazed win-
dows, for example, as well as
a rafter room system with lots
of room for added insulation
to reduce the need for heating
and cooling. The building mate-
rials were also largely collected
from renewable sources.
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