CONSTRUCTION REDEFINED EllisDon is a construction, build- ing services and technology company with the capacity to design, finance, con- struct, equip, operate and manage any- thing that can be built. Since forming in 1951 in London, Ontario, the business has grown from a general contractor into a multi-faceted world-leader. They now complete in excess of $3.5 billion worth of contracts annually, in every market sector and across the globe.

CONSTRUCTION REDEFINED THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA To this day, EllisDon Ian Kerr is the Direc- refuses to slow down. As tor of Business Develop- the industry changes at a ment for rapid pace, and projects at EllisDon, and is based get greener and more tech- out of . He first nologically advanced, El- joined the company in lisDon strives to be at the 2011 as a Project Manager, forefront. At all levels of drawn in by their forward- their organization, they are thinking corporate culture always seizing new oppor- and approach to business. tunities, always inventing, He also related to the com- developing and optimizing. pany’s values, which drive They challenge the rest of the company’s approach. the industry to keep pace. They include: freedom,

ELLISDON trust, complete openness, mutual accountability, entrepreneurial en- thusiasm, integrity, and mutual re- spect. Those same values have made EllisDon one of the premier employ- ers in Canada and our global office: Middle East, Central America. The resulting culture has been recog- nised by numerous publications and award bodies. The Financial Post named them one of Canada’s Best Companies to Work For. The Aon Best Employers program ranked them #1 Employer a record three “We are always times. They have made the Globe seeking to and Mail Top 100 Employers list for improve, for seven years running. They were awarded one of Canada’s 10 most our clients, for Admired Corporate Cultures by Wa- our industry, terstone Human Capital – and the and for list of accolades goes on. ourselves.”

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA ELLISDON According to Ian, everything EllisDon does is rooted in their desire to be “be better.” That unrelenting drive is also what attracts clients to the company, both in Vancouver, and around the world. “We are always seeking to improve, for our cli- ents, for our industry, and for ourselves,” he says. That drive is also reflected in their total service offering, which is unique in the industry. They have the capacity to manage every stage of a project’s lifecycle – from pre-construction to post-construction, from the initial concept phase to long-term asset management,

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA operations and mainte- ing, the design, building nance. This “cradle-to- services and can then grave” service is how operate the building. they minimize client risk We also have specialist and guarantee project services like construc- success. The company tion sciences, facilities sees this approach as the services, furniture and future of construction. equipment services, in- “We’re a true one telligent building design stop shop,” Ian says. “We and maintenance, me- can provide the financ- chanical, electrical and IT

ELLISDON systems - all aspects of “And we have an a building, we can man- open book policy,” he age. I don’t think any of adds. “We want our cli- our competitors can offer ents to know everything that same level of ser- about their projects. We vice.” believe in total and com- In addition to pro- plete transparency.” viding that unparalleled depth of service, Ellis- Don also builds strong and lasting relationships with their clients. Ian es- timates that a significant majority of the company’s work is repeat business, and he credits that loyal- ty to EllisDon’s integrity. “We build trust by do- ing exactly what we say we’re going to do,” he says. “We always follow through.”

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA “We’re a true one stop shop.”

ELLISDON The right skills

EllisDon has offices across the globe, each staffed by people who call the city home and Ian is one of those people in Vancouver – a city where Ellis- Don has repeatedly demonstrated their industry excel- lence. In 2017 alone, the company has been involved

in the delivery of a number of landmark projects to Vancouver and its surroundings. One example is Parq Vancouver, a world-class entertainment and leisure destination. Located down- town, adjacent to BC Place Stadium, it features two luxury hotels: a JW Marriot, with 329 rooms; and the

Douglas, an Autograph Collection Hotel with 188

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA rooms. Both hotels provide access to the complex’s wide range of amenities, including downtown’s only casino, five restaurants and lounges, a 30,000 square foot park located six-floors above street level, a world- class spa, a modern fitness studio, and much more. “We know that The project also includes over 60,000 square feet of natural light, well-appointed meeting and event spaces, including well-designed Vancouver’s largest hotel ballroom. rooms and Elsewhere in British Columbia, EllisDon has also common areas been conducting Phase 1 of the Brentwood Town Cen- can make tre Redevelopment, one of the largest projects of its a tangible kind in North America. difference in the recovery of patients, allowing them to return to the community and their normal lives more quickly.”

ELLISDON Valued at roughly $317 million, is a high pro- file, mixed-use, and transit-oriented re- development located in north , BC. The project involves the renova- tion of an existing 4000,000 square foot mall into a 1,200,000 square foot mall, as well as the creation of six levels of underground parking. In the future, the redevelopment will contain premium retail shops accompanied by world-

“We build trust by doing exactly what we say we’re going to do.”

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA class amenities – everything from res- taurants, to entertainment and unique public spaces.

The client on that project is Shape Properties, with whom EllisDon enjoys a longstanding and collaborative rela- tionship. In 2011, they engaged Ellis- Don to provide design assistance and pre-construction services for the entire

multi-phased project. Upon success- ful completion of that assignment, they

ELLISDON awarded them the construction manage- ment contract for Phase 1. Completion is scheduled for May 2018. In recent years, EllisDon has also been active in the education sector in Vancouver. For example, they are the the students and faculty, and provides co-developer and design-builder of a a multitude of places for gathering and campus redevelopment project at the discussion. The façade is a combina- Emily Carr University of Art + Design. tion of glass, metal panel, and standing That project is valued at $90 mil- seam – with the glass providing views to lion, and encompasses roughly 289,000 the interior, displaying the “vitality and square feet. The site is located at Great activity within.” Northern Way, is comprised of three By maximizing the scale of col- acres, and will be the home of the spe- umn-free spaces – and by decentraliz- cialized post-secondary institution for ing heating, cooling ventilation, power fine arts, media arts, and design. The and IT infrastructure – the design is also new campus will accommodate more very supporting of change. The school than 1,800 students and will provide can flexibly alter partitioning between state-of-the-art LEED Gold features. program areas, among other simple ad- Ian describes that project as a justments. Ian says that flexibility “sup- “Unique building, designed for the pres- ports the culture and pedagogy of the ent and flexible for the future.” The archi- university.” Supporting and enhancing tecture was shaped around the needs of the culture of their clients is one of El- lisDon’s primarily goals on every project

they undertake.

THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA Another important “We also put a great deal goal when working with of effort into selecting the clients in the education right subcontract partners sector – as well as any and consultants, when market sector, is mak- required. Our partners ing sure the process is have to understand those as seamless as possible worlds as well. They have “We have for the user. Oftentimes to have the right skills the experi- on those jobs, the com- and be aware of the sen- ence and pany is building in and sitivities inherent to those understand- adjacent to operating en- jobs.” vironments, and they are ing of those diligent about minimizing environ- the disruption to those ments to get environments. “We have the expe- things done rience and understanding smoothly,” of those environments to get things done smooth- ly,” Ian says. Positive outcomes for all

One more recent example of EllisDon’s contribu- tion to Vancouver is the work they did for the Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre. Located on the dense Vancouver General Hospital site, that facility is valued at $58 million, and is the largest purpose-built facility of its kind in the province for people with mental health and substance-use issues.

The Joseph & Rosalie Se- gal Family Health Centre includes eight-storeys and 100 beds, and consolidates inpatient, outpa- tient, and outreach mental health and addiction services into one building – providing clients with “a seamless continuum of care.” EllisDon’s innovative design also allows for the built-in capacity for the future addition of two extra floors. As it stands, the their president and CEO new facility features a Mary Ackenhusen said state-of-the-art healing that the new facility will environment for patients ensure that psychiatric needing short-term acute and substance-use cli- mental health care, in- ents will “truly receive the cluding those suffering best care.” from major depression, “We know that nat- anxiety, schizophrenia, ural light, well-designed psychotic and mood dis- rooms and common ar- orders, and substance eas can make a tangible dependence. It also in- difference in the recovery cludes a secure rooftop of patients, allowing them garden for patient gar- to return to the communi- dening. ty and their normal lives Ian says that Ellis- more quickly,” she said. Don is proud of projects “We look forward to the like that one, due to the improved access and public good that will come outcomes this building from it. will provide.” The client on the project was Vancou- ver Coastal Health. In a press release announc- ing the substantial com- pletion of the project, Moving forward, active and which will not. want to continue devel- those are the kinds of Currently, he sees the oping a presence in those positive outcomes that commercial sector as markets as well.” EllisDon aims to continue very strong, and predicts Overall, he sees generating – no matter EllisDon will be perform- “incredible opportunity” the project size or build- ing work there for years in the metro Vancouver ing sector. to come. The same goes area as well as the prov- Part of Ian’s role is for the healthcare and ince as a whole. EllisDon looking for new opportu- airport sectors. aims to seize those op- nities in the British Co- “We’re also pursu- portunities by growing lumbia region, and help- ing a lot of residential op- their cradle to grave ser- ing to develop the area’s portunities right now, as vices, continuing to suc- strategic plan for area is well as a number of civil cessfully deliver projects always looking to the fu- opportunities,” he ex- and by building great re- ture, evaluating market plains. “We have active lationships within the in- trends and determining civil and industrial groups dustry for a long to come. which markets will be in the BC area and we

To learn more about EllisDon and their unique cradle-to-grave service – and for more information on their many landmark projects, including the ones discussed above – visit http://www.ellisdon.com/