The Construction Source

MARCH 2021 “Central Alberta has been such a huge place for growth for so long that there are lots of builders, and lots of really good builders. The competition makes us all better, I think. And when you get recognized in that group for being one of the best, it speaks volumes.” He credits that recognition, in large part, to the quality of the company’s team – including their team of tradespeople and subcontractors, some of whom have been working with the company for up to 20 years. “First of all, we have awesome trades,” he says. “We’ve been working with them for a long time. They understand our expectations. They know we won’t accept poor workmanship, that we won’t let the bar slide on that.” “We work together on a daily basis,” he adds. “They work with us to solveproblems. They really step up. They’re professionals in their industry and we lean on them a lot for their knowledge. They know their business in- and-out. When you have people like that, building is so much easier.” Asset Builders won the ‘Best New Home between $750,000 to $849,999’ category for a project called ‘Lofton Modern Lakehouse,’ located on a canal in Meridian Beach, on Gull Lake. That was a show-home they built for themselves, which Taylor says they designed to “showcase what we could do.” “We did that,” he says. “We went above and beyond in design. We incorporated so many little upgrades, so much creativity. It all paid off. It turned out to be such a beautiful home.” “We wanted it to be a dream