building?” From that process, the team at UAA met Sigi Lieberman, the founder of International Timberframes, a company based in nearby Golden, BC. International Timberframes was ultimately selected as manufacturer and installer of the innovative dowel laminated timber (DLT) panels for the roof system, and the installer of the Glulam beams for the main structure. At the time, International Timberframes was a relatively small company, but it has since grown. UAA is now working with them on a new manufacturing plant. Again, the relationship with International Timberframes went so well that Sigi commissioned UAA to design their next manufacturing plant. And that’s not the only repeat relationship that resulted from that project – since fully delivering the Community Centre and Library, UAAhas also worked with the community of Radium again. For example, they recently collaborated with a landscape architect to design a masterplan for the park in which the community centre is located and they built ‘Radium Stadium,’ which is an outdoor ice rink and concession stand. Jennifer credits the success of that relationship – and UAA’s successful relationships with builders in general – to “communication,communication, communication.” “One of the key things we do when we start working with a contractor is we establish that we’re on a team together,” she says. “We start by explaining why the building is the way it is and the importance of certain THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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