(May 14, 2024, Toronto, ON) The EIFS Council of Canada (ECC) proudly announces the 2024 EIFS Council of Canada Architectural Design Awards Program finalists. The projects chosen for the Finalist Awards are as follows: B-Line Apartment Condos, Children’s Cottage Society, HOME 2 by Hilton, Meadowbrook Lane Passive House Affordable Residence, Nottingham Tower Apartments, and Soleil Condos. Additionally, the Judging panel has identified the following projects for an Award of Merit: 8HAUS Apartment Condos, HighPointe, Peterborough Housing McCrae Phase 2, and The Halo.

The judging panels selection of finalist projects highlighted below, exhibited excellence in the areas of design, contribution to community, sustainability, technical excellence, and the innovative use of EIFS. The Awards Finalist projects, their architectural design teams, utilized EIFS systems, as well as the EIFS execution teams are as follows:

B-Line Apartment Condos

Location: Toronto, ON
Category: Panelized EIFS Systems
Architect: Romanov Romanov Architects Inc.
EIFS Manufacturer: Sto Canada Ltd.
EIFS Contractor: SkyRise Prefab Building Solutions Inc.

Children’s Cottage Society

Location: Calgary, AB
Category: Recreational/Institutional
Architect: SAHURI + Partners Architecture Inc
EIFS Manufacturer: Adex Systems Inc.
EIFS Contractor: Dal-Tek Interiors LTD

HOME 2 by Hilton

Location: Huntsville, ON
Category: Hospitality
Architect: Saplys Architects Inc.
EIFS Manufacturer: Durabond Products Ltd.
EIFS Contractor: Durabond Building Systems

Meadowbrook Lane Passive House Affordable Residence

Location: Windsor, ON
Category: High Rise Residential
Architect: Kearns Mancini Architects Inc.
EIFS Manufacturer: Sto Canada Inc.
EIFS Contractor: Ozmen Construction

Nottingham Tower Apartments

Location: Sarnia, ON
Category: Renovation
Architect: Homestead Land Holdings Limited
EIFS Manufacturer: Sto Canada Inc.& Senergy
EIFS Contractor: Precan Wall Systems Inc.

Soleil Condos Phase 1

Location: Milton, ON
Category: Mid Rise Residential
Architect: KNYMH Inc.
EIFS Manufacturer: DuROCK Alfacing International Ltd. EIFS Contractor: B.E. Construction Ltd.

The projects receiving an Award of Merit, their architectural design teams, utilized EIFS systems, as well as the EIFS execution teams are as follows:

8HAUS Apartment Condos

Location: Toronto, ON
Category: High Rise Residential
Architect: Romanov Romanov Architects Inc.
EIFS Manufacturer: Sto Canada Inc.
EIFS Contractor: SkyRise Prefab Building Solutions Inc.

HighPointe

Location: Mapleridge, BC
Category: Mid Rise Residential
Architect: Wayne Stephen Bissky Architecture & Urban Design
EIFS Manufacturer: Adex Systems Inc.
EIFS Contractor: Charles Joseph Plastering

Peterborough Housing McCrae Phase 2

Location: Peterborough, ON
Category: Panelized EIFS Systems
Architect: Barry Bryan Associates
EIFS Manufacturer: Sto Canada Ltd.
EIFS Contractor: LIDO Wall Systems under Matheson Construction Ltd

The Halo

Location: Winnipeg, MB
Category: Panelized EIFS Systems
Architect: Affinity Architecture Inc.
EIFS Manufacturer: Durabond Products Ltd.
EIFS Contractor: Durabond Building Systems

“This year witnessed the most significant Architectural Awards competition since their 2016 inception, in both volume of entries and excellence of projects submitted, remarked John M. Garbin, President/CEO of the ECC. “We congratulate the entire slate of 2024 ECC Awards finalists who once again showcased the versatility, execution and popularity of EIFS as the preferred building envelope solution. We are extremely proud of all the finalists and their excellent teams who once again met the challenges of current and new design and performance paradigms and delivered contemporary and aesthetically pleasing EIFS architecture throughout Canada.”

The nominated projects were evaluated and judged by an esteemed five-member judging panel led by Panel Spokesperson Joe Somfay (Joe Somfay Architect), along with panel members: Nick Swerdfeger
(Barry Bryan Associates), Paul Wright (ACI Wright Architects Inc.), Daniel Cusimano (Cusimano Architect), David De Rose (Synergy Partners), David Woodruff (N53 Architecture Inc.).

At the completion of a demanding and difficult finalist selection process, the judging panel proceeded to select the Grand Prize Award winner from the six category finalists. The Grand Prize recipient will remain confidential until announced at the ECC Architectural Design Awards Dinner on June 17th, 2024 in Toronto. The ECC Architectural Award recipients will receive their awards and be recognized and celebrated at the ECC Awards Dinner amongst an audience of national design and building industry executives.

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For more information about the ECC Architectural Design Awards Program, or to schedule interviews, please contact eifsawards@eifscouncil.ca.

For more information on the ECC Architectural Design Awards, please visit the following website: https://eifscouncil.ca/ecc-eifs-design-awards-program/

The EIFS Council of Canada (ECC) serves as the “official voice” for the Canadian EIFS industry with a mandate to provide for the advancement and growth of the industry across the country, through advocacy, education and marketing.

The ECC brings together leading National and International companies to form a collaborative network of vested stakeholders. While unifying and advancing industry interests, the ECC also supports individual innovation and entrepreneurial efforts. The ECC is uniquely qualified to draw from its diverse membership profile, enabling it to both explore and strengthen EIFS’ growing building science foundations and end user value-proposition.