Pictured above the 2024 Grand Prize Winner: The Meadowbrook Lane Passive House Affordable Residence by Kearns Mancini Architects Ltd. and owned by the Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation.

(June 20, 2024, Toronto, ON) Industry professionals gathered on the evening of June 17th 2024 to recognize and celebrate the Finalists and Grand Prize Award recipient of the 2024 EIFS Council of Canada (ECC) Architectural Design Awards. During the evening’s presentations, the ECC announced the Meadowbrook Lane Passive House Affordable Residence by Kearns Mancini Architects as the Grand Prize winner for this year’s Awards. The Meadowbrook Lane Passive House Affordable Residence was selected by the 2024 Awards Judging Panel for the Grand Prize from amongst the six, excellent category Finalists.

The 2024 Finalists exhibited excellence in the areas of design, contribution to community, sustainability, technical excellence, and the innovative use of EIFS. The Finalists projects, their utilized EIFS systems, as well as the consulting and construction 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 Buildings 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 Suites 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.
Owner: Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation
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 & 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 EIFS Council of Canada also recognizes the Awards of Merit for this year’s design awards. The Projects that have received an Award of Merit 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

John M Garbin, President/CEO of the EIFS Council of Canada offers his congratulations to Kearns Mancini Architects, Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation and the entire Meadowbrook Lane Passive House Affordable Residence execution team for their selection as the 2024 Grand Prize Award recipient. A 2024 ECC Architectural Design Awards Electronic Commemorative Book will follow shortly showcasing all of the Awards of Merit, Finalists and the Grand Prize winner.

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

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.