“We would rent a bus or drive a few cars to Detroit for a weekend. We’ve also spent weekends in Pittsburgh, Montreal, and the Buffalo,” he says. Again, thanks to the supportive work culture and healthy relationships among the staff, DPAI has great employee retention rates. Many of their team members have been working at the company for over a decade. DPAI’s extended team of engineers and consultants also tend to be longstanding. The company strives to establish and maintain good relationships with professionals in the immediate community, but they sometimes work with Toronto firms. As an example of such a partner, David cites CK Engineering – “They are one of the companies that worked on Connect Communities, and we have a really great working relationship. We knowhoweach other works. We understand each other’s MO, and we push each other to do things a little differently.” Regarding how the company relates with builders and contractors, David says he likes to approach such relationships “from a construction management or integrated standpoint.” DPAI involves contractors and builders in all the decision-making processes with the owners and consultants, so everyone knows what’s going on every time. Currently, DPAI is working with CK on a net-zero mass timber office building in the core of Hamilton. They are also working on a new central library and Art Gallery in THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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