year projects that include a full range of design, engineering and construction management services,” according to Mike. On the more complex side, they have worked on projects as significant as the Malahat Skywalk – a 50-metretall, 1,450-metre-long wilderness walkway and viewing tower, which was valued at roughly $20 million, and which recently took home two awards from the 2022 VIREB Commercial Building Awards. These days, those more complex commercial projects comprise the majority of Kinsol Timber’s work. In the last couple years, clients with those kinds of projects have flocked to the company – and not just clients in BC, but also clients across Canada and the United States. Currently, Steve reports that Kinsol has more inquiries than they have time to respond to – “our order file seems to be growing almost faster than we keep up,” he says. “We’re trying to be smart about our growth. We’re trying to go after what we feel are the best projects.” The best projects, from Kinsol’s point of view, involve a lot of creativity. According to Mike, that’s where the company really shines. They really enjoy solving challenges and coming up with creative solutions. Their ability to do that, according to Steve, comes from their experience. Mass timber building systems are typically modular and involve prefabricated panels that are preciselymanufacturedoff-siteand thenput together onsite like a kit-of-parts. The challenges of these projects are usually logistical challenges, and there’s virtually no company more experienced at solving those challenges than Kinsol Timber. AUGUST 2022
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