a gym and recovery zone, a yoga and dance studio, a golf simulator, a games and theatre room, and an infrared sauna. Of course, SOCO is also set apart by the quality of construction. That’s true of all developments by Anthem. Mike credits that consistency of quality to a few factors. First of all, he says it helps that the in-house Construction Team is involved in all phases of every project, starting all the way from the land acquisition – when the acquisition team is evaluating a potential property, the Construction Team is a key part of the conversation about the vision for the land and what can be built there. They are also heavily involved in the design phase – according to Mike, they play a key role in design meetings from the development permit stage onwards, and they provide a lot of valuable input in terms of buildability and cost-efficiency. “The advantage of that is we can help keep the project on vision and on budget,” he explains. “Because we’re active participants in the designdevelopment, we can keep the project going in the right direction.” “It also allows us to have far more background and history with the project by the time we get to construction,” Mike adds. “By the time we get to the building permit stage, we’re very familiar with the project. We understand what decisions were made and why. We understand the design intent behind everything we’re delivering. We just have a greater perspective. We see the bigger picture – and that’s reflected in the quality.” THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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