July 2019

2019 | In Focus | July 2019Personalized Construction from a Skilled TeamBANC Group

2019 | In Focus | July 2019

Personalized Construction from a Skilled Team

BANC Group

Urban development comes with its own set of unique challenges for the construction industry. Since 2005, the BANC Group has been involved in developing the downtown and surrounding areas of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its highly skilled development team and an individualized approach to every project are helping Halifax residents and businesses grow in customized buildings designed for the twenty-first century.

2019 | In Focus | July 2019Where Construction and Amenities MeetThe Greening of the Hospitality Industry

2019 | In Focus | July 2019

Where Construction and Amenities Meet

The Greening of the Hospitality Industry

More and more hotels and resorts are adopting a linen reuse program for guests staying more than one night. That’s a green strategy guests recognize — they may even think it’s the only one in place — but it turns out there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes as hotels and resorts “go green” and turn to the construction industry for help getting there.

2019 | In Focus | July 2019Bespoke BackyardsCreating Outdoor Luxury

2019 | In Focus | July 2019

Bespoke Backyards

Creating Outdoor Luxury

Years ago, backyard beautification usually meant planting some flowers, adding a couple of shrubs, and laying down a few patio stones to create a small deck. Outdoor furniture – if you could truly call it ‘furniture’ – usually comprised a picnic table and aluminum lawn chairs with uncomfortable, sticky plastic mesh seats and backs. Barbecuing was still somewhat exotic, and most outdoor grillers used folding barbecues or tiny rectangular hibachis. Unless among the wealthy, in-ground pools were few, with above-ground corrugated steel or plastic versions more likely.

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