Tallwood I at District 56 revitalizes downtown Langford, harmoniously integrating residential and commercial spaces into an invigorated community June 24, 2020, Announcement Highlights: Tallwood I has received the Foundation Permit from the City of Langford The building belongs to District 56, a project stretching the length of Peatt Road between Hockley Avenue and Goldstream Avenue […]

Premier John Horgan has appointed Ravi Kahlon, Parliamentary Secretary for Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, to lead the expansion and use of mass timber in B.C. buildings. Read the story here

Design Build Services (DBS) is continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation. DBS is relying on the guidance from the BC Centre for Disease Control and is following directives from WorkSafeBC and the Government of British Columbia to keep our worksites and community safe and healthy. DBS has implemented a work from home strategy; however, some […]

Name a carbon capture technology that is fully proven, used the world over, pumps out oxygen, and improves your wellbeing at the same time? There’s only one answer: trees.  READ MORE

Changes to Canada’s national building code could prove promising for an ailing forestry industry. Starting in 2020, the national building code of Canada will allow for mass timber buildings to be constructed across the country. Currently, buildings made of wood are only allowed to stand six storeys high. After the mass timber policy change next […]