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Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association

The Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association (GVHBA) – the voice of the residential construction industry in the Greater Vancouver area – is dedicated to promoting professionalism in the homebuilding industry and is committed to providing consumers with a wide variety of timely information on new homes and renovation.
A f filiated with the Canadian Home Builders ' Association, GVHBA members include builders, renovators, architects, designers, sub-contractors, manufacturers, supp liers, government agencies, utilities, publishers, bankers, lawyers and other professiona ls .
A clearinghouse of industr y information, GVHBA circul ates to its members a wealth of data on housing starts, consumer trends, technical advances, educational opportunities, economic indicators and government legislation that affects the homebuilding industry.
GVHBA is a proud sponsor of two of Canada's largest consumer home shows – BC Home & Garden Show and BC Fall Home Show. Active in community out-reach, GVHBA suppor ts the South Fraser Child Development Centre, Salvation A rmy, BC Children's Hospital, Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau and theVancouver Rape Relief and Women's Centre.
GVHBA's free seminars on new homes and renovation are popular with consumers, and articles on a range of housing-related topics are also available for the asking.

For more information, contact GVHBA at 590-5256
or visit our Web site at www.vancouverhomebuilders.org

Forest Renewal BC
As a working partnership of forest companies, workers, First Nations, environmentalists, communities and the provincial government, Forest Renewal BC is a dynamic investment agency charged with supporting a full range of forest renewal activities in every region of the province. With our partners, Forest Renewal BC shares the goal of a sustainable, prosperous and diversified forest sector for the future. Our long-term focus is to invest in land-based activities (growing more, high-value timber; restoring environmentally-damaged waters heds; and filling knowledge gaps to allow more informed forest management decisions) and to implement our strategy to help the BC value-added sector expand and diversify.
To that end, Forest Renewal BC has become the value-added sector's number-one financial supporter.  Wo rking with the industry, Forest Renewal's value-added strategy targets specific areas for investment and guides this year's planned expenditure of $20.9 million.
Almost all initiatives are demand-driven, cost-shared, and operate on a province-wide basis. Projects such as Home 2000 and Forest Renewal BC's wood products showcase, also on display at the BC.Home Show, are working to promote made-in-BC products and demonstrate the great potential and opportunities available in BC's value-added sector.

Canadian Plywood Association
The Canadian Ply wood Association (CA N P LY) is a non - profIt organization representing and serving the manufacturers of plywood, veneer and veneer composite products in Canada.
Founded in 1951 as the Plywood Manufacturers Association of BC, CANPLY has evolved from an organization of coastal BC manufacturers focused on establishing standards, into a multi-faceted organization with both a national and international mandate to serve the many and varied interests of  ts members .
CANPLY represents 10 member companies in Western Canada.  Together, they operate 12 mills and produce 95% of all structural, construction and industrial softwood plywood manufactured in Canada. CANPLY member mills incorporate state-of-the-art technology to produce high-quality plywood engineered for excellence. This advanced technology also promotes environmentally responsible forest practices – logs in the use of CANPLY plywood manufacture average 10 inches in diameter and are taken from managed sustainable forests . In addition, the waterproof, highly durable phenolic resin in plywood manufacture emits almost zero fomaldehyde off gas – ensuring the health and safety of homeowners by promot ng a high caliber of indoor air quality.
For Home 2000, our members supplied Douglas Fir plywood (DFP) and Canadian Softwood plywo o d (CSP) sheathing, and laminated veneer lumber (LVL) for use in rooftrusses, floor joists and header beams.

For more info rmation about CA N P LY, call (604) 981-4190 or visit our Web site at www.canply.org

UBC School of Architecture
The School of Architecture at the University of British Columbia offers graduate programs in professional studies and advanced research. A concern for environmentally responsible design and appropriate building technologies informs work throughout the School, as well as revealing itself in community-centered activities such as the Design-Build Program.
Students in the March program, working under the supervision of Professor Linda Brock and MASA student Elizabeth MacKenzie, provided the primary design parameters for Home 2000. Preliminary research was followed by a three-week design study led by Professor Sandy Hirshen .
Their design had to meet diverse requirements; for example, it had to accommodate changing family patterns while meeting siting restrictions and remaining affordable. The varied expectations of Home 2000 stakeholders also contributed to the students' under-standing of the complexity of "real-life" design. And ultimately, the design had to assimilate into the builder's own design parameters.
Student designers on the project included: Jeffrey Anders, Robert Bateman, Kevin Bismanis, Bill Cicvaric, Maxine Cowan , Lisa Ditschum, G raham Elvidge, Varouj Gumuchian, Baldwin Hum, Yvonne Ip, Herman Kao, Savina Praseuth , Joel Redmond, Glenn Ross, Marc Soehngen, Heather Tremain , Jenny Tsai, and George Wang'

For more info rmation about the UBC School of Architecture programs and community outreach initiatives, please call (604) 822-2779 or visit ourWeb site at www.architecture.ubc.ca

The Home Depot
Founded in 1978, The Home Depot is the world 's largest home improvement retailer. We are credited as being the innovator of the home improvement industry, combining warehouse pricing with a level of service unprecedented among warehouse-styl e retailers.
Home Depot stores cater to do-it-your-selfers , as well as home improvement, construction and building maintenance professionals . Each store stocks approximately 50,000 different kinds of building , homeimprovement, and lawn and garden products
At The Home Depot, our associates take great pride in p roviding the very best in customer service. Each store offers free design and decorating consultations, truck and tool rentals, home delivery, free potting, and many other services to accommodate our customers' home improvement needs. Our free in-store clinics help home owners develop their do-it-yourself skills. To ensure complete satisfaction, The Home Depot offers our No Hassle Return Policy on every item in our stores. Home Depot's progressive corporate culture includes a philanthropic budget which is directed back to the c o m munities The Home Depot serves . The company ' s three major areas of focus are: affordable housing, at -risk youth and the environment . 
There are nine Home Depot stores in Bri t i s h C o l u m b i a . To find the location nearest you , look in the white pages of your telephone book. You'll also find store locations and home improvement tips on our Web site at  www.homedepot.com