Our Mission

Dedicated to improving professionalism and raising the standards in residential and small building design.

 

Our Mission

  • Our mission is to protect the interests of the public by raising the standards for professionalism and ethics in the building design community through education, networking, and organization.

  • Our goal is to see the rights of professionals to practice building design protected.

  • We are striving to create better communication in the building design community, with officials, educators, professionals, suppliers, contractors, and homeowners.

  • Our aim is to enhance ethics in the building design community to better serve our clients and respect others in the construction community.

 

We are working to create a team approach to design and construction within British Columbia.

 

What We Are Doing

  • We are working diligently to ensure the rights of building designers to practice their profession under the new Professional Governance Act.

  • We are providing ongoing education for our members to raise the standards.

  • We are setting minimum member standards for construction documents.

  • We are networking with educational institutions to help members to continue to learn.

  • We are establishing member discounts with suppliers and organizations.

  • We are continuing to reach out to new members to give the design community a voice.

  • We are collecting necessary data from members to establish the important role of designers in British Columbia.

  • We are improving communication with BC Housing and the BOABC to promote a team approach to construction.