Story · 8:53
// THE QUOTE
“it was 2006 there was not much going on here”
— Kris Skiba · Dexel Developments Limited / Dexel Architecture
Founder turning-point story: graduating into a dead 2006 market, friends leaving for Calgary, choosing to stay for Halifax and getting the shot from Louie. Strong, complete arc.
Full episode at 8:53How Halifax's Dexel Developments Builds Landmark Apartments: Vertical Integration, BIM, and 25-Year CapEx Thinking ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Bring in-house architectural detail capacity early; relying on craftsmen alone fails as the industry grows and labour thins.
“the craftsmen are fewer and further between as the industry grows — forcing a higher level of detail to the site”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Communication and coordination at scale
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Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 8:53 of How Halifax's Dexel Developments Builds Landmark Apartments: Vertical Integration, BIM, and 25-Year CapEx Thinking