The Vancouver Heritage Commission recently announced that the Flack Block restoration project, by The Salient Group and Acton Ostry Architects, received a City of Vancouver Heritage Award of Honour. The jury commended the project for the sensitive approach taken, including the sustainable interiors.

It's all hands on deck as the Penner & Associates team prepares for the launch of the p+a Vancouver store, the online store and our contract line, p+a hotels. Follow the link on the right for key dates.

Shelley Penner talks kitchens and bathrooms in "Green by Design", a cover and feature story, in the Spring issue of Canadian Kitchen & Bath.

Penner & Associates received a Silver Award at the IDIBC Awards of Excellence February 10 for Sustainable Solutions International headquarters, a certification candidate for LEED®-CI. Link to media release.

above photo: Carol Newell of the Endswell Foundation thanks Robert Fung for his leadership in the restoration of the Flack Block. From left to right: City of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Robert Fung of The Salient Group, Shelley Penner, and Joel Solomon of Renewal.

right photo: Pam Chaloult of Renewal Partners accepts a proclamation from the City of Vancouver recognizing the "Official Opening of Tides Renewal Centre at Flack Block Day".

photos by Linda Solomon of The Vancouver Observer