#HAVANSpotlight Interview with Doug Langford of JDL Homes Inc.!
Plus: Doug's episode of 'Measure Twice, Cut Once', talking high performance homes!

Tell us about yourself & your company?
Doug: Aside from the day to day running of JDL Homes, I am client facing in sales, estimating, contract writing and involved in the Project Management of all of our projects.

How did you get into the residential construction industry?
Doug: My Brother Jeff Langford and I started the company after renovating one of our own houses, which lead to us renovating a neighbours house, then another and another and before long we had a company up and running.

What keeps you in the industry?
Doug: I am always learning new things. It is an exciting business.

While navigating covid-19, what new opportunities have you discovered?
Doug: Covid-19 opened up new ways to stream line the company and work more efficiently.

It’s 11AM Saturday morning, what are you up to?
Doug: I could be Gardening, Snowboarding, Camping, paddle boarding or generally anything else to do with the outdoors. & fishing.

What are your hobbies?
Doug: Gardening, cooking especially after Covid.

Favourite HAVAN moment and why?
Doug: Sharing our research and work in a step 5 NetZero ready Home. I believe we all need to be building to this standard as soon as we can.

Last book read / movie watched?
Doug: Handmaids Tale.

Last HAVAN Member you connected with?
Doug: Mark Cooper, Shakespeare Homes and Renovations.

Pets?
Doug: Yes, a Shiba Inu named Kaya.

Proudest moment?
Doug: Receiving our first Ovation Award (now HAVAN Award) for a large character renovation in Vancouver.

Netflix guilty pleasure?
Doug: Most cooking shows.

Last piece of advice you have received?
Doug: Never let a good crisis go to waste.

Starbucks order?
Doug: Americano with room for cream.

Where were you born?
Doug: Warkworth Ontario

Favourite holiday / destination?
Doug: Africa

Does pineapple belong on pizza?
Doug: Absolutely.

First concert?
Doug: Sting

Where can we find you on social media?
Doug: Instagram: @jdlhomesvan

Source: Homebuilders Association Vancouver

Congratulations to our very own John Doig!  He is now a Certified Passive House Tradesperson!  We are very pleased to have him join this network of professionals looking to build better, and more efficient homes for the City of Vancouver!  For more information on Passive House please visit: https://www.passivehousecanada.com/about-passive-house/​

The JDL Homes family recently celebrated the holiday season with our staff with a private catered event.  Children & significant others were welcome and a great time was had by all!  We wanted to host an event to acknowledge the hard work everyone has put in this year and to celebrate our successes.  Here are some photos of the memorable evening!

Have you heard?  We are a Top Choice Awards nominee for Top Home Builder in Vancouver 2018.  We are thrilled by the nomination and would like congratulate to all of the other nominees in our category!

Please show your support and vote for us here.

We would also like to invite you to view more of our work from our portfolio here.

When you build your dream home or renovate your existing home with us, the simple fact is that we are a collective of families, working for your family.  It is undoubtedly the crew on site, and the staff behind the scenes that makes this company a success. We value each and every one of our employees, so it's always hard to see someone leave.  We'd like to say a bittersweet goodbye to one of our carpenter's assistant, Fern! Fern has been with JDL Homes for over two years and although we're sad to see her go, we fully support her decision to move to the island.  We are excited to see what the future holds for her and wish her the best of luck in all her future endeavours!

We'd also like to take this time to welcome some new faces to our team:
Matt - Red Seal Carpenter
Chris & Connor - Carpenters
Cooper & Donovan - Carpenter's Assistant
We are excited to have them join our team!

We'll be exhibiting at the Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association (GVHBA) Spring Home Reno Show!
The GVHBA's Spring Home Reno Show has one focus -- providing consumers with professional home renovation information. The one-day only event will feature booths of renovation contractors and renovation-related products and services, seminars to provide homeowners with important information in all areas of renovations, and opportunities to participate in Ask a Pro -- free one-on-one consultations with renovation professionals.

We will also be presenting a seminar on "To Renovate or Build New" at 2pm.

The event is free to attend and pre-registration for seminars is encouraged.
Make sure you bring your renovation questions and speak to Doug or Jeff Langford about your next project!

For more information and to pre-register for seminars, click here.