Interior Design Collaborators

A comprehensive list of other professionals who are in essence part of any interior design project that involves a renovation or remodel. As an Interior Designer we collaborate with these professionals to help guide and ensure all your renovations are safe and abide by the current Construction Standards that each of these professional orders oversee. An Interior Designer does not SUPERVISE these professionals as to their work expertise; rather we are your advocate as to the design intent of your project. We are on your team - and number one advocate for your design intent. After-all you will be living or working in the space when it is completed.

After-all - all we want is for you to be over-joyed by the results.

Hiring the right professionals for your renovation or remodel goes a very long way to ensure you are getting the outcomes and results you are looking for. Cutting corners is not the SMART move for your renovation or remodel. Good Contractors are rare and valuable; they must make a profit to ensure that their skilled workers are available and that everyone is making a fair wage for their skill set. This doesn’t mean at all to gouge our clients; this means to INCLUDE this factor when you are evaluating the overall costs and renovation and remodel quotations, and DON’T always look for the bottom line.

EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR THE BEST CONTRACTOR - FOR THE LOWEST COST

Ask yourself - seriously IS THIS A UNICORN!

We want that for you as well. Think about your investment and what those results and return will bring. Finding the “right” skilled Contractor is worth their weight in gold. You want someone who knows how to run a business; keep their skilled workers happy; one who cares about the client; keeps the home like it was their own. These types of Contractors’ are in demand.

Always keep front of mind; A Contractor who provides a real quote; that meets your needs, and who will collaborate with you through-out the project. That my friend is WORTH ITS’ WEIGHT IN GOLD.

VARIOUS INTERIOR DESIGN COLLABORATORS are;

  • The Mechanical Engineer

    • These individuals design and develop machinery and various systems (heating, ventilation, power generation, manufacturing, etc.). They set up, operate, and maintain mechanical installations. They are self-employed or work in: Consulting firms. Power generation services

  • The Architect

    • All the persons qualified to practise the profession of architect in Québec constitute a professional order called the “Ordre professionnel des architectes du Québec” or the “Ordre des architectes du Québec”. The Architects Act - chapter A-21

  • The Structural Engineer

    • The Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) is the self-regulatory body that governs Quebec's 65,000 professional engineers. In Quebec, the OIQ carefully monitors compliance with rules of this trade and with the professional integrity of its members while also overseeing the development of the engineering profession. But regardless of the engineer’s specialty, the foundation of their work remains the same: solving concrete and often complex technical or technological problems related to the design, realization, and implementation of infrastructure, products, systems, or services.

      • Protecting the public: Engineers must consider the impact of their work on the environment and all persons’ life, health, and property. They must also ensure that their work is safe and complies with good practices.

      • Protecting the client: Engineers must perform their work with integrity, transparency, diligence, independence, and impartiality. Bound by professional secrecy, they must give their clients access to the relevant files.

  • The Architectural Technologist

    • These individuals develop drawings, models, and specifications for construction or renovation projects. They oversee their completion. They are self-employed, work for architectural and construction firms or in the public service. The Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ) is a professional order with a reserved title created by the Quebec government to ensure the protection of the public by governing the practice of the profession of technologist (T.P.). It brings together close to 4000 professional technologists representing 60 disciplines in the applied science technologies of Quebec. Codes Des Professions - chapitre C-26

  • The Electrical Engineer

    • These individuals design and test electrical and electronic equipment and systems. They are employed by; Electric utilities, Telecommunications companies, Manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment, Consulting firms, Manufacturing, processing, and transportation industries, The public service. These individuals may specialize in various fields (residential, commercial, or industrial installations, energy production and transmission, etc.), experience allows access to senior or supervisory positions., these individuals may work in related fields (science, engineering, sales, marketing, management, etc.). Membership in the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ [Quebec Order of Engineers]) to practise as an Engineer and carry out activities that are reserved for them. Certification Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) may be required. LEED - The global standard in green building.

  • Building/Renovation Contractor