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many architectural magazines for its exemplary
beauty and achievement in green garden and
terrace space roofing.
“We really try to stay accurate according to
what’s new on the market and how we can do
it better,” said Boisvert.
Another one of these innovations on the
technical front is the addition of Building Mon-
itoring Systems (BMS) for some of Béland &
Lapointe’s constructed buildings going for-
ward. BMS is new intelligent technology that
consists of computer-based software and hard-
ware control system installed in buildings that
controls and monitors the building’s mechani-
cal and electronic equipment such as ventila-
tion, lighting, power systems, fire systems and
security systems. This new technology goes a
long way toward ensuring building sustainabil-
ity and safety.
Let alone innovation in technology, Ouellet
says B&L really concentrates on people by put-
ting a lot of effort into networking and building
loyal business contacts. It also engages with lo-
cal communities by funding local sports teams
and participating in community fundraisers, in-
cluding initiating a fundraiser for breast cancer
research after the wife of one of the company’s
