Modern Home Builders Issue 124 Dec | Page 32

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sat down with us five years ago or 20 , our work would be just as pioneering and our clientele just as eager to work with us .”
Gaining momentum
As we begin to reflect over the history of the company , Paul zeroes in on the last two years and reveals how BCH grappled with the impacts of the pandemic . However , he flips the script on what we have often come to expect .
“ If I am being completely honest , Covid-19 did not hit our company like it did with others ,” explains Paul . “ In fact , we were actually inundated with requests for our services . We thought that , at least initially , the pandemic would have a huge , negative impact ; whereas , what happened was that we were shut down for a couple of weeks and then , just like that , we were back up and running at full speed .
“ We were gaining momentum every week , and since then we have remained very busy ,” he continues . “ Many of our clients live in big cities , and the pandemic forced people to realize one salient fact about their living circumstances : their homes could become their offices . People soon understood it was possible to move away from big cities and live up in the mountains , skiing and playing golf and hiking , doing all the fun stuff they would otherwise want to do on holiday , while still working at the same company . In the end , the pandemic proved very beneficial to our workload .”
Though Paul is reluctant to pinpoint one specific project , since the company has carried out innumerable examples of best-in-class modern home building , he does highlight the fact that BCH was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal for one of its award-winning homes .
“ Truth be told , they are all special in their own way ,” he admits . “ I really cannot say there is one that stands out , and I think that is a testament to our consistent , highend process . A lot of times , we operate as
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