In fact, my business specializes in assessing the state of the exterior shell of buildings. For example, we studied the state of the marble cladding of the walls at l'Esplanade Laurier; we studied all of the brick siding on the Terrasses de la Chaudière; we studied all of the exterior siding of the buildings of phases I, II, III and IV of Place du Portage; we have studied all of the buildings, such as the Promenade building on Sparks Street or another example is the Jeanne-Mance building. Currently, we have a contract with Brookfield Renewable Power Inc—perhaps you know them—to assess the state of all of their dams on the du Lièvre river. We are therefore a business specializing in the study of the behaviour and degradation of building sidings.
In the Outaouais region, we know that the buildings are not young—particularly the one in which we find ourselves today. As a result, there is maintenance that must be done on these buildings. We must repair what is particularly subjected to inclement weather, such as stone or brick, that is to say everything that may freeze, thaw, and crack. This will require maintenance. The firm that I manage is a company of engineers specialized in this area. We assess the state of the exterior siding of a building, we say what repairs are required, and we prepare documents for the work to be done and manage that work. We do not do the work. We are like the building doctors, if you will.