ing occupant health and indoor environ-
mental quality, as well as minimizing its
carbon footprint, and with LEED-accredit-
ed professionals on the team, they have a
comprehensive understanding of how to
achieve those goals.
Like many companies, TOSS has had
its fair share of ups and downs, but the
founders smartly saw opportunity where
others would have seen limitation. “In the
Saint John area, there was a period of en-
thusiasm and potential for mega projects,”
explained Slade. “TOSS grew and were
a part of this excitement and when that
quickly dissolved, we had to readily adapt
to a changed market.”
Bates adds, “We had to evolve our prac-
tices and services to respond to a new
market. Very quickly after the mega proj-
ects began to wind down, and ceased to
exist in some cases, we found that capital
expenditures became very low. It became
difficult to compete for projects.”
Slade and the other team members no-
ticed the shift in the market within the
“We approach every project, and not just projects but the way we run our office
with sustainability in mind.” Jennifer Greene, Associate Interior Designer
MARCH 2017
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