GI Quo Vadis is a mission driven real estate development company founded in 1993 with the vision of building communities through the preservation and restoration of historically significant buildings, adaptively repositioning these assets to create employment opportunities for entrepreneurs.
GI Quo Vadis manages these developments, hosting a current portfolio of 1.5M SF in the South-West of Montreal, fully leased to small and medium businesses. With a triple bottom line approach, integrating people, planet and profit equally throughout the decision making process, GI Quo Vadis continues to prove that it is possible to foster a cohesive integration of business, culture and community harmoniously that is conscious of our environmental footprint and inclusive of multi-stakeholders on all levels.
“Our logo's puzzle piece is a reminder that real estate developers are only part of the collective solution to long-term sustainable development. It serves as a call for other community makers to join us in creating the world as it should be.”
At GI Quo Vadis, we are conscious of our environmental footprint with the following strategies in place to help lead the way to a sustainable future.
We build green!
- Reuse as part of reduction of construction waste-pipes, doors, wood framing, bathrooms, kitchens etc.
- Triage construction demolition to refuse landfill additions
- Program to repurpose Historical Buildings VS demo and new construction
- Refusal of all toxic paints, varnish, solvents, cleaners
- Prototype models for green construction and renovation material with UQAM, McGill, Concordia
- Reduce asphalt with tree plant program for parking areas
- Eco-Friendly Design Initiatives for space design of portfolio
- Procurement policy favoring local purchase of products and suppliers
- Leadership in circular economy commercial initiatives
- Development of Urban Farms for local food production in 2019-2020
- Yearly budget for plants and trees on all lots
Take a closer look inside GI Quo Vadis. We continue to prove that it is possible to foster a cohesive integration of business, culture and community.