What the ISO Shelter means for cats at LAPS

The team at ENM Construction has staked its business model on searching out projects that will not only turn a profit but also provide a benefit to the community. Some of these projects are purely charitable, and one of the best examples of this is ENM’s partnership with the Langley Animal Protection Society.

LAPS identified a problem with its sheltering of cats who suffered from communicable diseases. First, there was no stopping the spread of disease amongst the population of animals at the shelter, and second, it was incredibly hard to heal these cats and preparing them for adoption when they were housed together with healthy cats and dogs.
 

LAPS came up with a plan for an isolation shelter that would give these cats a chance to be cured of their diseases and slowly be introduced back into the shelter population. Together with ENM and architects at Carscadden Stokes McDonald, they designed an innovative new ISOasis feline shelter, which ENM is constructing at cost.

The shelter consists of 12 fully furnished suites, including feeding stations for the cats that will provide specific medical treatments and feeding regiments. Each suite is built at hospital-level standards using medical-grade building materials. Bacteria-resistant and fire-retardant materials were used and the washable walls are designed to prevent the spread of disease. The design includes air filters, preventing airborne disease from spreading. The ISOasis is the first of its kind in Canada.
 

This shelter has drastically improved the quality of life for ill or injured cats at LAPS. It is helping cats get healthier faster and ideally be adopted much more quickly, making room at LAPS for more cats in need.
 

Daniel Greenhalgh, one of our co-founders at ENM, says that these kinds of collaborations are one of his primary goals for the future of the business. “We’ve directed our efforts into taking on projects that will contribute to the greater good of the community in Langley and the Lower Mainland. Whether it’s taking on purpose-built rental projects like we’re doing with Willoughby Walk, or partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build affordable housing projects, we want to do things that make us all feel good about our business model.”
 

For more information about the project, or to donate to LAPS, please visit their website at lapsbc.ca.