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Explore eSwaF

One property. Many moving parts. One connected ecosystem.

Every property brings together the people who live in it, govern it, run it, build it and advise on it. Choose who you are to see your place in eSwaF.

Who are you?
A family at home in their living room

Living in the property

Homeowners & Residents

Your home is part of a larger building, with its own rules, people and history.

Their world in eSwaF

  • Available nowPlan a renovationKnow which approvals, permits and documents to confirm before work starts.
  • In developmentRequest approvalSend a renovation request to the strata and follow it to a written decision.
  • Available nowClose out the workCollect final inspection records, warranties and as-built details when the trades leave.
  • PlannedYour home’s historyApprovals, documents and decisions kept with the property, not in inboxes.
A council meeting around drawings and a building model

Governing the building

Strata Councils

Councils make decisions that outlast their term. The record of those decisions should outlast it too.

Their world in eSwaF

  • PlannedProperty governanceMeetings, votes, minutes and bylaws in one accountable place.
  • PlannedMajor building projectsEnvelope work and major repairs, from the first consultant to handover.
  • In developmentCouncil coordinationCouncil and management working from one shared workspace.
  • PlannedRecords and accountabilityWho decided what, and why, preserved when the council changes.
A property manager in the building office

Running the building

Property Managers

Managers carry the day to day: the requests, the providers and the follow-up that keep a building working.

Their world in eSwaF

  • PlannedBuilding operationsIssues and requests tracked from the first report to resolution.
  • PlannedMaintenance and service providersRecurring work, and the provider responsible for each part of it.
  • In developmentCommunication and responsibilitiesWho owns each task across council, owners and providers.
  • In developmentProjects and recordsProject documents, messages and a closure package for each project.
A contractor and a colleague reviewing drawings and a model

Building and maintaining

Contractors & Trades

Good work deserves a clear scope going in and a complete record coming out.

Their world in eSwaF

  • In developmentProfessional participationApply as a company and join the eSwaF verified network.
  • In developmentProject coordinationAssigned to a project with its scope, messages and files in one place.
  • PlannedRelevant property activitiesTaking part in the property projects that match your trade.
  • Available nowDocumentation and completionDeficiencies, final inspections, warranties and as-built details at handover.
An apartment building drawn over its construction lines

Advising and assessing

Engineers & Specialists

Engineers, architects, designers and consultants inform the largest decisions made about a building.

Their world in eSwaF

  • PlannedMajor projectsConsultant roles in envelope, structural and major repair work.
  • PlannedReports that stay with the buildingFindings, drawings and reports filed where the next team will look.
  • In developmentProfessional participationJoin the eSwaF verified network as a firm.
  • Available nowApprovals and permitsHow strata approval and permits apply to alteration work in BC.
A building resting on the layered record of its construction

Creating and holding property

Developers & Property Organizations

A building’s record begins before its first resident arrives, and organizations often hold many buildings at once.

Their world in eSwaF

  • In developmentPortfolios and organization accountsSeveral properties held and managed under one organization.
  • PlannedBuilding-wide projectsMajor work coordinated across consultants, contractors and owners.
  • PlannedHandover recordsThe original construction record passed on with the building.
  • Available nowOriginal fixtures and approvalsWhy fixtures installed at construction matter to later renovations.

Available nowIn developmentPlannedStatus from the eSwaF capability audit of . Only what is available now can be used today.