Could modular homes be a key part of solving Canada’s housing crisis? Some experts say this type of structure, built quickly in a warehouse like Lego, could be what's needed to get more Canadians into homes of their own.

What if we could cut the time to build rental homes by weeks or even months and have it cost 30 per cent less? Metro Vancouver's Regional Planning Committee is being urged to consider incentives to have new rental construction done in factories, off-site. One planner argues it may be the only realistic option for the future. Aaron McArthur reports.

BCollective Homes used pre-fab techniques to assemble the frame for a Passive House east Vancouver home in 18 hours, not three months.

Passive House Podcast co-host Zack Semke interviews Chris Hill, President of BCollective in Vancouver, BC. Chris is a board member of Passive House Canada and one of the driving forces behind an open sourced system, BOSS, which stands for Building Offsite Sustainable Systems.

The project boasts sustainability and reduced construction time by using a system where panels are built off-site.

Faced with a housing crisis, rising building costs, labour shortages, and the need to reduce the footprint of how we build our homes, Chris Hill of BCollective talks us through the BOSS system.

Offsite construction, also known as prefabricated or modular, has been gaining popularity in British Columbia as a way to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Chris Hill (BCollective) joins our Construction Tech session to explore the current state of offsite construction in BC.

Join us online on Tuesday, March 23 from 12:00 – 1:30PM for Mentorship with Chris Hill, B Collective Homes Inc.

Chris Hill, bCollective, North Vancouver (8-year member) B COLLECTIVE created BOSS (Building Offsite Sustainable Systems), a collaborative, open-source solution that can provide BC’s building industry with a solution for creating healthier, sustainable homes.

In this course, Chris Hill from bCollective will be joined by Sophie Mercier, Principal, EVOKE to discuss the prefabricated system – how to start the process if you are new to the system, the catalyst to create BOSS, and how offsite construction can address sustainability, affordability, and solutions to build the ‘missing middle.’

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The future of construction is moving toward advanced prefabrication systems.This fundamental change is driven by skilled labour shortages, productivity limits, higher building performance expectations and regulations.

To create change, we need to learn from others, collaborate and constantly innovate. The answer is: Passive House, Low Embodied Carbon, Electrification and Clean Energy.

BCollective, a Vancouver-based company that designs and builds high-performance eco-friendly homes, is looking to stretch its environmental impact far beyond the handful of projects it completes a year.

Canadian based offsite builder launch prefab construction solution (open-source building system) using engineered timber

They could cut costs, construction time and carbon emissions with a standardized design approach, founder says.

Are single-family homes a luxury in today's market? Is pre-fabrication the key to future affordability? In this week's episode we talk about those questions and more with Chris Hill, president of B Collective homes and board member of Passive House Canada.

Dave Cooper LIVE is an editorial and educational series for innovators and about advancing construction and what "innovation" really means in the ecosystem of the built environment. BCollective Homes Inc. is a company for you to check out!

“Now more than ever there is a need to build healthy, sustainable, and affordable homes” says Chris Hill, President BCollective Homes Inc. so please welcome him to Dave Cooper LIVE as we introduce “BOSS.”