The opportunity Why this work matters Complex, time-consuming CSA certification and supply-chain inefficiencies constrain how fast Canada's modular housing sector can scale.
The approach How the project responds Common Green is a B2B software platform for the modular housing industry that streamlines CSA certification, boosts operational efficiency and increases supply-chain transparency — uniting modular manufacturers with data collection, product traceability and building commissioning tools.
The opportunity Why this work matters Indigenous communities face critical housing shortages while conventional timber stays expensive and local aspen goes unharvested.
The approach How the project responds Mass Timber Home Kits pairs densified aspen lumber with parametric design and BIM to create cost-effective, sustainable, repeatable home kits — turning underused local forest resources into Indigenous-led housing across B.C. and beyond.
The opportunity Why this work matters B.C. doesn't have enough experienced building inspectors, and manual inspections create bottlenecks that slow housing down.
The approach How the project responds Inspector AI is a digital assistant that uses machine learning to make building inspections faster and more consistent — automating reports, predicting likely code deficiencies and guiding inspectors in real time inside the Cloudpermit platform.
The opportunity Why this work matters Traditional masterplanning and approval cycles are slow and iterative, delaying the housing communities need.
The approach How the project responds This project brings Archistar's 3D generative-AI building design technology to the Malahat Nation's 600+ acre masterplan — automatically generating code-compliant design options optimised for prefabrication, density and community fit.
The opportunity Why this work matters Municipal permitting is fragmented, with no province-wide picture of tools, gaps or readiness — a hidden brake on housing approvals.
The approach How the project responds Clarity BC is the first comprehensive study of housing permitting across B.C.'s 161 municipalities — mapping processes, technologies and integration readiness to reveal the gaps and best practices that will shape province-wide digital permitting.
The opportunity Why this work matters On-site steel stud work wastes up to 10% of material and eats skilled labour that the industry doesn't have to spare.
The approach How the project responds Wesgroup is introducing digitally manufactured cold-formed steel studs and prefabricated wall panels — using digital precision and local production to streamline wall installation and slash time, waste and labour on site.
The opportunity Why this work matters Mid-rise housing is scarce because every project is bespoke — slow to design, slow to permit, hard to scale.
The approach How the project responds Perkins & Will is developing an adaptable, regulations-ready prototype for 7–8 storey multi-family buildings in modular, prefabricated mass timber — plus a design library and code-compliance tools to accelerate mid-rise housing across B.C.
The opportunity Why this work matters B.C. is short on skilled labour, construction productivity lags other industries, and remote communities face the worst housing gaps.
The approach How the project responds Naikoon's Flying Factory is a mobile, digitally equipped prefabrication facility that travels to the build site. The project analysed automation and advanced technologies to boost factory productivity, cut waste and expand prefab capacity province-wide.
The opportunity Why this work matters Metro Vancouver misses its housing targets by 9,500 units a year, yet developers still doubt BIM pays off — so adoption stalls.
The approach How the project responds MID-MULTI verifies the return on investment of BIM and digital automation for mid-scale housing — demonstrating time and cost savings through automated permit processing, published as an open case study to drive industry adoption.
The opportunity Why this work matters Kelowna needs 2,700 new homes in 8 years and $1M single-family houses won't get there; Canada needs 3.5M homes by 2030.
The approach How the project responds Mddl's FIELD HOUSE6 demonstration uses Kelowna's Fast-Track program to speed approval and construction of middle housing — duplexes to townhomes — combining pre-approved designs with modular manufacturing as a scalable proof of concept.
The opportunity Why this work matters Developers hesitate on mass timber mid-rise because of knowledge gaps and cost uncertainty — right when Canada needs 3.5M more homes.
The approach How the project responds A free, public, interactive tool that simulates CLT and cold-formed-steel hybrid building systems for 5–12 storey housing — delivering real-time cost estimates, carbon analysis and fabrication-ready member sizing so developers can adopt mass timber with confidence.
The opportunity Why this work matters Washrooms can consume up to 40% of a residential build schedule, and on-site MEP work is slow, complex and labour-hungry.
The approach How the project responds ETRO is developing standardized, open-source MEP assemblies for prefabricated washroom cassettes optimised for BC Housing's DASH platform — with manufacturing-ready BIM families, a physical prototype, and measured time and cost savings from factory production.
The opportunity Why this work matters Indigenous communities advancing housing face structural barriers, and hard-won implementation knowledge too often goes undocumented and unshared.
The approach How the project responds A province-wide knowledge mobilisation initiative convening Indigenous housing leaders across four B.C. regions in structured workshops — documenting practical delivery pathways on land readiness, infrastructure, financing, governance and procurement, and publishing open-access knowledge products.
The opportunity Why this work matters Chronic workforce shortages and skills gaps cap how much housing the sector can deliver, and workers lack a clear path in.
The approach How the project responds Faber is mapping the housing sector's workforce ecosystem and building an AI-driven platform that centralises training, career pathways and labour-market intelligence — matching workers to jobs and personalised upskilling in real time.