The British Columbia Step Code and its Impact on Construction What is the BC Building Code? Construction in British Columbia is governed by the BC Building Code. Among other things, the BC Building Code contains a number of requirements with respect to energy performance in new construction. What is the Step Code? In April 2019,…
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We’ve written a few times of the impending ALR deadlines relating to secondary residences. As we understand it, as of December 31, 2020 the maximum size of a new secondary residence will drop from around 2200 down to about 1000 sf. If you are considering building a custom or semi-custom A277 or Z240 residence…
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Built Prefab in the NewsWe’ve been getting some press and it has been nice to talk about what we’re doing.If you’re interested, take a look at the recent BC Business article focusing Built Prefab and our proprietary Build and Price tool, available to the public on our website. Additionally, here’s a little write up on…
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF COVID 19 ON NEW HOME DESIGN As the coronavirus spread and lockdown life became the new normal we have all ended up spending a lot more time at home. It’s as if we live our entire lives in rooms where we once spent just a couple of waking hours. While this huge…
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Why the Built Prefab Build and Price Tool is the Ultimate Place to Start Designing Your New Home There’s a saying that goes: “When the going gets tough, the tough go online shopping.” This pithy statement has become more and more relevant in the last few months as Covid 19 has left us scrolling the…
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Almost one year ago today the Government of British Columbia enacted substantial changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve legislation relating to the construction of dwellings on ALR designated property, by basically eliminating the ability to have secondary dwellings on ALR property. It sounds like, it’s all going to change, again. Through a policy intentions release…
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This is a blog demystifying some of the common misconceptions about flat and low slope roofs!
There’s been a lot of news as of late with respect to large companies and investors putting money into the development of technology for homebuilding. Our experience with tech in homebuilding is that it can serve many purposes and if part of a conscious plan can add great value to your home. This is…
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A short discussion about building homes on RU7 Zoned Properties in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Maybe you’ve heard of it, and maybe you haven’t but every home in BC is required by law to be covered by a warranty that’s been called the 2-5-10 warranty, even prefab modular homes. How does it work? Well really there are three elements to it that work like this: 1. The Starting Point The…
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