John BleasbyNOMODIC MODULAR STRUCTURES — Over 12 months from project start to occupancy, Nomodic completed a 12-suite Indigenous housing project in North Saanich on Vancouver Island.No longer are they simple square boxes more suitable for a remote construction site than as permanent homes. And never has there been a better time to consider pre-fabrication to meet the crushing demand for housing across Canada.
to his membership that homebuilding has “become more complex to construct through increasing regulatory requirements and takes more time and resources to build.”As former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertsonthe Globe & Mail, “Homes and buildings are the last and only product we build from scratch onsite — everything else is manufactured,” he said. “ is the last industry to embrace much higher efficiency, and getting away from custom, bespoke design for each unit.
Nowadays, volumetric modular homes are shedding deep-seated stereotypes from the past. By design, they are limited only by imagination. In execution, they can exceed all provincial building codes and standards. Fewer workers spending less time onsite cutting, hammering and climbing reduces also risks of injury. Instead, sections and volumetric units can be craned into position with minimal labour and material.