Three Pathways for Scaling

High-Performance Housing in the Boreal Climate

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PATHWAY 1

RETROFIT & ADAPTIVE REUSE

EXISTING HOUSING STOCK

 

At present, there is a need to decarbonise the built environment, and also upgrade basic living conditions for diverse communities. This pathway comprises the design integration and networking of high-performance materials, products, systems, and building assemblies, for the retrofit of existing building stock, along with the transition of commercial into residential spaces.   

 

PATHWAY 2

PREFABRICATED HOUSING SYSTEMS

NEW DEVELOPMENT

 

Prefabrication is considered to be an optimal approach by which to achieve both sustainability and affordability in housing development. This pathway comprises cataloguing and refining the best high-performance, low-carbon, prefabricated housing designs and systems, adapted to different climate zones, ecozones, and communities.

 

PATHWAY 3

INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN & REGIONAL PLANNING

PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, & ASSEMBLY PROCESSES

 

Housing and urban development occurs within broader social, economic, political, and technological contexts. This pathway comprises examining housing production, distribution, and assembly processes, as a system in itself, which can contribute to local economic development, job creation, and circular economies.

 

This strategy has been designed for implementation employing Simple Life Homes prefabricated housing system, within the BMI Group and Red Rock Developments Inc.’s development projects in northern Ontario. This would include the revitalisation of the former pulp and paper mill site in Red Rock Township, which comprises a 360-acre brownfield site situated on the north shore of Lake Superior. In summary, our proposed project aims to streamline design and construction processes, strengthen northern and Indigenous economies through local housing production, while also contributing to circular economies, community vitality, and land restoration. 

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