b'MEMBER PROFILEPARADIGM BUILDING SOLUTIONSBUILDING HOUSING SOLUTIONS THROUGH PREFABRICATION BY WARREN HEELEYT he website for Paradigmsustainable construction process reducesstation to prefabricate the wall panels Building Solutions describeshomeowners utility bills, greenhousein the wall assemblies. They employ the company as being at thegas emissions (GHGs) as well as thethe Internet of Things (IoT) and its forefront of sustainable manufacturing,energy needed for the building process.network that allows factory workers to producing top quality and healthyParadigm homes are also designed tocommunicate through internet-enabled building components that meetmeet the BC Step Code 5 Standarddevices and systems, which reduces the needs of an evolving industry.(net-zero ready).down time. The company also uses Paradigm currently has 100 employeescarbon-negative insulation, and the amongst its group of companies. Thehomes naturally shed moisture from the manufacturing plant, located in LouisSUSTAINABILITY fibre board used on the outside ofCreek, B.C., began operating in 2021.Paradigms process uses sustainablethe structure.The values of the company centreconstruction and starts with the around delivering top-quality productsprefabrication process. Instead ofA holistic approach to home building is through exceptional technology-basedassembling all parts of the house on site,used from start to finish, says Gruner. precision, reliability and dependability,a large part of the house is factory-built,Home design plans are computer-says Paradigm CEO Philipp Gruner. where both moisture and temperaturegenerated, which includes determining can be controlled. The shell of thesehow to reduce project waste. We also According to Gruner, Protectinghomes can be constructed on siteuse wood cuts from the prefab process our planet through waste reductionin about one day depending on the and increased efficiency is one of oursize, says Gruner. This prevents theto generate heat for the factory. To core mandates. Paradigms homes arestructure from degrading because offurther reduce their carbon footprint, prefabricated in their 23,000-sq.-ft.lengthy exposure to rain and one-ton trucks deliver the prefab home factory and shipped to constructionother elements. assemblies to the jobsite without pilot sites for assembly. Over their lifecycle,vehicles and use smaller 30- to 40-ton these homes will use only 10 per centThe sustainable construction processtruck-mounted cranes to offload atof the energy of a standard home. Theirincludes using an automated framingthe jobsite.24 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'