b'MEMBER PROFILETHE PROCESS AND community and learn of their manyturnkey solutions to their customers, NOTABLE PROJECTS traditions, says Gruner. ensuring that the home kits are Our two product lines include openconstructed to the bestwall and closed wall panels, saidThe second project was working withpossible standard. Gruner. Our goal is to complete 1,000the Skwlax te Secwepemculecw F irst to 1,100 linear feet of open wall panelsNation to rebuild 17 units that hadThe company also feels the Paradigm and about 140 linear feet of closed wallbeen destroyed by a wildfire. Paradigmhomes help bridge the gap to more panels each day in our factory. built nine two-bedroom homes, threeaffordable Canadian housing. Gruner three-bedroom homes and one fiveplex.stresses that sustainable housing The process begins with design softwareThe average time to complete thedoes not mean more expensive. The pre-planning all home assemblies.standalone homes was achieved in fivehousing sector challenge is to adopt Robotics are used to put together theweeks. (Turn to page 36 for a full profilenew methods of home building, he prefab assemblies, which provides a highon the rebuilding effort.) says. We are having good success with level of precision. Paradigm open wallour homes in Indigenous communities panel systems are on the leading edge ofLOOKING AHEADwho are finding our option fits the current housing technology, and theircommunities needs for goodclosed wall panel systems are highlyParadigm is looking ahead at newquality products.energy efficient. The process can be usedoptions for their homes. We are to meet a wide array of building codesworking to further our already fire- Finally, Gruner wants to give credit and standards, as well as to provideresilient homes to provide the marketto the team members that have joined Passive House and net-zero housingwith more solutions to the devastationParadigm, in many cases from other solutions. Both panel systems reduceof homes lost during wildfires, sayssectors of housing and construction. on-site labour costs, time and waste.Gruner. Our staff is working withOur success comes from the company testing agencies on exterior protectionbelieving in its team and the team Concerning notable projects, Grunerstandards and the possibilities ofmembers believing in Paradigm, says identified two in particular. The firstdeveloping a national standard. Gruner. This is simply the only wayproject was in Chu Chua on traditionalto build.Simpcw First Nation lands. ParadigmThe company has added solar systems built five triplexes in nine months toas an integral part of the home design. house women, children and Elders. ItParadigm also recently added an in- Visit paradigmpanels.com for more was very rewarding to work with thehouse construction team that deliversinformation on Paradigm.SICA CONSTRUCTION REVIEWFall 202425'