B.C. Mayor’s Task Force on Standardized Modular Factory Built Homes
For Immediate Release November 22, 2024
KELOWNA BC – In partnership with municipal leaders from across the province, Modular BC and Mike Hurley, mayor of Burnaby announced a new Mayors Task Force on Standardized Modular Factory Built Homes. The Mayors Task Force will support the streamlining of factory-built homes to deliver much needed affordable housing supply quickly in all communities across B.C.
“Municipalities across British Columbia are increasingly being called upon to deliver critical housing supply at prices people can afford,” said Paul Binotto, spokesperson of Modular BC. “With the B.C. Mayors Task Force, we are ready to support the Province and make B.C. a North American leader in delivering a high-quality, fast, affordable modular housing program in communities across the province.
The five-member Mayors Task Force includes Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, Prince George Mayor Simon Yu, Penticton Mayor Julius Bloomfield, Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog, and Williams Lake Mayor Surinderpal Rathor. Together, they will advise Modular BC on developing new standardized designs for multi-family and infill homes and assist in increasing modular adoption across B.C.
“Standardized, factory built, modular housing offers an exciting opportunity for cities like Burnaby to deliver more housing solutions at the neighborhood level,” said Mayor Mike Hurley, the chair of the Mayor’s Task Force. “I look forward to working with my mayoral colleagues and Modular BC to streamline municipal approval processes and get more housing built fast.”
The standardization of factory-built modular homes across the province is a fast way to increase housing supply with expedited municipal permitting and reduced impacts to local infrastructure. Factory-built modular housing is also a greener alternative to site- built construction, with a significant reduction of both emissions and construction waste.
“By expanding the factory modular industry in British Columbia, will create stable high earning manufacturing jobs in communities across the Province,” said Darren Bassett, General Manager of SRI Homes Kelowna and Moduline Penticton. “Building more homes quickly in factories across the Province adds value to our natural resources and provides increased manufacturing opportunities for all British Columbians.”
The efforts of Modular BC and the Mayors Task Force align with the Province’s Homes for People Action Plan.
Quick Facts
Modular BC is a non-profit organization with the sole mission of increasing factor-built industry for BC.
Factory built modular housing can reduce construction waste by 50 - 70% and reduce emissions by up to 43%.
The Mayors Task Force will help BC’s modular industry by acting as a conduit to all communities across the Province
By increasing our BC Modular Industry, we increase Jobs and Investment in communities across the province.
Questions or Comments?
Contact Paul Binotto
604-218-7703
info@modularbc.ca
