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Standard Design Package – Full Conceptual and Permit Drawings

Standard Design Package – Part 1

Design your own Built Prefab modular home.

Working with our design team, this option includes the use of a standard floor plan modified with prescribed components for building envelope, kitchens, baths, windows and doors, and exteriors. We will provide you with renderings, 3D walkthrough and building specification with lot specific pricing.

These plans are typically suitable for a development…

Flat and Low Slope Roofs – Common Misconceptions Explained

Here at Built Prefab we highly enjoy the look of low slope, and what many refer to as “flat” roofs. These roofs just speak contemporary design and bring a nice clean look to homes. 

Additionally, we feel homes with flat roofs blend in much better aesthetically in nature than homes with pitched roofs. The flat roof sits clean on the horizon and doesn’t break up the scenery the same way as a…

There’s been a lot of news as of late with respect to large companies and investors putting money into the development of technology for homebuilding. Our experience with tech in homebuilding is that it can serve many purposes and if part of a conscious plan can add great value to your home. This is true whether you are discussing modular or site built homes. 

One might consider that tech…

City of Kelowna RU7 Lots

Developing Kelowna, British Columbia RU7 Lots

The City of Kelowna is in a battle against urban sprawl. Because we live in a valley and real estate is limited the City has turned to new zoning options for a variety of lots in Kelowna, and particularly this article focuses on the RU7 designation. The RU7 zoning designation brilliantly fulfills its objective to by taking lots that were once…

All about the 2-5-10 New Home Warranty!

Maybe you’ve heard of it, and maybe you haven’t but every home in BC is required by law to be covered by a warranty that’s been called the 2-5-10 warranty, even prefab modular homes.  How does it work? Well really there are three elements to it that work like this:

1. The Starting Point The starting point is that every home in British Columbia must be built in compliance with the BC Building…

Types of Green Programs for Prefab Modular Homes

You’ve heard of homes that are “LEED” certified, “R2000”, “Built Green” or “Passive” but what do they all mean and how can I get it in my Built Prefab Modular Home?

These are just a few of the certification programs available in Canada that will allow you to build a better, more environmentally friendly prefab modular home, or possibly receive government incentives.

There are a lot of…

5 Strategies for Finding Your Dream Lot

Do you want to build a premium prefab modular home but can’t find that perfect lot to build on? Do you want to build your dream home somewhere in Western Canada? Maybe the Prairies of Saskatchewan, the Rocky mountains of Alberta, the Okanagan, maybe the lower mainland of British Columbia, the coast or even the Island.

Finding that perfect piece of property to build your premium prefab modular…

Mass Timber – A Revolutionary Material Made Out of Wood

Built Prefab is big on mass timber, and incorporates many mass timber components into its design, particularly cross laminated timber.  It is really a breakthrough in modular construction which facilitates almost all of the frame to be designed and cut by a computer as opposed to relying heavily on manual labour. The beauty is in addition to being a superior structural material that rivals steel…

Multifamily and commercial modular construction is a real thing. Check it out!

If you’ve had a few minutes to peruse our website, you might have noticed that Built Prefab designs all of its buildings utilizing mass timber elements and most buildings are typically built on a mass timber frame utilizing cross laminated timber. As a result Built Prefab’s buildings are well suited to multifamily or commercial construction.

To this end, recent changes to the British…