Canada as Leader in Housing - Revision history

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	~~=Canada Proposal=~~

	~~'''Build Smarter, Better, Faster: Proposal to Develop Canada as a World~~
	~~Leader in Housing Production through Design for~~
	~~Assembly/Manufacturing'''~~

	~~'''Challenge''':~~

	~~Two of the biggest obstacles to reducing the cost of housing production are the~~
	~~availability of skilled labour and building practices. Current building practices, even with~~
	~~some focus on current prefabrication, simply require too much skilled labour.~~

	~~'''Opportunity''':~~

	~~Canada has an opportunity to lower the cost of housing production and improve labour~~
	~~productivity by leveraging our expertise in Design for Assembly/Manufacturing (DFA/M)~~
	~~to improve quality, reduce costs and increase production volumes.~~
	~~DFA/M has reduced cost by 30%+ and improved quality in other industries.~~

	~~'''Proposal''':~~

	~~That the Government of Canada expand the mandate of Build Canada Homes to~~
	~~include the development of a national housing industry with the goal of creating a low-~~
	~~cost housing production industry and positioning Canada as a world-leader in housing~~
	~~production. Lowering the cost of producing housing, using standard designs, leveraging~~
	~~the volume of housing required benefits all forms of housing; seniors, indigenous,~~
	~~students, young families, etc.~~

	~~DFA/M typically requires significant investment. Developing new technologies, new~~
	~~production techniques, and automation, etc., is expensive. To fund and realize a~~
	~~reasonable ROI on the investment, a significant volume of production is necessary.~~

	~~Achieving that volume is possible if the role of Build Canada Homes includes the overall~~
	~~responsibility to develop a Canadian housing industry, incorporating DFM/A working~~
	~~with private industry in the Canadian housing industry. This could be modelled~~
	~~somewhat like Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, which led the efforts to create the CANDU~~
	~~reactor and an industry to produce it. Following the AECL model, Build Canada Homes~~
	~~establishes a consortium of private and public resources to implement the solution.~~

	~~'''Background''':~~

	~~In April 2024, the Government of Canada created Build Canada Homes, which focuses~~
	~~on:~~

	~~1: Building more homes: Bringing down construction costs, getting cities to allow more~~
	~~homes to be built, transforming how we build them, and growing the workforce to get~~
	~~the job done.~~

	~~2: Making it easier to rent or own a home: Making it easier to rent or own a home and~~
	~~ensuring every renter or homeowner can retain their home.~~

	~~3: Helping Canadians who can't afford a home: Working to end chronic homelessness in~~
	~~Canada, and building more affordable housing for students and seniors.~~

	~~This policy proposal recognizes that Canada has to build more housing than it ever has~~
	~~before and seeks innovative approaches to overcoming significant obstacles. In 2025,~~
	~~CMHC estimated that up to 480,000 housing units need to be built per year. This is~~
	~~about double what is currently being built, and lately the number of housing units under~~
	~~construction has been declining.~~

	~~While the Government of Canada, Provinces and Municipalities have taken steps to~~
	~~address the housing crisis with many programs to address seniors housing, housing for~~
	~~young families, indigenous housing, student housing, reduced permitting costs,~~
	~~changing zoning to encourage multi-unit buildings, etc, the actual cost of producing the~~
	~~housing is something that receives little attention.~~

	~~To date, much of the federal government’s efforts have focused on establishing~~
	~~standardized housing plans (Housing Design Catalogue) and a greater focus on~~
	~~prefabricated housing. While these efforts, alongside other government programs, will~~
	~~lead to incremental improvements in the pace of housing construction, they will not~~
	~~double housing builds at affordable prices.~~

	~~Example:~~

	~~In Calgary, ATCO Structures and Attainable Housing Calgary are partnering to build~~
	~~affordable studio apartments.~~

	~~ATCO is building 56 modular units to deliver 84 studio apartments.~~

	~~By using factory built prefabricated units, this project can be delivered at a lower cost,~~
	~~higher quality and much less time than traditional building methods.~~

	~~(read full document - [[File:canadahousingchallenge.pdf]]~~
	=OSE Proposal=		=OSE Proposal=

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	#'''Swarm Builds''' - by involving highly coordinated cohorts of 24 apprentices, the learning rate jumps 10x because builds are 10x faster - allowing students to practice more diverse skill sets by experiencing a much larger amount of content compared to traditional single-trade learning		#'''Swarm Builds''' - by involving highly coordinated cohorts of 24 apprentices, the learning rate jumps 10x because builds are 10x faster - allowing students to practice more diverse skill sets by experiencing a much larger amount of content compared to traditional single-trade learning
	#'''Purpose and Entrepreneurial Approach''' - we base the motivation for the education program upon gaining financial independence, becoming future-proof, and engaging in transforming systems - starting with the system of housing production		#'''Purpose and Entrepreneurial Approach''' - we base the motivation for the education program upon gaining financial independence, becoming future-proof, and engaging in transforming systems - starting with the system of housing production

			=Links=
			*[[Future Builders Academy]]
			*[[Viral Video on Instagram]]

Marcin at 17:32, 22 October 2025

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			=Canada Proposal=

	'''Build Smarter, Better, Faster: Proposal to Develop Canada as a World		'''Build Smarter, Better, Faster: Proposal to Develop Canada as a World
	Leader in Housing Production through Design for		Leader in Housing Production through Design for

Marcin at 17:31, 22 October 2025

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	higher quality and much less time than traditional building methods.		higher quality and much less time than traditional building methods.

			(read full document - [[File:canadahousingchallenge.pdf]]
	=OSE Proposal=		=OSE Proposal=

Marcin: /* OSE Proposal */

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OSE Proposal

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	OSE has pioneered rapid swarm build techniques where even unskilled participants - under the guidance of professional build guides - can build a complete house in only 5 days.		OSE has pioneered rapid swarm build techniques where even unskilled participants - under the guidance of professional build guides - can build a complete house in only 5 days. We have achieved a $100k build cost, compared to the $180k industry standard for a 3 bed, 2 bath, 1375 square foot home. Our cost includes 6kW of photovoltaics, which ships as a standard feature in all of our homes.

	This does not require expensive plant and automation. Our proposal builds upon the sweat equity model for home buyers, much like Habitat For Humanity. Unlike Habitat for Humanity, our work can be executed either with buyer sweat equity and volunteers - or in an educational setting with on-the-job training. This relies on [[SEH Cost Savings]] (see About Cost Reduction below).		This does not require expensive plant and automation. Our proposal builds upon the sweat equity model for home buyers, much like Habitat For Humanity. Unlike Habitat for Humanity, our work can be executed either with buyer sweat equity and volunteers - or in an educational setting with on-the-job training. This relies on [[SEH Cost Savings]] (see About Cost Reduction below).

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	We envition the above metropolitan centers to be development hubs, including an enterprise training program to address additional use cases: seniors housing, housing for young families, indigenous housing, student housing, rent-to-own models, low income housing, and multi-unit buildings. The modular, construction set appraoch of the OSE Seed Eco-Homes lends itself perfectly for diverse applications.		We envition the above metropolitan centers to be development hubs, including an enterprise training program to address additional use cases: seniors housing, housing for young families, indigenous housing, student housing, rent-to-own models, low income housing, and multi-unit buildings. The modular, construction set appraoch of the OSE Seed Eco-Homes lends itself perfectly for diverse applications.

			OSE is a pioneer in distributed Design for Manufacturing/Assembly (DFM/A) - while adding value with open source design and standards, incremental housing techniques, design-for-disassembly, and design-for-tolerancing - of which the latter reduces skill set requirements for builders, allowing the build model to reach scale.

	=About Cost Reduction=		=About Cost Reduction=

Marcin: /* OSE Proposal */

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	OSE proposes 2 tracks: one is the production model above, turnkey builds executed by Future Builders Academy graduates. We also propose a sweat equity model, such as the [[Financial Independence Package]] - which allows prospective homeowners to build their own expandable starter homes in 6 weeks under professional guidance in a controlled environment. This blends the best of Factory Built Modular Home (FBMH) techniques with a sweat equity model of Habitat for Humanity - augmenting this with the efficiency of optimized, open source design including regulatory compliance via open source, engineered reference designs. In this sweat equity model, we envision 6 houses built every six weeks - with a production level of 36 new homes for each of the 41 facilities. Combined with turnkey homes, this combines to a production level of about 30,000 new homes being produced within 4 years.		OSE proposes 2 tracks: one is the production model above, turnkey builds executed by Future Builders Academy graduates. We also propose a sweat equity model, such as the [[Financial Independence Package]] - which allows prospective homeowners to build their own expandable starter homes in 6 weeks under professional guidance in a controlled environment. This blends the best of Factory Built Modular Home (FBMH) techniques with a sweat equity model of Habitat for Humanity - augmenting this with the efficiency of optimized, open source design including regulatory compliance via open source, engineered reference designs. In this sweat equity model, we envision 6 houses built every six weeks - with a production level of 36 new homes for each of the 41 facilities. Combined with turnkey homes, this combines to a production level of about 30,000 new homes being produced within 4 years.

	We envition the above metropolitan centers to be development hubs, including an enterprise training program to address additional use cases: seniors housing, housing for young families, indigenous housing, student housing, rent-to-own models, and multi-unit buildings. The modular, construction set appraoch of the OSE Seed Eco-Homes lends itself perfectly for diverse applications.		We envition the above metropolitan centers to be development hubs, including an enterprise training program to address additional use cases: seniors housing, housing for young families, indigenous housing, student housing, rent-to-own models, low income housing, and multi-unit buildings. The modular, construction set appraoch of the OSE Seed Eco-Homes lends itself perfectly for diverse applications.

	=About Cost Reduction=		=About Cost Reduction=

Marcin: /* OSE Proposal */

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OSE Proposal

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	OSE proposes 2 tracks: one is the production model above, turnkey builds executed by Future Builders Academy graduates. We also propose a sweat equity model, such as the [[Financial Independence Package]] - which allows prospective homeowners to build their own expandable starter homes in 6 weeks under professional guidance in a controlled environment. This blends the best of Factory Built Modular Home (FBMH) techniques with a sweat equity model of Habitat for Humanity - augmenting this with the efficiency of optimized, open source design including regulatory compliance via open source, engineered reference designs. In this sweat equity model, we envision 6 houses built every six weeks - with a production level of 36 new homes for each of the 41 facilities. Combined with turnkey homes, this combines to a production level of about 30,000 new homes being produced within 4 years.		OSE proposes 2 tracks: one is the production model above, turnkey builds executed by Future Builders Academy graduates. We also propose a sweat equity model, such as the [[Financial Independence Package]] - which allows prospective homeowners to build their own expandable starter homes in 6 weeks under professional guidance in a controlled environment. This blends the best of Factory Built Modular Home (FBMH) techniques with a sweat equity model of Habitat for Humanity - augmenting this with the efficiency of optimized, open source design including regulatory compliance via open source, engineered reference designs. In this sweat equity model, we envision 6 houses built every six weeks - with a production level of 36 new homes for each of the 41 facilities. Combined with turnkey homes, this combines to a production level of about 30,000 new homes being produced within 4 years.

	We envition the above metropolitan centers to be development hubs, including an enterprise training program to address additional use cases: seniors housing, housing for young families, indigenous housing, student housing, and multi-unit buildings. The modular, construction set appraoch of the OSE Seed Eco-Homes lends itself perfectly for diverse applications.		We envition the above metropolitan centers to be development hubs, including an enterprise training program to address additional use cases: seniors housing, housing for young families, indigenous housing, student housing, rent-to-own models, and multi-unit buildings. The modular, construction set appraoch of the OSE Seed Eco-Homes lends itself perfectly for diverse applications.

	=About Cost Reduction=		=About Cost Reduction=

Marcin: /* OSE Proposal */

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	OSE proposes 2 tracks: one is the production model above, turnkey builds executed by Future Builders Academy graduates. We also propose a sweat equity model, such as the [[Financial Independence Package]] - which allows prospective homeowners to build their own expandable starter homes in 6 weeks under professional guidance in a controlled environment. This blends the best of Factory Built Modular Home (FBMH) techniques with a sweat equity model of Habitat for Humanity - augmenting this with the efficiency of optimized, open source design including regulatory compliance via open source, engineered reference designs. In this sweat equity model, we envision 6 houses built every six weeks - with a production level of 36 new homes for each of the 41 facilities. Combined with turnkey homes, this combines to a production level of about 30,000 new homes being produced within 4 years.		OSE proposes 2 tracks: one is the production model above, turnkey builds executed by Future Builders Academy graduates. We also propose a sweat equity model, such as the [[Financial Independence Package]] - which allows prospective homeowners to build their own expandable starter homes in 6 weeks under professional guidance in a controlled environment. This blends the best of Factory Built Modular Home (FBMH) techniques with a sweat equity model of Habitat for Humanity - augmenting this with the efficiency of optimized, open source design including regulatory compliance via open source, engineered reference designs. In this sweat equity model, we envision 6 houses built every six weeks - with a production level of 36 new homes for each of the 41 facilities. Combined with turnkey homes, this combines to a production level of about 30,000 new homes being produced within 4 years.

	We envition the above metropolitan centers to be development hubs, including an enterprise training program to address additional use cases: seniors housing, housing for young families, indigenous housing, student housing, and multi-unit ~~housing~~.		We envition the above metropolitan centers to be development hubs, including an enterprise training program to address additional use cases: seniors housing, housing for young families, indigenous housing, student housing, and multi-unit buildings. The modular, construction set appraoch of the OSE Seed Eco-Homes lends itself perfectly for diverse applications.

	=About Cost Reduction=		=About Cost Reduction=

Marcin: /* OSE Proposal */

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OSE Proposal

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	OSE proposes 2 tracks: one is the production model above, turnkey builds executed by Future Builders Academy graduates. We also propose a sweat equity model, such as the [[Financial Independence Package]] - which allows prospective homeowners to build their own expandable starter homes in 6 weeks under professional guidance in a controlled environment. This blends the best of Factory Built Modular Home (FBMH) techniques with a sweat equity model of Habitat for Humanity - augmenting this with the efficiency of optimized, open source design including regulatory compliance via open source, engineered reference designs. In this sweat equity model, we envision 6 houses built every six weeks - with a production level of 36 new homes for each of the 41 facilities. Combined with turnkey homes, this combines to a production level of about 30,000 new homes being produced within 4 years.		OSE proposes 2 tracks: one is the production model above, turnkey builds executed by Future Builders Academy graduates. We also propose a sweat equity model, such as the [[Financial Independence Package]] - which allows prospective homeowners to build their own expandable starter homes in 6 weeks under professional guidance in a controlled environment. This blends the best of Factory Built Modular Home (FBMH) techniques with a sweat equity model of Habitat for Humanity - augmenting this with the efficiency of optimized, open source design including regulatory compliance via open source, engineered reference designs. In this sweat equity model, we envision 6 houses built every six weeks - with a production level of 36 new homes for each of the 41 facilities. Combined with turnkey homes, this combines to a production level of about 30,000 new homes being produced within 4 years.

			We envition the above metropolitan centers to be development hubs, including an enterprise training program to address additional use cases: seniors housing, housing for young families, indigenous housing, student housing, and multi-unit housing.

	=About Cost Reduction=		=About Cost Reduction=