The Process

The Building Canada Process involves:

  • Benchmarking current construction
  • Evaluating opportunities for savings
  • Working with employees, designers and trades to identify best practices
  • Using Optimum Value Engineering
  • Building demonstation houses that use and test ideas
  • Evaluating what worked and incorporate into future projects

Common elements include:

  • improved envelopes
  • advanced framing
  • rationalized mechanical systems
  • focusing on service and callback items