Sustainable construction materials are proving to be cost-effective and economically beneficial in the long run. Geoff Cape, Assembly CEO, and Francesca MacKinnon, Director of Sales and Marketing, discuss the sustainability benefits of mass-timber construction for residential mid-rise.

Laneway and garden suites have been permitted as of right under municipal guidelines, but uptake has been slow to moderate. In this article, our Sales and Marketing Specialist Molly White-Williams chats about barriers to development, and how prefabricated suites can increase housing options in the City of Toronto.

‘Lego-style’ prefabrication could hold the key to fast, affordable, and energy-efficient construction as global governments develop 2030 roadmaps for net-zero infrastructure.

That is, according to Assembly Corp, a Toronto-based builder that this week received a CA $1.25m from a new investment fund, known as the “The Atmospheric Fund,” which is backing mass-timber plug-and-play solutions to supercharge Canada’s net-zero transformation.

A Toronto-area builder of modular, prefabricated mass timber housing has received a major boost in its bid to introduce a “Lego-style” approach to affordable, energy-efficient construction.

Assembly Corp.’s standardized designs integrate passive house principles, geothermal-based heating and cooling, and smart thermostats, reduce climate emissions and construction time by up to 60%, and deliver lower operating costs after occupants move in, The Atmospheric Fund says. In mid-February, TAF announced a C$1.25-million investment in the company, which was known as R-Hauz when it first opened in 2017.

The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) announces a $1,250,000 investment in Assembly Corp., a growing Toronto-based company that creates modular, prefabricated mass timber housing. Read more about why the regional climate agency chose to invest in Assembly for their low-carbon solutions!

The Carpenters’ Regional Council hosted builders, architects and engineers at two College of Carpenters and Allied Trades training centres in Vaughan, Ont. Jan. 31 to pitch the product as a solution to affordable housing needs. Leith Moore, principal at Assembly Corp., a mass timber housing practitioner, laid out the housing targets in simple terms during an interview. Read more in the article!

The affordable housing crisis isn’t about to go away. Read our Co-Founder and Principal, Leith Moore’s thoughts on strategies municipalities can adopt to get more non-profit housing to market sooner, with a tighter budget, using mass timber!

Molly White-Williams, our Sales and Marketing Specialist, talks ADUs on the John Oakley Show on AM640 Toronto!

Read more about Happi Builds collaboration with R-Hauz. Happi will act as the exclusive distributor of R-Hauz Laneway and Garden suites.