VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Innovation Building Group (IBG) today launched IBG Designs, a new online platform that provides readily-available designs for multi-tenant buildings that smaller communities and organizations can use to address their affordable housing supply challenges. The high-quality, customizable building designs offered through IBG Designs are high-performance, climate-resilient, and cost-effective designs for low-rise buildings. By providing accessible and affordable design options, IBG Designs is making advanced, sustainable architecture accessible to smaller communities and organizations that might otherwise be constrained by limited resources or financial limitations.
IBG Designs is the culmination of IBG’s successful 40-year track record of constructing energy-efficient buildings. By bringing together the team’s accumulated experience with the latest advancements in building technology, each design offered by IBG Designs integrates substantial improvements at every project stage, ensuring both cost efficiency and high performance.
IBG Designs’ selection of high-quality, customizable building designs are offered at a discounted price compared to traditional methods. Unlike large private developers focused on urban areas, IBG Designs is dedicated to supporting smaller organizations and builders in small to mid-size communities across Canada. Its expedited design process, combined with a de-risked construction approach, ensures faster project timelines. The techniques and technologies used in the designs are proven to lead to high-performance buildings with low operating and maintenance costs.
“We are sharing our hard-earned knowledge to empower smaller communities and organizations to unlock the housing potential in their own backyards,” says Rod Nadeau, CEO and founder of Innovation Building Group. “We’ve spent years constructing and operating our own projects, so every design is meticulously refined and rigorously tested by independent case studies and real-life operations, ensuring they are of the highest quality. Local builders and organizations can now pursue projects they might not have thought were possible.”
Big Benefits for Smaller Communities and Organizations
- Expertise and Technology Integration: Each architectural plan in the IBG Designs library is a result of extensive testing and refinement, incorporating state-of-the-art technology to enhance building performance. This ensures that each project is not only cost-effective but also meets the highest standards of sustainability and resilience.
- Diverse and Customizable Options: The library currently features nine customizable designs that cater to various project sizes and needs, with plans to increase the number of designs and options over the next year. IBG Designs ensures a wide range of choices to meet diverse requirements for multi-tenant buildings in infill lots and other spaces that can be used to help alleviate the housing supply crisis.
- Municipal Pre-Approval Initiative: Recognizing the complexities of the building approval process, IBG Designs streamlines project approvals as each of the designs have previously undergone rigorous municipal approval processes and incorporate changes and improvements that will ultimately reduce delays and uncertainties for builders and developers.
- Third-Party Validation: The performance and cost-efficiency of IBG Designs' offerings are backed by third-party case studies and cost analyses, providing reliable evidence of their benefits.
“Canada is facing both an affordability and a climate crisis. Tackling both will require a rapid increase in housing supply, built to a low-carbon standard,” says Melina Scholefield, Executive Director, Zero Emissions Innovation Centre. “IBG Designs will put high-performance, climate-resilient, and cost-effective building designs into the hands of builders, speeding the development of low- and zero-emissions homes across Canada.”
Innovation Building Group is a semi-finalist in the (CMHC) Housing Supply Challenge, which aims to reduce or remove barriers that hinder housing supply in Canada. Being selected has enabled IBG to expand its library of designs and share its knowledge with full plan packages that can be used anywhere in Canada. DMZ, a global startup ecosystem, in partnership with GroundBreak Ventures, is a designated Scaling Hub for the CMHC initiative, and is providing IBG with access to expert-led mentorship, business coaching, peer-to-peer support, and networking opportunities to help the company scale IBG Designs and transform the way Canada delivers housing.
Learn how IBG Designs can help smaller communities contribute to solving Canada’s affordable housing supply crisis at: https://innovationbuilding.com/ibg-designs
About IBG Designs
IBG Designs is committed to empowering smaller communities and organizations, including non-profits, by offering simplified, cost-effective, and high-quality building design options. The company’s mission is to unlock the untapped potential of thousands of communities across Canada, providing them with the tools and resources needed to address housing challenges effectively. By focusing on grassroots efforts and fostering cooperation, IBG Designs aims to make a significant impact on the housing crisis, ensuring sustainable and resilient living spaces for all. For more information, visit: innovationbuilding.com/ibg-designs
About Innovation Building Group
Founded 40 years ago, Innovation Building Group (IBG) is a self-performing design-builder and building owner/operator with a track record of successful high-performance buildings in British Columbia. Through hands-on experience and continuous learning, IBG has gained knowledge and understanding of the challenges faced by small-scale developers and builders. IBG’s proven building designs empower smaller builders and municipalities to help solve Canada’s affordable housing supply crisis. For more information, visit: innovationbuilding.com
