Built for the New Coastal Summer: How a Modern Modular Home Handles the Heat
A heat wave that broke century-old records For a long time, a Sunshine Coast summer meant cracking a window at night and forgetting about it. That is changing. On June…
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Mobile, Manufactured, or Modular? What the Labels Really Mean on the Sunshine Coast
Spend an afternoon shopping for a factory-built home and you will run into three words used as if they mean the same thing: mobile, manufactured, and modular. They do not….
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Built for Tomorrow’s Code: Why a Factory-Built Home Handles BC’s Rising Energy Rules
If you have been reading about new homes in BC, you have probably run into a phrase that sounds more intimidating than it needs to: the Energy Step Code. Add…
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Who Pulls the Permit? The Building Permit Process for a Modular Home on the Sunshine Coast
A factory-built home arrives finished, inspected and ready to set. So one of the most common questions we hear is a fair one: if the home is already built and…
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BC Is Betting on Factory-Built: Inside the Push to Cut Homebuilding from 3 Years to 1
When the provincial government puts real money behind an idea, it is worth paying attention. This spring, BC Housing started issuing requests for proposals under a new program called DASH…
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A277 vs Z240: What BC’s Modular Home Codes Actually Mean
What CSA A277 and Z240 certification really mean for a Sunshine Coast modular home – and why these factory-built homes skip BC’s 2-5-10 warranty.
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Do BC Modular Homes Come With Home Warranty? The 2-5-10 Question, Answered
BC’s 2-5-10 warranty doesn’t apply to CSA-certified modular homes the way buyers expect. Here’s what actually protects your Sunshine Coast factory-built home.
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SSMUH Explained: Adding a Modular Second Dwelling on the Coast
Adding a Second Home Just Got More Interesting If you own a lot on the Sunshine Coast, you may have heard that the rules around building a second home have…
