From Craft Production to Manufacturing – Landmark Panelized Homes

From Craft Production to Manufacturing
– Landmark Panelized Homes
Vision
To be a North American housing solutions provider
recognized for sustainability and for leading a
revolution in housing industrialization.
Landmark Group of Builders is one of Alberta’s largest integrated
residential builders. It operates five home developing divisions in
Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer.
Landmark Building Solutions is the manufacturing division of the
Landmark Group of Builders.
Wood-Frame House Construction - Past
1937
1877
1876
1969
Wood-Frame House Construction - Today
2014
2014
2014
Wood-Frame House Construction - Today
 The construction of a “Typical” 2000Sq.Ft Single Family Home:
o 120 material deliveries
o 310 trade field
trips
o 15 tonnes of
GHG
emissions
from field
transportation
o 8,000 lb (50 cubic
yard) construction
wastes
Wood-Frame House Construction - Impacts
 A “Typical” 2000-Sq.Ft
Single Family Home built to
today’s industry standard
(Alberta):
o 138 GJ Natural Gas
o 9,600 kWh Electricity
o 15.7 tonnes of GHG
emissions per year
How do we do things better?
o Reduce transportation
o Reduce wastes
o Reduce construction time
o Make house more energy efficient
22 years ago …
9 years ago …
Marked
Lumber
Compo
nents
Walls Frame
Assembly
& Boarding
Panel Saw
OBS
Board
Floor
Assembly
Deck
Work
Table
Roof
Assembly
Deck
Roof
Beams
Material Flow
Lumber (Stud)
Marking
Cut
Lumber
Cutting
Tools
Table
Completed
Wall Penal
Lumber
Lumber
Office
Table Saw
600 Sq.Ft facility
18 employees
3 Trailers
No shop drawing
4 - 5 duplexes/month
Arm Saw
o
o
o
o
o
Roof Trusses
8 years ago …
o
o
o
o
o
600 Sq.Ft facility
32 employees
4 Trailers
Framing layout drawing
10 - 12 houses/month
6 years ago …
o
o
o
o
20,000 Sq.Ft facility
70 factory employees
8 – 10 Field Crews
Wall framing layout and floor
shop drawings
o 45 - 50
houses/month
3 years ago …
o 80,000 Sq.Ft facility
o 190 employees
o Building Information
Modelling (BIM) enabled
automation
o 60 - 70 houses/month
Wall Production
Floor Production
Spray Foam
Insulation, Windows,
and Siding
Stair Case, Roof and Deck/Verandah
Less Wastes, Much Less
Faster, Safer, Cleaner
Friday March 13 and Monday March 16, 2014
If …
 A “Typical” 2000-Sq.Ft Single Family
Home is built in the factory, it will:
 If 50% of new homes in Alberta
are factory-built
o Reduce 125 kilotonne GHG
emissions per year
o Reduce 34,000,000 lb of
construction wastes per year
o Reduce 10 tonne of GHG emissions directly
from the construction process.
 If 20% of new homes in Alberta
o Reduce 1,200 lb in wood and 1,500 lb in
are NetZero Homes
drywall wastes
o Adding GHG emission
o Reduce 12 – 15 tonne of GHG emissions per
reduction potential by 1,500
year when it is build to NetZero Standard
kilotonne annually
 On average 25,000
new housing starts per
year in Alberta (not
include apartments)
 110,000 new housing
starts per year in
Canada (not include
apartments)
25%
towards
The End