Services

Strategy that can be built, priced and implemented.

Three lines of work for developers, builders and manufacturers in construction and real estate. We recommend, then implement alongside your team.

Line of work

Technology and product strategy

For companies that know technology and product definition matter, and need to decide what to build, buy, or partner on - and in what order.

Questions we answer

What you get

Which technologies should we invest in, and in what order?

Technology and product roadmap

How do we turn our best project into a repeatable product?

Product definition and platform architecture

Should we build, partner or buy?

Adoption plan with owners, budgets and milestones

How do we bring new tools into projects without disrupting delivery?

Implementation support alongside your team

Open kitchen and living area of a finished apartment under an exposed mass timber ceiling
A finished apartment at 230 Royal York Road, Toronto. Photo: Windmill Development Group

Line of work

Industrialized construction and MMC

For developers and builders evaluating prefab and modern methods of construction, and for manufacturers building a factory or a platform.

Questions we answer

What you get

Where does prefab pay off in our pipeline, and where not yet?

Business cases by building type and component, on cost, schedule and cash flow

Which components should we standardize first?

Platform and factory strategy

Why do our designs keep failing at manufacturing?

DfMA reviews and design rules for project teams

Factory, partner or supplier: which model fits our volume?

Partner and supplier selection criteria

A prefabricated facade panel with its windows installed, lifted by crane onto a mass timber frame
Prefabricated facade panel during installation. Photo: Intelligent City

Line of work

Fractional leadership and R&D

For companies that need senior technology or product leadership, or R&D capacity, before they can hire it.

Questions we answer

What you get

We need a CTO, but a full-time hire is premature.

Fractional CTO, CPO or COO, part time and scoped to your needs

How do we run applied R&D without an in-house team?

Applied R&D and technology programs, including grant-funded work

Who should own industrialization inside our company?

A defined permanent role and hiring plan when the time comes

A production robot lifting a mass timber panel while two team members review plans behind it
Robot and team in production. Photo: Intelligent City

How engagements work

Start small, decide in phases, stay to implement.

FormatTypical lengthWhat you leave with
Diagnostic4 to 8 weeksA clear view on where industrialization works in your business, and next steps.
Strategy program3 to 12 months, in phasesBusiness cases, a roadmap and a first pilot, with each phase ending in a leadership decision.
ImplementationOngoing, part timeSenior technology or product leadership inside your team, part time, until the plan is in place.

Who we work with

Developers

Building a technology roadmap or MMC capability, or turning a pipeline of projects into a repeatable product.

Builders and contractors

Bringing prefab and factory methods into how projects are planned, priced and delivered.

Manufacturers

Moving from one-off projects to products, and deciding where automation pays.

We also work with public agencies and housing programs, investors and lenders, and architects and engineers.

Working alongside

We do not produce BIM models, drawings or engineering. We work alongside the architects, engineers and fabrication partners who do, and make sure their work and the strategy fit together.

Contact

Start with a conversation.

Tell us what you are trying to build. The first conversation is confidential and without obligation.

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Vancouver, British Columbia. Working across Canada.

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