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How we used the LEEP process to design a Net Zero Ready multi-unit residential building

June 11, 2020

Collaboration is better when you have different disciplines at the table together, and the Big Block team saw this in action through a series of design charettes we undertook as part of the Willowview Heights Net Zero Ready project.

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Laying the foundation for a Net Zero Ready multi-unit residential building

May 28, 2020

Net Zero

Articles

In May 2021, our tradespeople laid the foundation for the Willowview Heights project. The basement crawl space was excavated and the footings were poured; sewer, water and storm lines were done; and we installed the ICF block that forms the foundation walls.

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Saskatchewan’s first Net Zero multi-unit residential building breaks ground

May 18, 2020

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Net Zero

Big Block Construction is leading the way to the future of energy-efficient, sustainable housing in Saskatchewan with the province’s first Net Zero multi-unit residential building.

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Cory Crossing Craning Time Lapse

March 23, 2020

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Watch the craning of a modular-built 16-unit stacked townhouse building in just one minute. The 24 modules were placed in a single workday. From the Cory Crossing project in Saskatoon, SK.

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Urban Flats Craning Time Lapse

March 23, 2020

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Watch the craning of a modular-built 42-unit apartment building in just one minute. The 30 modules were placed over the course of three workdays. From the Urban Flats project in Saskatoon, SK.

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Big Block nominated for CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence

March 5, 2020

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Awards

Big Block Construction, Innovative Residential, and Grandeur Housing are thrilled to be finalists for the 2020 Canadian Home Builders’ Association National Awards for Housing Excellence!

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While Big Block is busy building like Bigfoot...

(Read also: blurry in photographs and causing double-takes when our beast of burden, the crane, makes a flash appearance in the outside world.)

. . . you can scout for more evidence of our expertise in community-minded housing development through our archive of multi-family and mixed-use residential construction projects.

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