VICTORIA – British Columbia is launching a new digital tool aimed at helping developers and non-profit organizations design and build prefabricated homes faster and more cost-efficiently.

B.C. Housing Minister Christine Boyle says the online platform for digitally accelerated standardized housing, or Dash, is a “game changer” for constructing three-to-six-storey buildings.

Lisa Helps, the executive lead for project origination with BC Builds, says Dash can help shift the residential construction industry from building mostly on-site to off-site by using prefabricated housing components and standardized designs.

She says the platform features a range of wood frame buildings, and an architect can select a design, position it on a lot, then use software to optimize the blueprint.

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