Manitoba — A long-time stick‑frame builder serving remote Indigenous and rural communities as far north as the Arctic, Wayne Allary recently shifted gears, partnering with Cornerstone Timberframes to deliver timber‑frame kit homes built with glulam members. The idea, he says, is to build better quality, energy efficient homes that can be erected in 45 days, cutting months off the time to construct a conventional house. After completing five of Cornerstone’s A-frame kit residences in the First Nation community of Shoal Lake 39A, east of Winnipeg, Allary’s general contracting firm Waasa Indigenous Services Inc. erected five of Cornerstone’s prefabricated kit bungalows of various designs with full basements. Not only were they quick to erect, the homes, which were prefabricated in Cornerstone’s manufacturing facility near Winnipeg, required fewer trades. The company’s timber kit houses with glulam beams feature flexible layouts, with moveable non‑load‑bearing walls, says Cornerstone Timberframes.