Dr. Tony Yang

Canada needs 22 million new homes by 2030. The University of British Columbia is working with governments, industry and communities to make that goal more achievable—by mapping buildable land, testing faster and greener construction, and designing homes built for climate extremes. Together, these projects could help unlock land for up to 50,000 new housing units, cut construction costs by as much as 60 per cent, and create jobs while reducing emissions. It starts with knowing where to build. UBC’s Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) team is creating the BC Public Lands Map, the first province-wide inventory of public land. …Dr. Tony Yang and industry partners are leading an $8.3 million national project to make modular construction faster, cheaper and cleaner. The team is developing factory-built modules made from engineered wood and carbon-neutral materials that can be assembled in days —cutting build times by half and costs by about 30 per cent.