CALGARY, AB, May 22, 2024
/CNW/ - NCC Development Limited (NCCD) is pleased to announce that
concrete steps are being taken to address the housing crisis in
Nunavut. But in this case, the
steps are made out of steel. Affordable steel homes, in
fact.
NCCD has placed an order with Calgary-based SEED-Homes Inc. (SEED) to supply
NCCD with 6 modular homes for delivery this summer. This is just
the first order of many for NCCD and SEED as the Nunavut housing crisis requires at least 3000
homes to address immediate housing needs.
SEED specializes in the design, manufacture, and assembly of
highly-innovative steel homes. A SEED Home is designed around a
central utility corridor. The corridor is made out of a solid steel
skid; a similar structure that has been successfully used in the
oil and gas industry for decades. All of the heavy
appliances, utility equipment, kitchen, and bathrooms are aligned
along and within this single corridor. SEED's approach to design
keeps the weight of the home centralized and arranged along a
length-wise configuration of the home. This allows the rest of the
SEED Home's structure and walls to unfold and attach to the central
corridor, thereby maximizing usable interior space, and minimizing
physical size. This results in an overall physically-efficient home
footprint, thereby reducing the shipping size of the home through
the fold up design, and reducing the cost of shipping to the
territory.
A SEED Home revolutionizes the way Nunavut communities will live. Ranging from a
modest 400 to a majestic 1200 square feet, a SEED Home is
beautifully modern, and constructed using incredibly resilient
materials. They are designed to be manufactured off-site, and
delivered to Nunavut communities via intermodal logistics and
transport. What's more, solar panels can be fitted on the roof, and
various internal features will be included to address the unique
needs of Nunavut communities.
The first NCCD SEED order is for 6 homes that are 1152 square
feet each.
NCCD chose SEED Homes because the fundamental design of the
homes are well-suited for Nunavut
communities and climactic conditions. Because the homes are made
out of steel, they are highly resistant to harsh climates, are very
low maintenance, and are highly robust. In addition, the homes can
be installed above ground on screw-in piles, and have sloped roofs,
ideal for the Nunavut geography and weather conditions.
"We are very excited to announce this partnership with
SEED-Homes," says NCCD's President and CEO, Clarence Synard. "SEED's unique design,
extensive use of resilient and recyclable materials, and the fact
that the homes can literally be folded so that they can be shipped
directly to the Nunavut region, will help us to quickly
address the housing crisis."
"We look forward to working with NCCD to help solve the housing
crisis in Nunavut. The SEED Home
design is fundamentally different from all other offerings. Because
even our largest home can be shipped intermodally, SEED Homes
offers a unique solution to address the critical need
pan-territorially. From the very beginning, SEED Homes are designed
to be low-maintenance, affordable, and have beautifully functional
interiors. Walls that fold into the central utility corridor, and
using steel throughout, make all the difference. The future of
living, unfolds," says SEED Homes CEO Steve
Morgan.
To learn more about NCCD, please visit:
https://www.nccig.ca/
To learn more about SEED-Homes Inc., please visit:
https://seed-homes.com/
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