NET ZERO WALL PANELS.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

90% ENERGY SAVING

Over its lifespan, a home built with Closed Wall Panels manufactured by Paradigm Building Solutions Ltd. will only consume 10% as much energy as a conventional house. And if you chose to add solar panels it will effectively become a net zero home meaning that over the course of a year it will produce as much energy as it consumes.

REDUCTION OF GHG EMISSIONS

We reduce Green House Gases (GHG) in many ways: through sequestering more GHG in the building process compared to normal construction by using materials such as recycled cellulose and hardwood fibre board, by lowering the energy needed to heat or cool the home. Prefabrication of the walls in a controlled environment means less trucks to go to the building site – reducing fuel consumption. If you chose to add solar this further reduces the footprint of the homes.

STEP CODE 5

Step 5 indicates the home has been constructed as net-zero energy ready, meaning it requires only minimal energy and is constructed to a very high level of precision. Step Code 5 will become mandatory in British Columbia as of 2032. At this point not many builders have the technical knowledge or skill set to build to this standard. Buildforth together with Paradigm is at the forefront of sustainable construction and achieves this standard already today.

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BUILD IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT – MEANT TO LAST FOR GENERATIONS.

Our unique closed wall system makes the homes so energy efficient that it reduces energy consumption by 90%. Our homes are actually carbon negative as building them sequesters more Greenhouse Gases than is emitted during construction. The lumber and wood fibres naturally store Greenhouse Gases. It is important to us that our homes are environmentally friendly and we carefully choose all building products to build healthy and sustainable houses.

For heat protection, this wall system performs at twice the rate of a standard wall. The walls keep the warmth in the house in the winter and the heat out in the summer. Excellent insulation not only helps to lower your utility cost, it also creates a much better indoor climate. After all, you want to live in a home beneficial to your health.

Our wall system easily exceeds the requirements of Step Code 5, which will become comprehensive in British Columbia by 2032. Our walls are also breathable, creating an even more favorable indoor climate and a dry environment resistant to mold. Installed correctly, moisture is able to move through and out of the wall system.

PREMIUM INSULATION..

We insulate our walls with dense pack cellulose with a high-end machine. This not only produces optimal results it also allows a level of quality control that cannot be achieved when insulating onsite. Using recycled cellulose also makes our wall carbon negative – meaning that we sequester more Green House Gases than we emit in the build process. In addition, we can insulate our walls with virtually zero waste as the system adapts from wall cavity to wall cavity.

As the summer temperatures rise outdoors, thermal energy is stored in the walls of your home. A home built with standard walls has a phase shift of around five hours, meaning it will take five hours for your home to reach outside temperatures. A home with a closed wall system will stay cooler for much longer, storing the thermal energy rather than transferring it indoors. This conserves energy typically used to cool a home and maintains a comfortable indoor climate.