Eby says NDP would fast-track pre-fabricated homes to ease housing crisis [Video]

British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his government would fast-track factory-built homes as part of its strategy to ease the province’s housing crisis.

At an election campaign stop on Vancouver Island, Eby says pre-built homes cut waste, reduce emissions, and the advances in the industry mean the homes are “beautiful and high-quality.”

A statement issued by the NDP says its government would work with the industry, municipalities and First Nations to create a provincewide framework so builders know what’s required in every community.

It says there would also be a pre-approved set of construction designs to reduce the permitting process, and it would also work with the industry to develop the skills training needed to support pre-fabricated home construction.

It says Scandinavian countries have embraced factory-built homes, which “offer an alternative to the much slower, more costly process of building on-site.”