Blueprint for Growth: Innovation in Housing
*Winner - Best Tech Podcast - 2025 Quill Podcast Awards*
British Columbia is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis. While addressing various aspects of the housing supply chain is essential, no single approach can fully solve the challenges we face in scaling housing production. So, what's the blueprint for growth?
In November 2023, DIGITAL — Canada's Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies — launched its Housing Growth Innovation Program with support from the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs. The program brings together collaborative teams of industry leaders to accelerate technology-driven approaches that are driving real, tangible growth for British Columbia's housing production sector.
Amy Vilis, Director of Housing Growth Innovation at DIGITAL, chats with innovators doing groundbreaking work within DIGITAL's Housing Growth Innovation Program to develop and implement technology-based solutions within British Columbia's housing sector across the full scale of end-to-end production. These conversations showcase how ideas are making it into the real world where they can become comprehensive, viable and, best of all, achievable solutions to accelerate housing production for British Columbians.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2025
E6 Canada Leading the Way: Innovating for a Sustainable and Resilient Housing Future
Canada Leading the Way: Innovating for a Sustainable and Resilient Housing Future
Summary
We look at the future of housing innovation in Canada, with a focus on how technology—especially AI and digital…
E5 Revolutionizing Construction: New Approaches to Building the Future
Revolutionizing Construction: New Approaches to Building the Future
Summary
In this episode, we explore the challenges and innovations in the construction phase of housing development. We focus on solu…
E4 The Future of Housing: Innovations in Pre-Construction and Fabrication
The Future of Housing: Innovations in Pre-Construction and Fabrication
Summary
In this episode of Blueprint for Growth, we explore how digital technology and innovation are reshaping housing developmen…
E3 Tech-Driven Design: Revolutionizing Engineering and Housing Development
Tech-Driven Design: Revolutionizing Engineering and Housing Development
In this episode of Blueprint for Growth, we take a deep dive into the challenges of housing development, with a focus on design …
E2 Rethinking Housing: Changes in Planning, Feasibility and Investment
Rethinking Housing: Changes in Planning, Feasibility and Investment
In this episode of Blueprint for Growth, we dive into how technology is reshaping housing development. We explore the power of gener…
E1 Building the Future: How Innovation and Collaboration Are Reshaping Housing
In our first episode, we dive into British Columbia’s housing crisis and the urgent need for creative solutions and collaboration. We discuss the challenges facing the housing sector, the impact of p…
Trailer: Blueprint for Growth: Innovation in Housing Season 1
British Columbia is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis. While addressing various aspects of the housing supply chain is essential, no single approach can fully solve the challenges we face …
Trailer: Blueprint for Growth: Innovation in Housing Season 1
British Columbia is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis. While addressing various aspects of the housing supply chain is essential, no single approach can fully solve the challenges we face …