Serving architects, builders, homeowners, and developers in western Canada and the western United States.
– Proudly made in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada –
Serving architects, builders, homeowners, and developers in Western Canada and the western United States.
– Proudly made in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada –
Quality.
Craft.
Prefab.
Craft.
Prefab.
Quality.
Craft.
Prefab.
Craft.
Prefab.
We are Collective Carpentry, offering a unique and innovative approach to constructing comfortable, sustainable, high performance buildings. We specialize in Passive House and Net Zero design principles, low embodied carbon materials, and off-site prefabrication methods.
Our mission is to elevate the quality of construction in North America through a focus on craft, innovation, efficiency, people, and the environment.
Get in touch to learn how our experience, flexibility, communication, and commitment to quality can be of value to your next project.
What we value
Without values, construction will continue to look the same as it did in the 20th century – code minimum, foam plastic insulation, too much concrete, poor working conditions, low standards for quality, regular delays and cost overruns, and a mounting housing crisis.
By agreeing on a set of collective values for our projects, we can work together to bring construction into the 21st century. Our success is defined by improvement on integrating these values into our business and your project.
Our Approach
We tackle issues of cost, complexity, quality, and social and environmental impact in the construction of homes, public buildings, and other structures.
We raise the bar for quality by taking control over how performance is designed and built into the building shell.
We design and panelize structural, insulated, airtight building elements at an off-site location, and deliver and install these components with skill, speed, and experience.
We apply scientific understandings of issues from climate change to toxicity, moisture, heat transfer, and comfort to our design and manufacturing process.
We design in 3D, measure 3 times, and are 3 times faster than building on site.
We provide better working conditions for individuals which leads to a better quality end product.
We serve hard-to-reach and diverse geographic markets by shipping smart, limiting site time and accelerating construction timelines.
We collaborate with stakeholders using an integrated design process, leading to fewer errors, miscommunications, and roadblocks.
Our Services
We make life simple for architects, builders, and building owners by offering an end-to-end solution from design through installation.
Understand the production and logistics optimization process, and the structural, weather, air, moisture, and thermal control aspects of our wall, floor, and roof assemblies.
Or download our Standard Details – plan and section details of our prefabricated wall, roof, and floor assemblies and how structure, insulation, and air and water tightness are detailed at panel connections and other building conditions.
Our Process
Collaborate On a Design
Build Better and Faster
Quality, Comfort, and Peace of Mind
Maximize Your Investment
Elevate Your Projects
Learn some of the benefits of building and insulating walls, roofs, and floors in an off-site facility.
Learn what makes a high performance building, and how the term relates to comfort, energy efficiency, durability, and health.
Learn how prefab is evolving beyond the days of kit and low-cost modular housing, from innovators in Europe to pioneers in North America.
Why Collective?
Learn more about our experience, our flexibility, and how our commitment to communication and quality set us apart. Looking for a builder? Architect? See the difference with one of Collective Carpentry’s trusted partners.
Testimonials
“Working with Collective Carpentry was one of the easiest and most enjoyable parts of our project to build a high-performance net zero energy passive home. They came in on time, on budget, and with exceptional customer service. It was a pleasure working with Jan, Rane, Andrew and team. It is clear they take pride in what they do, and they do it well. Their good energy is part of our home. Many Thanks Collective Carpentry!”
“These days we’re actually doing mostly prefab, so most of our custom homes are being built by Collective Carpentry, they have a couple of really fabulous foam-free walls that I’m a big fan of, and they just generally speaking are really qualified and wonderful Passive House company to work with.”
“I have had the great pleasure of working with Collective Carpentry on two significant residential projects here in New Mexico up at 10,000 ft in Taos Ski Valley. Collective is a top notch team of highly skilled, enthusiastic, reliable and very professional people. Their design team is very responsive and their shop crew is on point, a combination that makes their installs go smooth, fast, and safe.
Even when crossing international borders and traveling 1,500 miles they were on schedule, highly organized, safe, responsible, and so much fun to have on my sites. I will continue to steer my projects in their direction and would recommend their approach to high performance building time and time again. Thank you guys for making my projects better!”
“Collective Carpentry was the best choice for creating our high performance home. They took our Passive House design and made it a reality. I appreciated their collaborative energy, principled approach, and mutual passion for sustainable homes. They made our dream come true and exceeded our expectations by delivering a quality home within our budget. Their involvement saved our schedule! Homebuilding can be stressful but working with Jan, Rane, and Collective Carpentry was easy and an absolute pleasure.”
“When it comes to high performance prefabricated buildings, Collective Carpentry is easily the best resource in North America when it comes to knowledge, expertise and craftsmanship. We’ve worked with the team for almost 10 years now and consistently choose prefab over site built construction any day of the week. If you are looking for quality, professionalism, and a significant speed advantage then look no further as we strongly endorse the team at Collective Carpentry.”
“I toured the home with the clients, they were like kids in a candy store, so impressed by how the panels came together and how the CC system is framed + insulated. It was pure joy in their voices.”
