Pimacihowin
"Making a Living"
The Pimacihowin project includes youth between the ages of 16-21 attending Cst. Robin Cameron Education Complex and Stobart Community School in Beardy’s Okemasis First Nation.
The program follows a semester system which consists of two five-month semesters in one academic school year.
The Pimacihowin Project collaborates with the housing coordinator and public works director to establish the priorities of renovation projects within the community.
Since the implementation of this project, these youth have shown increased attendance, engagement, and completion of training modules.
The Pimacihowin Project is a program that is recognized and supported by the Ministry of Education with the government of Saskatchewan. Additionally, the Pimacihowin Project also registers their participants with Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Program.
Preliminary Design
The design phase is most important when considering an energy efficient, custom home. The choices you make in the design phase will influence the project all the way through until you move in. There are many factors we will want to plan and discuss.
Your Vision
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What do you want in your home?
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Size requirements?
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Style, finishing and features?
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Location?
Efficiency
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How energy efficient do you want your home to be?
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Is certification desired?
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Are specific technologies favoured?
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How will location impact design?
Economics
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What is your project budget?
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What are the financial implications of design choices?
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How can we save money through efficiency improvements?
Floor Plans and Specifications
Our Vereco stock plans often serve as a good starting point, or many customers choose to build a completely custom home. Vereco may assist in developing concept floor plans, or you may choose to spend time with our award winning design studio partner.
In addition to a floor plan concept, detailed specifications are also prepared listing requirements in terms of materials to be used, how a requirement is to be achieved and how a product is to be constructed. Detailed specifications are also used by our drafting and construction team in preparing construction plans and in the bidding process.
Energy Modeling
Vereco's homes are leaders in energy efficiency. In order to forecast energy consumption of a home prior to its construction, we undertake an energy modeling process based on the floor plan concept. This process helps to ensure your efficiency and cost saving goals are met and determines optimal investments in energy saving technologies to maximize your return on investment.
Construction Plans
Once you are happy with the preliminary design concept, detailed construction plans are prepared by our award winning design studio partner which will be used for permitting and construction.
From here, we commence the Vereco Smart Build process to turn the plans into reality.
Getting Started
Introductions
If building a Smart Green home has been an interest to you whether it be now or in the future, or you simply want to learn about us and how we work, we encourage reaching out to us. It's completely free of charge and with zero strings attached.
This also gives you an opportunity to learn more about us, what makes our homes and process unique, and to decide whether you would like to proceed.