Volumetric · Hybrid · Panelized

Cut your build schedule in half. Without cutting corners.

ORCA delivers factory-finished, CSA A277-certified modular units to multi-unit, resort, and First Nations housing projects across BC. Site work and manufacturing happen in parallel — so you start generating revenue while traditional builds are still pouring foundations.

~50% Faster than stick-built
56 homes Delivered to The Flats of Cumberland
Step Code 5 Wildfire-resilient standard
20+ yrs In light-gauge steel framing
CSA A277 certified
BC Step Code 5 ready
Wildfire-resilient materials
Vancouver Island manufactured

Built for these projects

Which best describes your build?

First Nations & affordable housing

Rapid-response housing for remote and Indigenous communities. Eliminates the uncertainty of local trade availability.

  • BC Step Code 4 & 5
  • Wildfire-resilient construction
  • Turnkey delivery to remote sites

Resorts & short-stay cabins

Multiple turnkey cabins delivered and craned in over a single install window. Ready to list within weeks of delivery.

  • Identical-spec replication
  • Fast revenue generation
  • Designed for West Coast climate

Why ORCA

The numbers other modular suppliers can't match.

~4 mo
Order to factory completion
1 day
Crane install per unit
<1%
Material waste vs ~20% wood
100+ yr
Steel structural lifespan

Manufacturing precision, on a developer's schedule.

Light-gauge steel framing means tolerances measured in millimetres, not inches. Every unit leaves our Vancouver Island facility within a fixed-price contract — no uplifts, no surprises, no waiting for trades to free up. Your pro forma stays predictable from deposit to occupancy.

Delivered at scale

Whole communities, one factory.

Identical-spec replication, fixed-price contracts, parallel production. We've delivered dozens of homes per project — the system scales from a single cabin to a 56-home community.

Featured project

The Flats of Cumberland

Vancouver Island Multi-unit 56 homes Partner: FMC Holdings

56 homes redefining attainable housing

ORCA partnered with FMC Holdings and Petani Bay Investments of Nanaimo to deliver a 56-home community in Vancouver Island's adventure playground — a new model for high-quality attainable housing that breaks the manufactured-home-park stereotype.

56 HOMES DELIVERED
2 PARTNERS
Step 5 ENERGY CODE

How it works

From first call to occupancy in roughly 6 months.

01

Discovery

Scope, budget, site review.

Week 1
02

Design & spec

Layouts locked, contracts signed.

Weeks 2–4
03

Permits & site

Run in parallel with factory.

Months 1–4
04

Factory build

Volumetric units complete.

Months 2–4
05

Crane & finish

1 unit per day on-site.

Months 5–6

Technical specifications

What you're actually buying.

Structure & envelope

  • FramingCold-formed light-gauge steel (G90)
  • InsulationContinuous exterior + cavity
  • EnvelopeBC Step Code 5 capable
  • RoofingStanding seam metal
  • Wildfire ratingNon-combustible

Compliance & delivery

  • CertificationCSA A277
  • SeismicEngineered for BC zones
  • ManufacturingVancouver Island, BC
  • Delivery rangeBC, WA, CA
  • Install time~1 day per unit

Have a project in mind?

30-minute scoping call. We'll walk through your site constraints, unit count, and timeline — and tell you honestly whether we're a fit.

Call Us 250-207-8956