Rescuing Homes Instead of Demolishing Them with Glyn Lewis Renewal Development
From The SiteVisit · 1:07:28
Show by James Faulkner
Send us Fan MailThree houses. One barge. Four days up the coast. And a question that should make every builder and developer pause: why are we still treating good homes like disposable debris?James sits down with Glyn from Renewal Development to walk through an ambitious housing relocation project with Anthem Properties and the Old Massett Village Council in Haida Gwaii. The team identifies high-quality houses inside a larger land assembly, handles demolition and recycling for the rest, then upgrades the saved homes before they ever leave the site. Think metal roofs, durable siding, and a “modular mindset” without paying for a modular factory. The result is a cleaner scope for the developer, less waste headed to landfill, and a faster path to real housing.From there, the logistics get intense. We talk about barging homes through the Inside Passage, planning around storm seasons, engineering tie-downs for rough water, and why waterways are the true highways for oversized structures. Glyn also explains why remote construction costs can hit $600 to $800 per square foot, how pre-shipping materials (and eventually prefab walls) can reduce labor at the destination, and how lifting a relocated house can unlock added density with garden suites, turning one home into a triplex.We wrap with a wide-angle conversation on sustainability, embodied carbon, modular reputation, AI and robotics in construction, and why “heart and soul” craftsmanship might become even more valuable as automation accelerates. Subscribe, share this with someone in housing or construction, and leave a review with your take: would you choose a relocated home over a brand-new build?PODCAST INFO:the Site Visit Website: https://www.sitemaxsystems.com/podcastthe Site Visit on Buzzsprout: https://thesitevisit.buzzsprout.com/269424the Site Visit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-site-visit/id1456494446the Site Visit on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5cp4qJE5ExZmO3EwldN1HHFOLLOW ALONG:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesitevisitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesitevisit
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