Profitable BIM Playbook for Multifamily and Missing-Middle Housing

Rising construction costs, tighter margins, and growing housing demand are putting Canadian architects under real pressure. This session explores how BIM workflows can become a competitive advantage for firms delivering multifamily and missing‑middle housing — not just a documentation tool, but a strategic asset that drives profitability from early design through construction administration. 

Drawing on real project experience, this session walks through practical BIM workflows tailored to the challenges of Canadian multifamily and missing‑middle housing: optimizing unit mixes and shared spaces, building repeatable typologies that reduce production time, coordinating with consultants more efficiently, and catching costly errors before they hit the budget. Whether you’re a solo practitioner taking on your first multi-unit project or a mid-size firm scaling up your housing portfolio, you’ll leave with workflows you can apply immediately to design better, deliver faster, and protect your bottom line.

Learning Objectives  
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Apply efficient unit replication and project hierarchy strategies in multifamily BIM workflows.

Analyze quantity takeoffs, unit tracking, and documentation consistency across large residential projects.

Utilize design iteration and alternatives evaluation to compare unit layouts, façade treatments, and spatial configurations for multifamily developments.

Integrate BIM coordination, documentation, and design decision-making into a cohesive project strategy that reduces rework and improves collaboration across the full lifecycle.