About
Winton Engineered Wood Products division produces strong competitively priced building components including trusses, wall panels and floor systems. The Wood Innovation Research Lab, the first building in Prince George to be built to Passive House standards. The 40 one-of-a-kind wall panels were erected in downtown Prince George. The prefabricated walls were engineered and manufactured by Winton. Winton Homes & Cottages manufactures quality pre-fabricated home and cottage packages for Western Canada, Washington and Alaska. As a Sinclar Group Forest Products company, we are very proud of the integrated forest company at our core and the partnerships, leadership, and innovation they share. Our factory-framed homes and cottages are built with premium dimensional lumber and the best building materials available on the market. Our quality-controlled environment produces exceptional building products from our professional technical design department to our full project management support; it is greener, leaner, saves money and time! We are members of the BC Construction Association-North and BC Wood and have been awarded the Western Wood Truss Assn. Quality Truss Award several times over the years.
Environmental mission and strategy (ESG)
The primary goal of building a green home is to reduce your environmental impact and to create a healthy environment for you and your family. Care should be taken to maximize energy efficiency and minimize use of fresh water. Choose materials that are from sustainable sources and free from harmful chemicals. And do your best to build in a way that minimizes environmental disturbance. Find out more about why building a prefab home or cottage is considerably better for the environment. Less than 2% wood waste also means more cost savings!
Building a Winton factory-framed package is inherently green – by nature...
55% less lumber waste
60% less sheathing waste
40% less framing labour cost
Lumber: a renewable resource
Energy efficient double Low E, Argon windows are standard
We build our engineered trusses so you can insulate your roof to a code-exceeding R56
Extra LEED and Built Green™ points can be obtained when you build with our pre-framed building components
Convenient "one truck" delivery to your job site reduces the environmental footprint and means less damage to natural areas surrounding the residence
Our computer controlled factory allows for optimized materials planning and use – less than ~ 2% waste wood
