Company Overview

Over the past 30 years the Canadian housing industry has developed an international reputation for producing comfortable, durable, energy-efficient, wood-frame homes. In 1994, Drerup Armstrong Ltd., one of Canada's most innovative builders, formed DAC International Inc. for the purpose of exporting Canadian housing products and expertise to builders around the world. Since then, DAC has been active in the Moscow region of Russia and in all the principal regions of Japan. Canada's Consul General was on hand to officially open a unique 12 house project near Kyoto in March 1997. Recently, the Canadian Consulate in Osaka and the Royal Bank of Canada each nominated DAC for a prestigious Canada Export Award.

Dac is now offering Super ETM housing in the United States, Britain and Japan. Super E is a new housing standard developed by Natural Resources Canada that builds on the highly successful R-2000 and Advanced Houses programs. It utilizes state of the art construction techniques which promote energy conservation, environmentally responsible construction and healthy housing. DAC has been actively involved in the development of the Super E standard and will be constructing one of the first Super E houses in Japan early in 1999.

At DAC we offer builders a comprehensive range of architectural, pre-fabrication and material consolidation services. We produce custom homes, adapt local designs to Canadian technology and provide houses from our existing portfolio. We are affiliated with architects in several countries who assist in meeting local code requirements. House packages are available with pre-insulated, panelized walls and pre-engineered roof trusses, or as pre-cut components.

Typical house packages also include: windows and doors; hardwood stairs & flooring; interior and exterior trim; kitchen & bathroom cabinets; plumbing and mechanical equipment.

For builders new to wood-frame housing, onsite training and supervision are available.

DAC has the technical resources and housing experience to help your company gain a market edge.

For more information, please contact our head office in Ottawa: phone: 1-613-839-0888; Fax: 1-613-839-0939; Mail: 3140 Carp Road; Carp, Ontario Canada K0A 1L0; E-Mail: dac@dacii. com Web Site: http: //www. dacii. com/

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Legal Name: DAC International Inc.

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• Affordable, Low-emission Housing Design And Construction Services.

  Housing units feature both low-emission interiors and high-quality ventilation systems. They are built to be both energy-efficient and well-ventilated, giving the lie to the belief that housing must be either 'tight' or 'leaky'.

  The units can be affordably built partly because of design simplicity, carried throughout the entire project. This type of design is quick to assemble and relatively forgiving. Standard-size building components are used throughout, and off-the-shelf elements are incorporated wherever possible to reach high indoor air quality (IAQ) goals at reduced cost.

  Energy efficiency is achieved through tight construction techniques (including R-2000 detailing) to prevent thermal loss, and through energy-recovery units (to capture and reuse heat from air before it is discharged from the building). This ventilation system design, in conjunction with low-emission interior materials and clean design modifications, ensures that unit occupants can minimize their exposures to airborne pollutants.

  Other features include entry lobbies big enough for outerwear changes to act as air locks, small, vented mechanical rooms on each floor to house heat-recovery devices, ductwork, plumbing facilities, etc., and heat recovery units (HRUs) that permit vigorous fresh-air intake with minimal energy loss.

• Environmental Products And Services
• Environmentally Sustainable Architecture.

  The concept of sustainability is an important underlying principle of good architectural design. A new generation of facilities has emerged that incorporates this new paradigm throughout the design approach, as well as within the actual fabric of the building. Materials used in construction and in furnishing interiors often come from depleted resources.

  Often they require manufacturing processes notorious for air and water pollution, or energy usage. The new architectural paradigm is based on ecologically sensitive and environmentally sustainable principals, and becomes an integral part of the entire design process.

NAICS Categories

• 321992 Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing

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