I call this meeting to order.
Committee members, I invite you to take your seats. The clerk has advised me that we have a quorum and that the witness appearing virtually has been sound-tested and approved.
Welcome to meeting number 131 of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, according to House of Commons procedures and rules, meaning that people are participating in person in the room as well as virtually.
To all of you, you have the option of choosing to participate in the official language of your choice. In the room, interpretation services are available by choosing the language of choice using the headset in front of your microphone. For those appearing virtually, click on the globe icon at the bottom of your Surface and choose the official language of your choice. If there is a breakdown in translation, please get my attention by raising your hand. We'll suspend while it is being corrected.
I'll also mention a few operational things.
Please wait until I recognize you to speak. To get my attention, please raise your hand and I will recognize you. Any members appearing in the room with devices and Surfaces, please turn off alarms or anything that may trigger a noise, because they can be picked up by the microphones and may be harmful to the translators. Also, please refrain from tapping on the microphone boom because it pops the sound.
With that, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, June 3, 2024, the committee is continuing its study on the advancements in homebuilding technologies.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses. We have two today for the first hour. We have Andy Berube, vice-president of sales and strategic partnerships at BECC Modular Systems. Virtually, we have Mr. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Center for Building in North America.
I advise each witness that you have up to five minutes for your opening remarks.
We'll begin with Mr. Berube. You have the floor.