Bryn Davidson - Lanefab
@lanefab.com
Vancouver, BC
Co-owner & Lead Designer
Lanefab Design/Build
B.Eng M.Arch
Build beautiful.
Build for a livable climate.
www.Lanefab.com
#ThickWallsAreSexy / #SingleStair / #ElectrifyEverything / #Passivhaus / #NetPositive
Co-owner & Lead Designer
Lanefab Design/Build
B.Eng M.Arch
Build beautiful.
Build for a livable climate.
www.Lanefab.com
#ThickWallsAreSexy / #SingleStair / #ElectrifyEverything / #Passivhaus / #NetPositive
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Bryn Davidson - Lanefab
@lanefab.com
· Nov 22
A short thread on going beyond #NetZero to build projects that are #NetPositive
First, I like to talk about "Projects" vs "Buildings".
It's an important distinction, because its not just about the physical artifact, but also:
where it is located?
what does it replace?
First, I like to talk about "Projects" vs "Buildings".
It's an important distinction, because its not just about the physical artifact, but also:
where it is located?
what does it replace?
"just enough small fixes to make good headlines while leaving the real problems intact"
"passing a budget with this many blind spots is irresponsible... "
"transparency requires substance"
"trust isn't built through tweaks, its built through transparency"
@rebeccaleebligh.bsky.social re: budget
"passing a budget with this many blind spots is irresponsible... "
"transparency requires substance"
"trust isn't built through tweaks, its built through transparency"
@rebeccaleebligh.bsky.social re: budget
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"just enough small fixes to make good headlines while leaving the real problems intact"
"passing a budget with this many blind spots is irresponsible... "
"transparency requires substance"
"trust isn't built through tweaks, its built through transparency"
@rebeccaleebligh.bsky.social re: budget
"passing a budget with this many blind spots is irresponsible... "
"transparency requires substance"
"trust isn't built through tweaks, its built through transparency"
@rebeccaleebligh.bsky.social re: budget
This budget debate is painful.
The mayor sets an arbitrary budget target (so he can say he raised taxes less than the last mayor) then he shovels money at the police ….
and then every other city budget item has to justify its existence vs “filling potholes”.
The mayor sets an arbitrary budget target (so he can say he raised taxes less than the last mayor) then he shovels money at the police ….
and then every other city budget item has to justify its existence vs “filling potholes”.
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This budget debate is painful.
The mayor sets an arbitrary budget target (so he can say he raised taxes less than the last mayor) then he shovels money at the police ….
and then every other city budget item has to justify its existence vs “filling potholes”.
The mayor sets an arbitrary budget target (so he can say he raised taxes less than the last mayor) then he shovels money at the police ….
and then every other city budget item has to justify its existence vs “filling potholes”.
Reposted by Bryn Davidson - Lanefab
Possibly the first protest of its kind at City Hall this morning. A diaper change-in protesting budget cuts and fee increases to amenities for new parents, and many others. @womentcities.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Possibly the first protest of its kind at City Hall this morning. A diaper change-in protesting budget cuts and fee increases to amenities for new parents, and many others. @womentcities.bsky.social
At 1pm I'll be talking with @bcrea.bsky.social about Bill 44, Multiplexes, and whether the province needs a big stick, or a really big stick.
Also, a reminder: many of those complaining about parking impacts are parking on the street because they're using their own parking space for something else.
Also, a reminder: many of those complaining about parking impacts are parking on the street because they're using their own parking space for something else.
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
At 1pm I'll be talking with @bcrea.bsky.social about Bill 44, Multiplexes, and whether the province needs a big stick, or a really big stick.
Also, a reminder: many of those complaining about parking impacts are parking on the street because they're using their own parking space for something else.
Also, a reminder: many of those complaining about parking impacts are parking on the street because they're using their own parking space for something else.
Reposted by Bryn Davidson - Lanefab
So - it's becoming clear that the endgame for our zoning advocacy should be a "kit of parts" for both buildings + zoning rules. A toolbox that works on all lot sizes (including small lots).
It will be 2 pieces:
1. Town centres (attached here, w no side yard)
2. Distributed (w side yards)
It will be 2 pieces:
1. Town centres (attached here, w no side yard)
2. Distributed (w side yards)
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
So - it's becoming clear that the endgame for our zoning advocacy should be a "kit of parts" for both buildings + zoning rules. A toolbox that works on all lot sizes (including small lots).
It will be 2 pieces:
1. Town centres (attached here, w no side yard)
2. Distributed (w side yards)
It will be 2 pieces:
1. Town centres (attached here, w no side yard)
2. Distributed (w side yards)
A vision of our future under the mayor's austerity+police program.
If only the police dept could issue building permits...
If only the police dept could issue building permits...
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A vision of our future under the mayor's austerity+police program.
If only the police dept could issue building permits...
If only the police dept could issue building permits...
So - it's becoming clear that the endgame for our zoning advocacy should be a "kit of parts" for both buildings + zoning rules. A toolbox that works on all lot sizes (including small lots).
It will be 2 pieces:
1. Town centres (attached here, w no side yard)
2. Distributed (w side yards)
It will be 2 pieces:
1. Town centres (attached here, w no side yard)
2. Distributed (w side yards)
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
So - it's becoming clear that the endgame for our zoning advocacy should be a "kit of parts" for both buildings + zoning rules. A toolbox that works on all lot sizes (including small lots).
It will be 2 pieces:
1. Town centres (attached here, w no side yard)
2. Distributed (w side yards)
It will be 2 pieces:
1. Town centres (attached here, w no side yard)
2. Distributed (w side yards)
@maxpodemski.bsky.social has written a kind of bible for housing nerds.
It’s dense but in a good way, and stitches together a thousand details from your disjointed memories of history class, and connects yesterday’s council meeting arguments over design rules with its twin 200 yrs ago. Same same.
It’s dense but in a good way, and stitches together a thousand details from your disjointed memories of history class, and connects yesterday’s council meeting arguments over design rules with its twin 200 yrs ago. Same same.
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
@maxpodemski.bsky.social has written a kind of bible for housing nerds.
It’s dense but in a good way, and stitches together a thousand details from your disjointed memories of history class, and connects yesterday’s council meeting arguments over design rules with its twin 200 yrs ago. Same same.
It’s dense but in a good way, and stitches together a thousand details from your disjointed memories of history class, and connects yesterday’s council meeting arguments over design rules with its twin 200 yrs ago. Same same.
Annual pup-birthday meetup for the three siblings who live in various parts of the lower mainland.
The three traveled from Saskatchewan as 8 week old puppies.
The three traveled from Saskatchewan as 8 week old puppies.
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Annual pup-birthday meetup for the three siblings who live in various parts of the lower mainland.
The three traveled from Saskatchewan as 8 week old puppies.
The three traveled from Saskatchewan as 8 week old puppies.
Happy Friday!
BREAKING: GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces that she will be resigning from Congress, effective Jan. 5, 2026. @chrislhayes.bsky.social reports on @allinwithchris.bsky.social.
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Happy Friday!
Interesting state of the design industry right now in Vancouver... (at least anecdotally)... anyone with gov work is super busy.
Private sector work is full of layoffs with a range of arch firms at a fraction of their previous size.
Anyway, happy friday
Private sector work is full of layoffs with a range of arch firms at a fraction of their previous size.
Anyway, happy friday
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Interesting state of the design industry right now in Vancouver... (at least anecdotally)... anyone with gov work is super busy.
Private sector work is full of layoffs with a range of arch firms at a fraction of their previous size.
Anyway, happy friday
Private sector work is full of layoffs with a range of arch firms at a fraction of their previous size.
Anyway, happy friday
NYT talks about California’s housing “stick” - the Builder’s Remedy project
For years, California has been nudging its cities to build housing to address a severe shortage. Maybe what they needed was a shove.
California Has a Legal Clause for Housing That Could Put NIMBYs in a Corner
For years, the state has been nudging its cities to build housing to address a severe shortage. Maybe what they needed was a shove.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
NYT talks about California’s housing “stick” - the Builder’s Remedy project
Ahh, so a lot to unpack there.
Hot take: wtf! this is the terrible 100m DL corridor we’ve been trying to kill for years
2nd take: ok,at least the floor plates are reasonably shallow, there are no windowless BRs and it could be a single loaded option (like Vienna house, the “program inspiration”)
Hot take: wtf! this is the terrible 100m DL corridor we’ve been trying to kill for years
2nd take: ok,at least the floor plates are reasonably shallow, there are no windowless BRs and it could be a single loaded option (like Vienna house, the “program inspiration”)
Despite passing #singlestair #sharedstair over a year ago, the BC government is doubling down on dark overheated airless and friendless double-loaded corridors.
They’ve just spent a packet of CMHC grant money and this is what they hope to accelerate:
They’ve just spent a packet of CMHC grant money and this is what they hope to accelerate:
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Ahh, so a lot to unpack there.
Hot take: wtf! this is the terrible 100m DL corridor we’ve been trying to kill for years
2nd take: ok,at least the floor plates are reasonably shallow, there are no windowless BRs and it could be a single loaded option (like Vienna house, the “program inspiration”)
Hot take: wtf! this is the terrible 100m DL corridor we’ve been trying to kill for years
2nd take: ok,at least the floor plates are reasonably shallow, there are no windowless BRs and it could be a single loaded option (like Vienna house, the “program inspiration”)
How did I make it this far in life without knowing there was a #Sexygutters instagram account
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
How did I make it this far in life without knowing there was a #Sexygutters instagram account
Reposted by Bryn Davidson - Lanefab
OneCity has its first mayoral candidate for their primary: William Azaroff, the CEO of Brightside Community Homes Foundation, and board member of The Tyee, VIFF, and a bunch of other community endeavours.
His campaign video launch, here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRKifvH...
His campaign video launch, here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRKifvH...
William on Instagram: "My name is William Azaroff, and I’m proud to be seeking the mayoral nomination with @onecityvancouver
I’m a community housing leader and city builder who knows how to bring peo...
5 likes, 0 comments - williamforvancouver on November 17, 2025: "My name is William Azaroff, and I’m proud to be seeking the mayoral nomination with @onecityvancouver
I’m a community housing leader a...
www.instagram.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
OneCity has its first mayoral candidate for their primary: William Azaroff, the CEO of Brightside Community Homes Foundation, and board member of The Tyee, VIFF, and a bunch of other community endeavours.
His campaign video launch, here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRKifvH...
His campaign video launch, here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DRKifvH...
As a distraction from budget drama…
…remembering that time we put a jacuzzi tub in a lane house dining room
…remembering that time we put a jacuzzi tub in a lane house dining room
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
As a distraction from budget drama…
…remembering that time we put a jacuzzi tub in a lane house dining room
…remembering that time we put a jacuzzi tub in a lane house dining room
We’ll all be ABC
Austerity
Budget
Collateral damage
Budget
Collateral damage
Deeply disappointed to see @cityofvancouver.bsky.social terminated the All Souls Nights at Mountainview Cemetery.
This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20.
I’ll quote the statement from
nightforallsouls.com
In a thread:
This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20.
I’ll quote the statement from
nightforallsouls.com
In a thread:
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
We’ll all be ABC
Vancouver's proposed single stair code is a bit different from anywhere else, in that it focuses on external stairs, and allows 6 units on the first 3 floors.
Vancouver also has fairly deep (122') lots in much of the city.
It's an interesting design challenge vs status quo massing.
Vancouver also has fairly deep (122') lots in much of the city.
It's an interesting design challenge vs status quo massing.
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Vancouver's proposed single stair code is a bit different from anywhere else, in that it focuses on external stairs, and allows 6 units on the first 3 floors.
Vancouver also has fairly deep (122') lots in much of the city.
It's an interesting design challenge vs status quo massing.
Vancouver also has fairly deep (122') lots in much of the city.
It's an interesting design challenge vs status quo massing.
Austerity
Budget
Collateral damage
Budget
Collateral damage
Deeply disappointed to see @cityofvancouver.bsky.social terminated the All Souls Nights at Mountainview Cemetery.
This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20.
I’ll quote the statement from
nightforallsouls.com
In a thread:
This event has been a tradition for us for the last 6 years, and the event has been going for 20.
I’ll quote the statement from
nightforallsouls.com
In a thread:
Home - Night for All Souls
nightforallsouls.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Austerity
Budget
Collateral damage
Budget
Collateral damage
“The smallness of Mayor Ken Sim’s vision stands in stark contrast to that legacy. It is even contrary to his own ABC party’s platform for the 2022 election.”
Opinion: Vancouver goes small: The city risks big new problems with its proposed turn to austerity vancouversun.com/opinion/opin...
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
“The smallness of Mayor Ken Sim’s vision stands in stark contrast to that legacy. It is even contrary to his own ABC party’s platform for the 2022 election.”
Reposted by Bryn Davidson - Lanefab
Interesting podcast episode about Switzerland's new risk-based fire safety code, which was prompted by concerns that fire safety costs were getting too high and that they were overregulating (the phrase "too safe" is uttered) in some cases www.firescienceshow.com/226-new-swis...
226 - New Swiss fire safety code with Gianluca De Sanctis and Sofia Kourgiantaki
It is a massive effort to rewrite a national fire safety code around measurable risk, explicit targets, and cost-effectiveness. But sometimes, there are great reaso…
www.firescienceshow.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Interesting podcast episode about Switzerland's new risk-based fire safety code, which was prompted by concerns that fire safety costs were getting too high and that they were overregulating (the phrase "too safe" is uttered) in some cases www.firescienceshow.com/226-new-swis...
Looking more at Vancouver's "Pre zoned" R3 apartment areas, with single stair flats on a 66x100 lot.
2.2FSR plus zero emissions density bonus, to 2.6FSR.
6 Storey. 2 accessible parking spaces at grade. Basement bike parkade with elevator access.
2.2FSR plus zero emissions density bonus, to 2.6FSR.
6 Storey. 2 accessible parking spaces at grade. Basement bike parkade with elevator access.
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Looking more at Vancouver's "Pre zoned" R3 apartment areas, with single stair flats on a 66x100 lot.
2.2FSR plus zero emissions density bonus, to 2.6FSR.
6 Storey. 2 accessible parking spaces at grade. Basement bike parkade with elevator access.
2.2FSR plus zero emissions density bonus, to 2.6FSR.
6 Storey. 2 accessible parking spaces at grade. Basement bike parkade with elevator access.
Reposted by Bryn Davidson - Lanefab
Nonprofit housing leader @wazaroff.bsky.social joins #Vancouver mayoral race, shooting for @onecityvan.bsky.social nomination: youtu.be/2MTf7QmcEpc?...
My name is William Azaroff and I'm seeking the mayoral nomination with OneCity
YouTube video by William for Vancouver
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Nonprofit housing leader @wazaroff.bsky.social joins #Vancouver mayoral race, shooting for @onecityvan.bsky.social nomination: youtu.be/2MTf7QmcEpc?...
Nice walk in the forested haze with @juliaboyledavidson.bsky.social and the pup
November 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Nice walk in the forested haze with @juliaboyledavidson.bsky.social and the pup