Coquitlam, BC- 14 January 2022 - homeD Modular, a leading provider of rapid quality housing solutions, is pleased to announce that Dawn Nigro has joined the company's Board of Directors. With over 20 years of leadership experience in the infrastructure, building materials, and manufacturing industries, Ms Nigro will help guide homeD Modular as they continue to expand their volumetric modular plug-and-play homes into new markets.
Ms. Nigro holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. She is a GE 6 Sigma Master Black Belt and lives in Toronto, ON.
"I'm excited to join the homeD Modular team," said Nigro. "The company is doing important work by providing high-performance modular homes that can be quickly deployed to help those in need."
“Having Dawn join us at homeD brings a set of unique experiences to our team. Dawn is one of the very few female executives who reached president and senior executive positions at several leading construction materials and modular companies, industries that are typically male-dominated. Her success is a celebration of female entrepreneurship. The fact that she has accepted to coach me is a great honour for me” said Michele Tung, CEO, of homeD. “I am looking forward to learning from Dawn and working with her. Together we will have a positive social impact in our local communities.”
homeD is committed to helping those at risk or experiencing homelessness by creating rapid quality housing solutions that are step code 4 compliant and zero carbon ready. homeD is disrupting the industry in the way developers look at building design, the use of materials, and how construction efficiency problems are solved. Committed to breaking down socio-economic disparities and cultural barriers, homeD is challenging how people think about solving housing affordability issues and demonstrating how entrepreneurs can run profitable businesses while at the same time embracing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that impact our livelihoods, our environment, and our mental and physical health.
About homeD
homeD is a product manufacturer focused on providing quality and affordable modular homes that can be deployed rapidly. Our cementitious homes are plug-and-play, energy efficient, stackable, movable, and reusable. Our homes are manufactured and assembled locally in Canada using innovative construction materials. Our Circle of Good offers local residents training and employment opportunities. homeD BoxPods can be assembled as studios or multi-bedroom homes, which can be configured as single-family, low- to mid-rise buildings, or townhomes. We work with clients to understand their requirements and pay special attention to integrating local community and cultural characteristics into our designs. We build locally for local communities. Join us in our vision to house 1 billion people around the world. www.homed.company