Vancouver’s Infina completes first production run of system that cuts concrete use by 30%

Key Takeaways:

• Infina Technologies has completed the first production run of its InfinaNet system, which can reduce concrete use in multi-unit residential buildings by up to 30 per cent while maintaining structural strength
• The system lowers material costs, reduces building weight and speeds up construction timelines by cutting down on concrete use, deliveries and site logistics
• The production run used recycled plastic waste collected from Metro Vancouver construction sites, backed by federal and provincial funding to help scale circular, low-carbon building solutions in B.C.

The Whole Story:

Infina Technologies has successfully completed the first production run of its InfinaNet structural system, a technology designed to reduce concrete consumption in multi-unit residential buildings by up to 30%.

The Vancouver-based venture, supported by Light House’s Circular Construction Accelerator, aims to address two of the industry’s most pressing challenges: rising material costs and slow construction timelines. By utilizing a lattice of ellipsoid voids to displace non-structural concrete within floor slabs and wall systems, the InfinaNet system allows for a significantly lighter structure without compromising structural integrity.

Efficiency and cost gains

Company officials say the system offers immediate bottom-line advantages for developers and contractors by lowering expenditures on ready-mix concrete and reducing the building’s overall dead load. Beyond material savings, the technology accelerates project timelines through faster installation and reduced demand on site logistics and concrete delivery schedules, all while maintaining full structural performance.

“InfinaNet replaces non-structural concrete in traditional slabs with a lightweight void system, allowing builders to use less material while maintaining strength,” said Manveer Pattar, President of Infina Technologies.

Local supply chain and material recovery

This production run also marks the first time that plastic waste recovered from local jobsites has been processed and reintroduced into a new building product. Plastics collected from 8 Metro Vancouver projects—including the PNE Amphitheatre, Holdom Overpass, and Steveston Community Centre—were used to manufacture the InfinaNet components.

The material was captured through Light House’s Construction Plastics Initiative (CPI), which diverts protective films and packaging waste from sites. These plastics were then processed into recycled pellets and supplied to Delta-based Plascon Plastics to manufacture the structural void-formers.

“Today’s production run shows what circular construction can look like in practice,” said Gil Yaron, Managing Director of Circular Innovation at Light House. “We are demonstrating that plastics recovered directly from construction sites can be treated as a resource and reintegrated into the built environment as high-value structural components.”

Strategic Backing

The project has received significant public sector support aimed at modernizing Canadian building methods. The Government of Canada, through PacifiCan, has invested over $1 million in the Circular Construction Accelerator to scale green building technologies that can assist with housing supply initiatives like Build Canada Homes.

The initiative is also supported by the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund and Environment and Climate Change Canada, as the industry looks to divert the estimated 30% of national plastic waste currently generated by the construction and demolition sector.

The completion of this production run marks the transition of InfinaNet from a pilot concept to a validated manufacturing process.