Michael Pankratz

Michael Pankratz is a Vice President at Cornerstone Timberframes. He grew up in Winnipeg and studied architecture at the University of Manitoba. Following university, he spent two years in commercial and residential construction, gaining valuable insight into project management and effective problem solving. Michael’s favorite part of his job is creating personal connection with clients and helping them achieve their visions. Since joining Cornerstone in 2015, Michael has been instrumental in their adoption of mass timber. He is now helping drive the next phase of the company’s growth by leading the sales and design teams First Nations communities wait years for housing that arrives late, over budget, and disconnected from local capacity. This fireside chat looks at an alternative: precision-fabricated timber kit homes, delivered ready to assemble and site-built in 12 weeks, developed through a direct partnership between an Indigenous-owned services firm and a Canadian timber fabricato