Newly adopted Ontario legislation cancels local governments' ability to dictate sustainable design features through site plan control and forbids them from requiring EV charging infrastructure in private buildings.

Aging condo balconies demand structural repair and upkeep to remain safe.

Condominiums are among the fastest-growing types of housing, a trend that is particularly significant in a country where the built environment accounts for roughly 18 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions.

Failing to regulate short-term rentals within the building may lead to increased conflict with local bylaws, heightened insurance risk, and strain on community resources.

Toronto could join the slate of North American jurisdictions that impose thresholds for allowable greenhouse gas emissions from buildings sometime later this year.

Recommended changes to Toronto's parking regulations could present an opening for some landlords to reduce their exposure to a potential commercial parking levy.

Toronto relies heavily on manual review processes for oversight of approximately 8,400 registrants currently approved to offer short-term rental accommodations in their principal residences.

Proposed new policy directions could open the way for a broader range of redevelopment projects in specified downtown Toronto districts and at the midtown Yonge & Eglinton node.

The province also saw the total number of fatal fires rise to 109. Within many condos, there is a critical gap between fire safety and resident knowledge.

The institute aims to tackle the systemic drivers of housing-related affordability and innovate across sectors.

Electronic waste is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world.

The recent regulation to postpone Ontario's property reassessment for another year stretches the assessment cycle to double its originally intended time span.

Residents of a freshly built mid-rise in the Annex neighbourhood of Toronto have a fleet of electric vehicles waiting for them to use, whether that’s for a trip around town, a weekend getaway to the cottage or visiting family out-of-province.

New buildings are subject to laws and regulations, which require them to be compatible with EVCs.

An increasing number of condos within the last two months have implemented mandatory vaccination policies, which apply to indoor common element amenity users and on-site employees.

Maintaining residents’ privacy is nothing new in condos, but optional vaccine policies are bringing more relevance to the issue of anonymity. .

As the country moves to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles, questions are brewing among people living in multi-unit dwellings.