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CondoBusiness
WELL evolves into residential communities
Minto Communities is the first developer in Canada to pilot the WELL for residential program, which sets out to create healthier homes.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
COVID-19’s impact on rental housing affordability
CMHC's Mathieu Laberge shares his perspective on housing affordability in Canada since COVID and what can be done to weather these challenging times.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The push for more purpose-built rental housing
Strong rental demand continued to outpace supply in 2023 resulting in less available purpose-built rental apartments and lower affordability, according to new report from CMHC.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A first Passive House retrofit in Halifax
Once complete, it will serve as an inspiration for others pursuing deep retrofits of existing buildings, an endeavour that offers the most hope for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Halifax.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The road to more rental housing
Canada's fall economic update includes steps to crack down on short-term rentals and billions in financing toward rental housing construction.
Construction Business
A Highly Complex Port Terminal Expansion
Working on a complex expansion to a fully operating container terminal at the Port of Vancouver required detailed planning, strong collaboration and a small army of people and equipment.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New standards for sustainable material use
A new set of standards defines minimum sustainability criteria for high-volume materials used in architecture and interior projects.
CondoBusiness
A new approach to mid-rise living in Etobicoke
A new spin on the concept of stacked townhomes is promised to boost missing middle housing typologies in the Greater Toronto Area.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s Enhanced GST Rental Rebate program
The Canadian government announced it is removing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on future purpose-built rental projects via the "Enhanced GST Rental Rebate" program.
CondoBusiness
Housing and healthcare under one roof
n a city bereft of affordable housing and access to healthcare, two condo projects are setting out to combine these uses under one roof.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Office conversion prospects judged challenging
Viable conversion candidates must begin with a basic structural prerequisite, but construction costs, location, surrounding amenities and assumptions about future office values all influence the business case.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Mayoral candidates talk housing in latest debate
In the latest debate on housing matters, six leading mayoral candidates discussed their policies and promises for addressing Toronto's affordability crisis.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto’s legacy of inclusive city-building
As the city of Toronto accelerates efforts to address housing affordability, inclusivity and the barriers inhibiting rapid housing development were top of mind at the Urban Land Institute’s Spring Meeting.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Archival preservation facility is a net-zero first
Library and Archives Canada’s new preservation storage facility opened as the first net-zero carbon archival centre in the Americas,
CondoBusiness
Tornado research uncovers risks for homeowners
Canada’s tornado risk is more widespread than once thought, according to a growing body of research that, for the first time, tracks the occurrence and aftermath facing property owners across the country.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s sizzling hot apartment market
Apartment owners in Canada are reaping the rewards of a favourable supply-demand equation, according to Yardi's Q2-2023 multifamily report.
Construction Business
Prefabrication: tremendous opportunities
Prefabrication offers many advantages to build more efficiently, helping to address challenges the construction industry is facing.