In an effort to help increase the province’s supply of affordable housing and protect renters from what many are calling exorbitant rent hikes, the Ontario Government has announced a comprehensive package of measures in its just-released Fair Housing Plan.

In Waterloo, Ontario, workers are installing wells for a geo-exchange system that will heat and cool a new net positive energy office development.

3D and photo-realistic envisioning tools are nothing new, but they now allow changes to be made on the fly.

When carefully and transparently planned, P3s offer some significant advantages to owners and communities.

Bob Finnigan, president of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, heads to Ottawa this week to talk to the feds about housing affordability.

KPMG International’s annual Global Construction Survey found that despite substantial investments, the construction industry is struggling to gain the full benefits of technologies including advanced

Hospitality guests are turning to immersive hotels as they now desire a unique experience that sets them apart from their social networks.

The use of building information modelling to develop the Bergeron Centre at York University earned the project a Canada BIM Council award.

Last year, the commercial real estate industry faced a number of diverse challenges and successes that are expected to develop throughout 2017. Here, REMI’s award-winning

Once the Gaslight District is in Cambridge is complete, the mixed-use community will light up with authentic gas lanterns and bright minds, as well.

Most new students arriving on a campus university for the first time can be overwhelmed: the sheer size of the university, the maze of different

Alberta has adopted the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) 2011 edition into its newest building code. The coming into force date for the new

Industry proponents of sustainability are looking beyond buildings and thinking on a larger scale with low-impact communities.

A new report from Urbanation indicates the GTA rental market is in healthy shape, with tightened conditions due to fewer completions and less turnover.

According to CMHC's Q2 Housing Market Outlook , multi-unit starts are expected to slow for the remainder of the year, then stabilize in 2017.

More performance data on the benefits of green stormwater infrastructure in extreme weather events is needed as it may be more effective than thought.

New inclusionary zoning legislation in Ontario could soon give municipalities the power to require that builders include affordable housing units in all new residential developments. If passed, the Promoting Affordable Housing Act, 2016, will be the first of its kind in Canada and could take effect in early 2017, if not sooner.