While money and morals don’t always align, in the race to reach Net Zero the opportunity for innovators is immense.
Ontario’s Association of Architects (OAA) has introduced a new standard form agreement for architect’s services that it has instructed its members and clients to use going forward.
It’s often said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
When it comes to our housing supply and affordability crisis then, we must look at bold, new approaches and solutions. Otherwise, the outcome will be the same.
Community amenities can make all the difference to potential homebuyers. Though lots generally have become smaller, Canadians are still looking for spaces to be active in their neighbourhoods. Understanding homebuyer preferences can give developers and builders a competitive edge while creating communities that will be loved for decades to come.
Top 5 community features
According to CHBA’s 2023 Home Buyer Preference...
Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) members have been building, developing, and renovating Canadian homes for generations. We are sharing the extraordinary contributions CHBA members make in their communities every day through our ongoing #CdnBuilt for Generations campaign. Here are a few recent stories. To read more stories follow our hashtag or visit blog.chba.ca/category/giving-back.
HAVAN and Centra Windows provide skilled trades...
By Natasha Rombough, Director, Marketing and Communications, CHBA
It was an enthusiastic room at George Brown College in Toronto on April 22. A variety of professionals gathered for two full days of learning as part of CHBA’s Adaptiv Home Renovation Course, hosted in conjunction with BILD (GTA). Aimed at renovators, designers and other professionals who want to learn more about...
From building a business out of his garage to operating a luxury full-scale renovation company in Alberta’s two largest cities, Danny Ritchie has a lot to be proud of.
After four straight quarters of diminishing builder confidence, the recent pause on interest rate hikes (until the June 7 Bank of Canada increase, that is) had caused a slight uptick in CHBA’s Q1 2023 Housing Market Index (HMI) in both the single-family and multi-family markets, though both numbers are still very low. While the increase in builder sentiment should...
By Blair Eveleigh
Soft Scandinavian blond wood that’s really vinyl, lights in millions of colours that play music, ceramics that mimic stone, noir-ish ceiling fans that you can control with a remote – there’s a bit of the past and a lot of the future in what’s out there at the moment. Here’s a collection of interior finishing materials and...
There are a number of visualization tools on the market today that enable residential builders to work with clients in ways they never would have imagined 20 years ago.
