It’s been a unique term for OHBA’s current leader The term “unprecedented times” seems on the tips of everyone’s tongue these days, and so it is for the Ontario Home Builders’ [...]
The Industry Does Not Have To Look To Far To Solve The Trades Shortage While Jane Almey knew there would be many occupational paths for her as a civil engineering graduate, never in her wildest [...]
Despite recurring predictions of collapse, the housing market has marched onward The housing market is about to crash. Well, it probably will. Or maybe it will. Or maybe not. For two decades, [...]
The changing skyline of Ontario’s biggest cities was a long time coming As the history of construction goes, the onset of condominiums seems comparatively recent. Yet the concept actually [...]
Flexibility, pre-planning and early collaboration keys to office-to-residential conversions Among the many things that the COVID pandemic has changed forever is the way we work. Employees in many [...]
The Drama of Exterior Renovations They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. But you can certainly catch the eye of passersby before they notice any other book on the shelf. Or, in this case, [...]
The pandemic has changed us all. What does this new reality mean for the industry? As we move forward, it’s clear that the pandemic has changed us—publicly, personally and professionally. [...]
The Advance of Permeable Surfaces In 2010, flood damage in urban areas, including homes, businesses and public infrastructure in Canada, registered at approximately $3 billion according to the [...]
The Comeback of Multi-Generational Homes A blast from the past—the multi-generational home—is making a strong comeback in Ontario. Pre-World War II, this form of housing was common, but it was [...]
Three Fronts That May Soon Redefine Residential Construction The future seems to get here quicker than it used to, with innovation leaping out from around every corner. It can be both imposing [...]
