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VICTORIA — Insurance companies in British Columbia have agreed to end a pricing practice that has been identified as one of the key factors in skyrocketing property insurance premiums for condominiums.Earlier this year, the B.C.…

The Art Gallery of York University’s (AGYU) new, stand-alone art gallery, will be designed and constructed by winning architectural firm Hariri Pontarini Architects.   Hariri Pontarini Architects (HPA) was one of three shortlisted firms…

The Ontario Auditor General released a 2020 Value-for-Money-Audit which includes a section on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in buildings. Efficiency Canada’s 2020 Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard provides added…

A new report released by the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) concludes that individual regions across the province would benefit from speeding up the development approvals process and backs the case for a harmonized…

During the third quarter of 2020, the multi-suite residential and industrial sectors of Canada’s commercial real estate remained resilient despite the economic slowdown resulting from the pandemic.Meanwhile, the office and retail…

Concordia University is assembling more than 200 researchers within 14 Research Centers from science, engineering, the arts and humanities disciplines to establish the Next-Generation Cities Institute. The Institute focuses on a variety of…

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts increased in October.The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts rose to 214,875 units last month compared with…

The average rent for all Canadian properties in October increased .7 per cent month over month to $1,782, after four months of almost no change, according to Rentals.ca’s and Bullpen Research & Consulting’s latest National Rent Report.…

A new report published by Efficiency Canada, an energy efficiency research and advocacy organization at Carleton University, calls for all new buildings to be Net-Zero Energy Ready (NZEr) by 2030. The report: Strengthening Canada's…

Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) released a new report that shows the potential of a green recovery that prioritizes green building. The Climate Forward modelling done for Canada’s Green Building Engine: Market Impact and Opportunities…