A well-crafted deal with the EU could also lower the cost of building a home in Canada, while opening new markets for suppliers and manufacturers of construction materials.

The author urges evidence and cost analysis for model code changes, plus longer timelines so cities can evaluate how provisions work in practice.

Many of us want more sustainable, safe, affordable and accessible homes. Despite zoning and land use changes to allow multiplexes and small apartment buildings in more places, the reality is that such...

Compare to this plan. @OpenScopeStudio published a piece in 2024 illustrating exactly why single-stair matters for infill housing in San Francisco. It also happened to include a very similarly sized ...

It sounds so simple: To keep falling tree limbs from knocking out power, you have to bury the lines. But that's not a cheap solution. "You can have a...

Completed in 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Images by Tom Ross. 9 Wilson Ave is a mixed-use, multi-residential building that completes the transformation of Wilson Ave in Brunswick, Melbourne, from a c...

Sustainable, affordable, high-quality housing requires experts who can translate policy and regulations into built form—and who can challenge those policies when they present technical barriers to pro...

Nearly every other state in New England — Vermont dating back decades, and Maine, New Hampshire, and Connecticut more recently — has either changed or committed to changing its building code to allow ...

As pre-construction sales and project launches slow to a trickle, is the end of Canada’s condo era in sight? And what comes next?

KPMB’s entry to the National Single-Stair Architectural Design Competition establishes a model for multigenerational living on small urban lots.

Jurisdictions Cite this image: Speckert, C. (2022). Jurisdictions: Maximum Permitted Height for Single Stair Buildings [Infographic]. McGill...

Vancouver approves new space-saving stair designs and Abandoned and Vacated Buildings By-law.

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City council’s wrongheaded limits on convenience stores go against what makes cities great, not to mention the free market

Canada needs livable apartments to help fix the housing crisis. To do that, it must change the rulebook for both condos and rentals

Office Ou Pilot Project (Toronto) Typology 3-Storey Apartment Building Occupancy Group C, 6 Dwelling Units Classification 2024 Ontario Building Code,...

State and local policymakers across the country are exploring ways to expand housing options as communities face a persistent shortage that has driven costs to record highs. One way to close the gap i...