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March 2021 / Current / Development / 2021 / In Focus

Building Science for a Net-Zero Future

Written by Jen Hocken

Building science is the interaction of heat, air, and moisture with the built environment. As the world moves toward a greener future to help fend off the effects of climate change, we have to consider all the moving parts and avoid developing tunnel vision in the drive for efficiency and Building Knowledge Canada provides the necessary information.

March 2021 / Current / Development / 2021 / In Focus

Greener Homes to Help the Planet – and Your Bank Account

Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA)

Written by Karen Hawthorne

What’s the one bill you dread seeing the most every month? For many, it’s their heating bill.

September 2020 / Current / 2020 / Development / In Focus

An Unconventional Approach

CGI Constructors

Written by Allison Dempsey

Transforming the communities in which we live means transforming how we interact – and that’s exactly what CGI Constructors encourages in a diverse set of engineers and builders committed to meeting the needs of their clients.

April 2020 / 2020 / Development / In Focus

Building with Quality, Safety and Affordability in Mind

Canfield Development

Written by Anne Lindert-Wentzell

A person’s home is more than a physical structure providing shelter. Homes are our refuges from the masses and places where families are raised, friends socialize, and where our most memorable times are shared. But there is a huge differentiator between a building that is merely a roof over our heads and a home that is considered quality, safe, suitable, and affordable housing. Research clearly indicates that the latter leads to a sense of personal wellbeing.

April 2020 / 2020 / Development / In Focus

Building a New Life For A New Land

Times Group Corporation

Written by Allison Dempsey

Sometimes making a better life for you and your family involves more than just building a house, it means creating a place to call home.

April 2020 / 2020 / Development / In Focus

Energy-Smart and Stylish Too

PACE Developments

Written by Pauline Müller

When introduced to Pamela Ventresca, Chief Operations Officer of PACE Developments, the first thing that strikes one is her passion for realty done right. Her fully-integrated, multi-disciplinary development and construction firm is not one to let the grass grow under its feet; the PACE Developments team works efficiently and fast. It serves the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with a selection of services ranging from land development and home building, to decor and interior design.