Many of the challenges architects, owners, and general contractors face today go well beyond masonry, design, or fenestration. At Pella Windows and Doors, the hard part of installing new windows in...
Hundreds of architects and experts converged at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre in May for the OAA’s 2024 Conference. This three-day event tackled the critical challenges of designing safe...
Ontario and Ottawa say they’ve reached a deal under the national housing strategy that will unlock $357 million in federal funding for the province. The announcement comes after months of back and...
The Ontario government’s decision to take steps to permit mass timber buildings of up to 18 storeys is being praised by stakeholders as a boost to the mass timber manufacturing sector and a step...
Even though they were published more than a few years ago, two interconnected studies into the site plan assessment approval process and how it impacts development and potentially increases...
As both a practising architect and as the president of the governing Council of a provincial architecture regulator, I have been following the national housing design catalogue initiative with a lot...
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has reported that actual 2023 housing starts were down seven per cent in centres with a population of 10,000 and over across Canada in 2023. A total of...
Allan Teramura is the past president of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. That the federal government is taking an interest in housing design is welcome news, as it’s an issue it has long...
Ontario’s housing crisis was a significant newsmaker in 2023 and despite measures, legislation and other initiatives the government rolled out, affordability and availability remained at crisis...
An adaptable dwelling unit means an accessible unit that can be tailored at any time to the specific accessibility needs of occupants, as those needs evolve without costly renovations, disruption, and...