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Goverment incentive program sets to increase affordable ADU housing in Vancouver
Urban planning

Thinking of building a Vancouver prefab laneway home, Tiny House or ADU? Now might be the time to do it.

The Secondary Suite Incentive Program from Ottawa and the BC Government makes loans available for rentals with apartments, laneway houses and tiny houses. Vancouver has always been on the leading edge of energy efficiency, and all things about sustainable living. It was one of the first cities in Canada to really…

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New build home starts are down all across Australia
Urban planning

The Australian home building industry is seeing a drop in new builds and a boom in renovations

There has been a slow down in residential home building across Australia, both new home starts and home renovations and upgrades across. This stagnation has multiple links to the Covid pandemic. but probably indicates some new incentives are needed. New home builds in Australia is at a 40 year low, but a new report…

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Affordable Housing Development in Toronto: Innovative Modular Construction
Urban planning

A Toronto Affordable Housing Project Using Prefab Construction Rewrites the Rules

This prefab housing project in Toronto features rapid modular construction to create 25 sustainable units. Smart Density and Assembly, with the CMHC's Rapid Housing Initiative, shows how prefab can provide quality and affordable housing for Toronto. We keep hearing how the way forward for construction is to adopt…

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The tallest Passive House in the world will soon be built in Vancouver BC
Urban planning

Passive House reaches new heights in Vancouver Canada!

Ecohome has a number of awards for building groundbreaking sustainable homes, but Passive House projects on this scale are breathtaking in the way they are pushing the boundaries - Hats off to Architect Tom Wright. Vancouver, Canada established their place as a leader in reducing carbon footprints of cities and…

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Tiny Houses for Sale, Plans, how to Build all here at EcoHome
Urban planning

Tiny houses - The first official home Eco-Village in Canada gets approval in Okotoks

The tirst tiny house strata in Canada is officially approved in Okotoks Here at Ecohome we love Tiny Houses, which is probably why we have a full section devoted to Tiny Houses here! So, imagine how thrilled we were to hear that one of Canada's first official tiny houses full developments recently got official…

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Chicago green roof
Urban planning

Toronto bylaw to mandate green roofs

Toronto will soon see an explosion of green space in the downtown core as residential and commercial buildings comply with new bylaws. In the process we will see a cooler city, cleaner air, cleaner water and lower utility costs. All that and a great place. Green roofs on downtown office buildings It's becoming…

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