Share On August 4th, the Government of Canada marked the start of construction of the Harmony House demonstration project. An energy efficient and environmentally friendly home started to be built in Burnaby, British Columbia The home is designed by Habitat + Consulting Ltd. and constructed by Insightful Healthy Homes Inc, as part of the Canada [...]
Share September 11th marked the start of construction of the Urban Ecology demonstration project, which is an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly home being built in Winnipeg. This home will be constructed by Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation (WHRC), as part of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC’s) EQuilibrium Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative. This program encourages builders [...]
Share EQuilibrium is a national housing initiative which is led by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Both the private and public sectors are building homes designed to address occupant health, comfort, energy efficiency, renewable energy production, resource conservation, reduced environmental impact and lastly affordability. There are fifteen teams that have been selected to build [...]
Share By the end of this year, Toronto home prices are expected to be higher according to a forecast by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). With an improving economy, it means that average home prices will reach $384,120 by the end of 2009, which will be up 1.1% from 2008 noted the federal [...]
