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Factory-built housing is probably the only long-term solution to the number of homes this country needs to build in the time it needs to build them. Could be good for renovators as owners seek to personalize their cookie-cutter dwellings.
- Patrick Flannery, editor
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A new enterprise is being launched to help address Canada's housing crisis by transforming how homes are built. Stelumar Advanced Manufacturing (SAMI), founded by Peter Gilgan, is a technology company that will harness automation, robotics and AI to create modular housing solutions on a large scale.
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The countdown for North America’s largest utility industry event has begun for utility and construction professionals. Registration for The Utility Expo 2025 is now open.
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In June, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $1.2 billion (nine percent) to $12 billion. Ontario's institutional component (-$1.4 billion) led the decline in construction intentions in June, after driving the growth in May.
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In today’s real estate landscape, the “perfect lot” is rare to find. Across Canada, land is becoming scarcer, more expensive and often complicated to develop. Sloped properties, solid bedrock, flood zones, and tight urban infill sites, once considered deal-breakers, are now prime candidates for construction thanks to advances in plumbing technology. Pump-based drainage systems are turning once unbuildable lots into blueprints for innovation.
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Canada's favourite construction educator show how to do nice "woodworking" with leftover composite deck boards.
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Kraeg's workers will not show up reliably. What should he do? Answer in the comments - best answer is entered to win a DEWALT 20V MAX XR 12-inch Double Bevel Sliding Miter Saw!
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As new custom homebuilders working in the Toronto area, Joshua and his partner, Alvaro, were getting more and calls to build outbuildings on existing residential yards, home additions to add space for family and rentals, and fully separated basement living space – so-called Alternative Dwelling Units. The work has proven to be lucrative and relatively uncomplicated, with municipalities speeding up approvals even over Josh’s five years in business, so the partners have decided to make it a focus of their business. Josh joined The Hammer to talk about his journey to his point.
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As executive director of Career Colleges of Ontario, Kate Bartz wants us to know that career colleges play a vital role in providing the skilled workforce of the future and will be an important part of the province’s mighty effort to build hundreds of thousands of homes in the years ahead. She spoke to Pat Flannery about what career colleges have to offer and how she hopes to partner with the province and our sector going forward.
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Achieving good indoor air quality for our clients is something we probably need to think about more than they do. A homeowner may not give the topic a second thought…until their throat starts scratching and their nose starts itching from a poorly designed HVAC system. Mohamed Fouda sits on ASHRAE committees writing indoor air quality standards and joins The Hammer to advise us on how to protect homeowners’ health and happiness even as building envelopes get tighter. For more information, contact Mohamed at Mohamed.fouda@wolseleyinc.ca.
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Silica is one of the most common hazards at construction sites. Workers exposed to airborne respirable silica are at an increased risk of developing lung diseases like silicosis, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Meghan Friesen, Occupational Hygienist with the Ontario Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, discusses the hazards and health effects of silica, exposures in the construction industry, and the free online Silica Control Tool.
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Regina, SK
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Oak Bluff, MB
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