Shades Of Green
By Hugh Heron“Green” is definitely the buzzword in new home building today, and that’s a good thing in many ways. We all have to do our bit to take better care of our planet, and builders are rising to the challenge. Ontario Building Code is stricter
3D Printing a Home in 24 hours?
Via contourcrafting.orgHow long will it be before builders and developers are using large-scale 3D printers to build communities and condos? Looks like it might happen sooner than we think!The concept behind 3D printing a homeProfessor Behrokh Khoshnevis
Trimart: Top Low-Rise Sites of 2013
Last week, Trimart discussed the top new low-rise builders of 2013, and now they have released their list of the top selling sites of 2013! Last year, the Total Market Area saw 18,061 new low-rise sales, which is a 2.2% increase compared to the 17,679
Trimart Highlights Successful Opening Weekends
Trimart Research Corporation’s weekly release is reporting more strong numbers for the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) new low-rise market for February 2014. Trimart credits the wide variety of product types that builders are supplying, as well as very
Nice Hill by Nice Architects
Via Nice ArchitectsBy Penny MunozSlovakia’s innovative design firm, Nice Architects is revolutionizing how builder’s think of recycling construction material. Though skeptics didn’t believe the proposal would go very far, Nice Architect’s artificial hill
Building Communities Beyond the Bricks and Mortar
Every year, builders and developers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) launch campaigns to raise money for the neighbourhoods in which they’re building and other charitable organizations. As a part of our 2014 Year in Review, we want to look back and
Buyers at "Aurora Trails" Will Have an Unprecedented Choice of Homes
Four of the GTA’s top builders have joined forces to create Aurora Trails, a new master-planned community now being readied for launch in Aurora. Conveniently located on the southwest corner of Leslie Street and St. John’s Sideroad, the community will be
Trimart: New Low-Rise Sales Expected to Surge
According to Trimart Research Corporation, new low-rise sales are slow due to “shifting economic times.” But, you should expect to see site traffic increase dramatically during the first few months of 2014 as builders adjust their marketing strategies to
Another Proposal for Humber Bay
Humber Bay is in the midst of a transformation. What was once an area with empty spaces, old office buildings, and inefficient single storey buildings is turning into one of the GTA’s most diverse and dense neighbourhoods.One builder that is at the heart
The winners of the 2019 Homeowners’ Choice Awards!
Tarion Warranty Corporation announced the winners of the 2019 Homeowners’ Choice Awards! These are officially the top builders in Ontario with regards to customer service and customer satisfaction.