Sifton Properties named Ontario Green Builder at the EQ Awards!
This year’s winners of the EnerQuality Awards have been announced! When it comes to energy efficiency, green building, and sustainability in the new home building industry, the EQ Awards is one of the most prestigious forms of recognition.
Maybe it’s time to cut the red tape to build more new homes
Using the Houston area for comparison, the Toronto Sun this week says that the government needs to be freeing up housing supply rather than trying to curb foreign demand. Both CMAs house about 6.5 million people, the paper says, but Houston planners
Kingmeadow Wins Three DRHBA Awards of Excellence
Awards season treated Minto well this year. Not only did they win four BILD Awards last week, their Kingmeadow community in North Oshawa also won three Durham Region Home Builders’ Association (DRHBA) Awards of Excellence!Kingmeadow, one of Minto’s
New 36’ detached homes coming soon to Whitby Meadows!
Fieldgate Homes has been busy this month, with openings and special bonus offers over the last couple weekends. Now, you can look forward to a new release at Whitby Meadows!
Essential home maintenance tasks you should do in September
We share tips like this every season, but little reminders can’t hurt! If you wait too long, it’ll be cold and more difficult to make any necessary repairs. There’s also potential for further damage if you ignore these tips!
A Master Plan Proposal by Zaha Hadid Architects
We have always been strong advocates of Zaha Hadid Architects. Their fluid, organic designs are out of this world, and are certainly unique. Judging by Zaha Hadid Architects’ extensive portfolio, they seem to specialize in one-building developments, but
Five Minutes with Michael Broccolini
It’s always fun to meet new developers in Toronto, to learn about what they are bringing to the city and how they got to where they are today. This week, the Toronto Star’s NewInHomes.com team had the chance to meet with Michael Broccolini, a Real Estate
BILD High-Rise Project of the Year is a Smart Choice!
With the 35th annual BILD Awards over a week behind us, we’re continuing to highlight a few of the big winners of the evening. This time, we would like to tip our hats to Canderel Residential Inc. for walking away with High-Rise Project of the Year for
Growing Down
The Torontoist.com column Public Works, which looks at “public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world and considers what Toronto might learn from them” this week thinks we can learn by looking down.There apparently exist
Cancelled Concept for Super Tall Tower in Dubai
Via Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectsDon’t get your hopes up, this interesting futuristic tower was cancelled back in March 2009, but we just had to feature it as an example of architects thinking outside the box.1 Dubai was designed by Adrian Smith
