INSIDE THE HOUSING EVOLUTION by Matthew Sachs
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Urbandale builds the first home in Canada to the new 2012 R-2000 Standard
Natural Resources Canada recently announced the launch of the revised 2012 R-2000 Standard. Urbandale played a major role in this launch by hosting the event in our demo home – the first home in Canada built to the new standard.
This event was symbolic for me personally because it represented the results of several years of [...]
Green Mortgages
The Ottawa Citizen recently printed an article on the growing popularity of Green Mortgages – where banks offer lower interest rates or other incentives for homes that have achieved a specific level of energy efficiency. I was pleased to see the article because this is something that I have been promoting to my contacts within [...]
Read moreThe Challenges of Urban Intensification
I read a thought provoking article in last weeks Ottawa Citizen about a local infill project that has been nominated for an Ottawa Architectural Conservation Award. The article says that the development of the School House Lofts at 19 Melrose Ave. is “…infill done right: Not too tall, not too dense, and not ugly.” A [...]
Read moreThe Future of the R-2000 Program
The R-2000 program is a Canadian labeling program for “Best In Class” energy efficient new homes. Although the program has been around since 1982, it represents only a small fraction of new homes built in Canada since the high level of construction detail is difficult to achieve for many production builders. Urbandale has been building [...]
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