Condo prices have crumbled and speculators are scrambling for the exits. Can we finally have housing that meets our real needs?
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Engineers and architects say biological materials can make high-performance building products. Will the construction industry get on board?
At a time when even basic housing has become unattainable for many in advanced economies, the housing co-op movement is gaining ground in Canada
Canada must dramatically increase its housing supply, but unless policies change, many new homes will be built in vulnerable areas
Apartment buildings are hard to decarbonize, but some companies are finding ways to make rental housing more green
Ancient Egyptians and Puebloans knew how to harness the wind, rain and sun. Five heat-busting lessons for today’s architects.
OPINION | From Vienna’s “unitary housing market” to Holland’s unlimited lease model, Europe offer insights on how to improve housing affordability and support the co-op economy
A new report unpacks why North American elevators are much more costly than their European counterparts and why that price divergence has huge implications for built form
The local council has repealed a prohibition on ‘natural’ gas to heat new buildings, a move environmentalists say will hobble the city's climate goals