Study of construction workers links poor sleep to injury risk
As reported on Safety+Health magazine, employers should prioritize efforts to help workers get a good night’s sleep, researchers from Colorado State University say after their study of construction workers found a connection between poor quality sleep and the risk of workplace…
Building permits issued by Canadian municipalities decline in June
Statistics Canada reports that the value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities declined 3.7% to $8.0 billion in June, largely due to a decrease in the value of multi-family and institutional permits. Six provinces declined, with Alberta accounting for over one-third of…
Canadian housing starts trended higher in July
OTTAWA, Aug. 9, 2019 /CNW/ – The trend in housing starts was 208,970 units in July 2019, compared to 205,765 units in June 2019, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual…
Is lot splitting a good way to increase housing density?
As reported in The Star, dividing city lots to build two houses on one property is increasingly common and controversial in Toronto. Is this good planning in light of sky high housing prices and a lack of land for development? Cherise Burda…
City powerless to stop controversial Dartmouth hotel project
As reported in The Star, there’s nothing the city can do to stop a controversial 16-storey hotel development in Dartmouth. That’s the finding of a staff report requested by Halifax regional council in a last-ditch effort to see whether the municipality…