RenoMark Members Thrive in the 2022 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence
The CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence 2022 Finalists have been announced. Once again, GOHBA members had an extremely strong showing with 8 members earning 17 nominations in 15 categories! A big congratulations to all of our local finalists and best of luck on May 13! Amsted Design-Build Best Bedroom/Suite: “Accessible Oasis” Best Kitchen Renovation…
Read MoreEvent – Breakfast Social with Stephen Willis – Housing in Ottawa: What’s next – the OP and Beyond
We are excited to announce our second monthly Breakfast Social event coming in April, 2022, sponsored by Apsogos Contracting. For this event we are welcoming Stephen Willis – General Manager, Planning, Real Estate & Economic Development of the City of Ottawa. Stephen will discuss, Housing in Ottawa: What’s next – the OP and Beyond. This…
Read MoreLEEP COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS WORKSHOP
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This workshop is for builders, designers, architects, and contractors who are looking to achieve higher performance housing in a cost-effective way. Estimators, trades, renovators, project managers, site supers/coordinators, and product suppliers will also find tremendous benefit from this workshop. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN? You’ll learn how to use NRCan’s Cost Benefit…
Read MoreGOHBA Community Magazine – Winter Edition 2022
The digital edition of GOHBA COMMUNITY Magazine – Winter 2022 is available now! The new edition includes features on: • The Official Plan • Ottawa’s Housing Market Outlook • Encouraging Careers in the Skilled Trades • 2021 Housing Design Award Winners • All Things Home People’s Choice Winner and GOHBA’s full Membership Directory!
Read MoreDecember 2021 new-home sales finish the year strong
By: Anita Murray, All Things Home | January 17, 2022 Photo credit: AllThingsHome.ca December 2021 recorded the highest new-home sales for the month in over a decade. . . New-home sales were up in December but, overall, 2021 saw fewer sales than the COVID-disrupted 2020 new-home market. There were 393 sales last month, up 37 per cent compared…
Read MoreGETTING AROUND IN STYLE
By Tracy Hanes With accessible design making strides, builders’ options are growing This group doesn’t want to be defined by their age or disability, Kafka says. They want their homes to reflect who they are and are rejecting institutional-looking environments and products. “As much as I’d love to say aging-in-place is driving this change, what’s…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Industry Update – January 4, 2022
Good afternoon, As part of our ongoing communication with members, we wanted to provide the following update: 1) New Home Construction and Renovation Not Affected by New COVID Restrictions The provincial government announced yesterday a return to a Modified Step 2 as of Wednesday, January 5 for a minimum of 3 weeks (at least January…
Read MoreEvent – Breakfast Social with Mayor Jim Watson
The Future of Ottawa’s Housing Market We are excited to announce our new Breakfast Social event coming in March, 2022, sponsored by Tomlinson Group. For this event we are welcoming Ottawa Mayor, Jim Watson, and David Coletto, Founding Partner & CEO of Abacus Data to talk about the future of Ottawa’s Housing Market. David Coletto…
Read MorePost your job now to hire a student for May 2022!
Algonquin College co-op students are eager to start applying to your jobs for the summer! Hiring an Algonquin College co-op student is a great way to access some of Ottawa’s top talent, don’t miss out and post your jobs on HireAC before January 18th to be included in the first round of hiring. Students are taught by industry…
Read MoreOttawa-based green builders capture two 2020 EnerQuality Awards
By: Patrick Langston, All Things Home | December 02, 2021 Two, much-awarded, Ottawa-based housing leaders have added to their trophy collection with wins at the 2020 EnerQuality Awards. RND Construction won green renovation project of the year for an art deco project in Rockcliffe Park and Minto Communities, founded and still headquartered in Ottawa, won Ontario green builder of…
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