In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations, construction activity is rapidly increasing. The region has the chance to pioneer new environmentally friendly building techniques during this building boom, bringing it …
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Global Sand Shortage & Real Estate
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman envisions erecting two parallel, mirror-encased skyscrapers in the desert that would span a distance of 100 miles. The $500 billion megacity being developed by the …
Inventors of Elon Musk’s foldable home launch a new factory
Elon Musk, the wealthy CEO of Tesla, recently announced that he owns a $50,000 foldable house made by Las Vegas startup Boxabl, confirming a story that has been going around …
Vancouver’s foldable prefabs appear on the Sunshine Coast
Rohe Homes, a Vancouver start-up, displayed their first model in Sechelt. Rohe Homes is a company that produces foldable prefabricated housing. Where do you unfurl it: at home? That phrase …
Ontario Builders Can’t Keep Up with County’s Rising Demands
According to an Ontario housing assessment released on Monday, Windsor and Essex County would require an extra 30,400 houses by 2031 in order to eliminate the current housing deficit and …
Toronto City Council Voted to Raise Development Charges
The Toronto City Council voted to raise development costs, which will result in some development application processes costing more than $40,000. Residential building fees increased by 46%, while non-residential building …