Building codes are undermining the promise of modular housing

The residential construction sector can’t use new technologies like modular housing while operating in a fragmented, constantly shifting regulatory environment.
A builder operating a single facility but aspiring to serve customers nationwide is forced to untangle a mess of different provincial, territorial, and municipal code interpretations, writes Olha Sotska.

Hopeful Canadian homebuyers waiting for housing affordability to make a comeback will continue to have their optimism and stamina tested as the likelihood of closing Canada’s housing gap further deteriorates. To restore affordability to pre-pandemic levels, we need to doub...

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