US EditionIn Canada’s Housing Crisis, Are Modular Homes a Cheaper and Faster Solution?
- Toronto and other Canadian cities are using modular homes to build affordable supportive housing amid a nationwide housing crisis.
- The goal to build 18,000 supportive units by 2030, some prefabricated, responds to urgent housing needs and homelessness exacerbated by mental health issues.
- Modular homes reduce construction time by one-third, lower costs, and enable environmentally friendly building, with non-profits and governments partnering on projects like Ossington Avenue.
- The Ossington Avenue complex was built in 21 working days, funded by $4.8 million federal and $1.7 million city contributions, offering units around $500 monthly rent.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to create a new Canadian housing industry using modular technology, but experts say stable demand and more action are needed to address affordability effectively.
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The Hamilton Spectator
The RecordCorrective to May 15 story about modular homes and housing
In a May 15 story about modular housing in Ontario and Canada, The Canadian Press erroneously stated that Doug Rollins is the City of Toronto's director of housing stability services. In fact, he is the interim executive director of the…
In Canada’s housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution? – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — When a church in Toronto’s west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. Andrea Adams, the executive director of the non-profit developer St. Clare’s, said she was “daydreaming” about what could be built on the yard next to the 20-unit building on Ossington Avenue. She was eventually introduced to Assembly Corp., a company that builds mass timber modular hou…
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