Ottawa releases catalogue of home designs to help ease Canada's housing crisis

Ottawa releases catalogue of home designs to help ease Canada's housing crisis

The federal government, along with the CMHC, released its catalogue for standardized homes meant to ease Canada’s housing crisis.

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Ottawa unveils housing design catalogue to speed up construction

(One of the catalogue designs. Photo credit: CMHC) The federal government has released a catalogue of standardized housing designs aimed at reducing costs and speeding up the construction of new homes across the country. The Housing Design Catalogue includes 50 technical design packages for rowhouses, fourplexes, sixplexes and accessory dwelling units. Each package contains architectural and engineering drawings, energy reporting templates, buil…

Canada's Housing Design Catalogue: Ready for Use

Far too many Canadians are struggling to find homes they can afford. Solving Canada's housing crisis requires immediate action to bring down costs, cut red tape, and build homes more quickly. The . . .