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A new home built today will use about one-third as much energy as the identical home built in the mid-1970s.

 

The CHBA's latest annual environmental report is good news for our industry, our customers and the environment.  When it comes to energy efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, our industry is a true leader in Canada.   To learn more about this important story, read the CHBA backgrounders linked below.

 

Energy Efficiency in Older Homes–What’s Been Achieved?

How Energy Efficient are Today’s New Homes?

Comparing Energy Efficiency Gains in New Homes and Cars

Energy Efficiency in Homes–A Canadian Success Story


Housing Affordability: the Real Key to Building ‘Sustainable’ Communities

Presentation by Wendell Cox to the Canadian Home Builders’ Association National Conference in Lake Louise – 9 March 2013

You can watch Wendell Cox's presentation below and follow along with the powerpoint presentation.

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Further intervention in housing markets unjustified, says new CHBA president

The federal government should refrain from further intervention in the housing markets by adjusting mortgage lending rules, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) said today.

In his inaugural address to the 70th National Annual CHBA Conference here, Incoming President Deep Shergill of Calgary said that such intervention represents “a hammer” that impacts all housing markets, both those that are healthy and those yet to fully recover from the recession.

Read the full Press Release here.

The full text of the speech can be found here.