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CHBA Kicks off Home Building Week in Canada This week the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is celebrating its inaugural Home Building Week in Canada. Volunteer members on the National Committees and Councils will meet virtually to continue the important work of exploring innovative technologies and construction techniques for both renovation and new homes, addressing…

2021 CHBA NATIONAL AWARDS FOR HOUSING EXCELLENCE FINALISTS NAMED OTTAWA, ON – March 11, 2021 – The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2021 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence. The annual competition recognizes the best in Canadian new homes, home renovations, community development and residential marketing. This…

Ottawa’s OakWood Designers & Builders Label Their First Net Zero Ready Home Ottawa, October 1, 2020 – Today the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is recognizing CHBA Member OakWood Designers & Builders first home to qualify under the CHBA Net Zero Home Labelling Program. Without compromise, this Ottawa home combines state of the art design and…

New report offers insights on how to improve municipal processes, fees and charges that are affecting housing affordability and supply in Canada OTTAWA – September 22, 2020 – Today the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) released its first Municipal Benchmarking Study that examines how local development processes, approvals, and charges contribute to housing affordability and…

CHBA Qualifies First Home with Net Zero Energy Renovation Label Ottawa – July 30, 2020 – The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is pleased to announce the first Net Zero Energy home renovation labelled under its recently launched Net Zero Energy Renovation Labelling Program Pilot. The house, renovated by RenoMark member Solar Homes Inc. of Calgary,…

CHBA Net Zero MURBs Initiative Leading the Way to Voluntary Adoption of Advanced Building Science OTTAWA – June 24, 2020 – The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) and participating CHBA members across Canada are pleased to announce CHBA’s Net Zero initiative for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (MURBs), in partnership with Natural Resources Canada. This program aims…

Winners Announced for 2020 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence OTTAWA, ON – JUNE 12, 2020 – The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence. This year there were once again over 700 entries-the best of the best from all across Canada-in…

CMHC takes more steps to restrict Canadians’ access to homeownership OTTAWA – June 5, 2020 – As Canada looks hopefully towards economic recovery, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporations announcements yesterday to further restrict access to insured mortgages, especially for first-time homebuyers, further emphasized the Crown corporation’s leadership’s desire to reduce homeownership in Canada, while also reducing…

Canada’s residential construction industry is putting safety and health first OTTAWA, March 26, 2020 – The health and safety of everyone who works in the residential construction industry, their families and loved ones, and the communities they build and renovate, is always a top priority of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) and its 9,000…