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CdnBuilt for Generations: CHBA member revives Ottawa’s National Arts Centre in time for Canada’s 150th

June 30, 2017

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#CdnBuilt for Generations: CHBA member revives Ottawa’s National Arts Centre in time for Canada’s 150th Measured at more than one million square feet of concrete, brick and granite, the National Arts Centre has been home to thousands of cultural arts performances since its grand opening in 1969. On July 1, 2017 — 50 years after…

Project Hope: Community Rallies to Build Net Zero Ready Home in Just Three Days

June 22, 2017

A modern gray house with white trim, a yellow front door, two-car garage, small porch, manicured lawn, and minimal landscaping on a sunny day.

Project Hope: Community Rallies to Build Net Zero Ready Home in Just Three Days From June 9 to 11, 2017, CHBA Member Doug Tarry Homes gathered more than 600 volunteers in St. Thomas, Ontario to build Project Hope – a Net Zero Ready Home – in just three days. Proceeds of the sale of this new home will help support the…

Cycling to end the cycle of poverty: CHBA President Eric DenOuden Exemplifies #CdnBuilt

June 12, 2017

A man wearing a yellow cycling outfit and helmet rides a bicycle on a paved path through a grassy area with trees and a barn in the background.

Cycling to end the cycle of poverty: CHBA President Eric DenOuden Exemplifies #CdnBuilt Nine weeks, nearly 7,000 kilometres and 135 riders— CHBA president Eric DenOuden is not going on just any ordinary bike ride. Beginning June 26 in Vancouver, British Columbia DenOuden will kick off his cross-Canada trek to raise awareness and funds to fight…

CHBA past president Bob Finnigan proud of 36 lives saved through The Mikey Network

June 11, 2017

A group of smiling people wearing blue shirts and medals pose on and around a winner’s podium outdoors. Some hold flowers or trophies; trees and buildings are visible in the background.

CHBA past president Bob Finnigan proud of 36 lives saved through The Mikey Network Bob Finnigan, CHBA past president 2016, speaks proudly and from the heart about the network of defibrillators founded by Herity/Heathwood Homes, where he is a principal. In 2002, Finnigan’s home builder/developer company based in Toronto, Ontario started The Mikey Network to place…

CdnBuilt: Giving Back and Creating Communities

June 9, 2017

#CdnBuilt: Giving Back and Creating Communities Members of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) have been building, developing and renovating homes from coast to coast for generations. They know that strong communities are not just about bricks and mortar, but about the people living in them. That’s why our members are so passionate about giving back to…