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October 25
Quebec Building Expo
ExpoCite, Quebec City, Quebec
www.contech.qc.ca

November 6
Wood Solutions Conference
Vancouver Convention Centre West
Vancouver
http://wood-works.ca/

November 7-8
Buildex Calgary
BMO Centre,
Calgary, Alberta
www.buildexcalgary.com

November 14-16
Greenbuild
Informa Exhibitions/USGBC
McCormick Place.
Chicago, Illinois
www.greenbuildexpo

November 22
Contech Montreal
Palais des Congres,
Montreal, Quebec
contech.qc.ca

November 28-30
ConstructCanada & Homebuilder and Renovator Expo
Metro Toronto Convention Centre,
Toronto, Ontario
www.thebuildingsshow.com

�Lipstick� renos popular as budgets tighten
More homeowners may be looking for quick �lipstick� renovations to improve homes as renovation budgets tighten.

Halifax, Toronto up as Canada starts hit 19-month low
The trend in housing starts was 207,768 units in September 2018, compared to 213,966 units in August 2018, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

No sweat: Robot construction workers
Facing an aging population and a shortage of construction workers (sound familiar?), Japan is experimenting with robot construction workers in residential building.

PWC: Input costs the real threat
The costs of raw land, lending and steel are top of mind for Canada�s home builders as they attempt to deliver homes consumers can afford, according to a new survey by PwC Canada.

Tape hasn�t changed on housing ideas
Ontario�s housing market has changed dramatically over the past few decades but when the top residential lobby groups met to suggest how to improve it, the main advice proved the same as 20, even 30 years ago.

Turn a mud room into a cool space
The mud room is hardly the sexiest room in a new or renovated house, but it is an important component that can add value.

HELOCs debt at $290 billion
Canadians have racked up $290 billion in home equity lines of credit (HELOC) balances, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC), with B.C. homeowners owing the most per household but Atlantic Canada homeowners taking out the highest percentage of loans.

LNG deal exposes housing shortage
Four years of hype and missed deadlines on resource projects cooled housing construction in northern B.C. communities, but builders are now scrambling to match demand for homes following confirmation that a $40 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is coming to town.

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Drones Top Roofing Tool

Flying eyes can improve safety and give birds-eye view for repairs.

Attack on Demand
Governments are gutting Canada’s housing market by stifling demand and stalling supply.

Market Report: Quebec Steps Up

La belle province has its housing groove back.

Renovator profile:
Design, build and keep the HAMMERDOWN
Despite government disruptions home builders delivered 200,000 new homes and more than one million jobs in 2017.

TOOL TALK: Renovation is Outpacing New Construction

One characteristic of renovation is that contractors are more a jack of all trades, using a wider variety of tools than new construction workers and often dabbling in fields that are not their speciality.

COMMON CENTS CONSTRUCTION:
Future-Proofing the Home Building Industry.

ECONOMICS REPORT:
Don’t Stress the Stress Tests: Housing Starts to Remain Stable in “Lukewarm” Market.

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