Nicole Tysvaer of Symbi Homes, a builder specializing in sustainable houses, had just built the home of her dreams in the Brookdale neighborhood of Northwest Washington when her family’s needs changed, leading her to revamp
Category: House Renovation
Winnipeg police HQ contractor modified invoices to pay for ‘personal home improvement’: city
The City of Winnipeg says the contractor in charge of building the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters used the project to settle outstanding debts with subtrades for money owed on other construction projects, new court filings reveal.
They also say lead
5 Clever Small Bathroom Design Ideas
Do you have a small bathroom or powder room that you wish was just a little more functional? Or a little less cramped? Or maybe you need a bit more storage, so it doesn’t always feel cluttered? If you can
Inflation and rising rates put a damper on the home renovation business
Hillary and Andrew Strack-Cheng with their kids Leland and Juniper in their home on June 22.Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail
Home renovations can be unpredictable and anxiety-laden at the best of times. But soaring costs, rising interest rates, cooling
Inside the fight by a group of Montreal tenants to stay in their homes
Late one cold evening in February 2021, Adriana Bortas-Pauelesco received a knock at her door. A firefighter stood outside.
Bortas-Pauelesco and the other tenants in the five-storey apartment building nestled against Mount Royal in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges district were told they
Plan for Student Housing Moved to West Side of Lyme Road
Dartmouth today released a revised plan for apartment-style housing on Lyme Road as part of an extended North End. The plan has benefited from several months of community engagement that led to significant modifications from the original proposal released in
The Fisherman’s Hut: inside the luxury Russian dacha linked to Vladimir Putin | Russia
It is a level of extravagance that would put the tsars to shame.
There are the bidets that cost $10,800 (£8,800) each and the $4,600 a piece shower heads. Then there is floor made up of $110,000 worth of Fior
Browns conduct feasibility study for ‘significant stadium renovation,’ not to build a new one
The Cleveland Browns have launched a feasibility study for “significant stadium renovation” for FirstEnergy Stadium, per a team statement released Monday. The statement was in response to a NEOtrans report that the franchise is seeking a new $1 billion stadium
Dedication of Residential School Memorial at Government House | News and Media
Released on June 21, 2022
The Memorial Fulfills the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #82
Today on National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Government of Saskatchewan and the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan dedicated the Saskatchewan Residential School
Kingston, Ontario, library branch renovation cuts energy use to 55% of benchmark
A recent renovation of the Kingston (Ontario) Frontenac Public Library Central Branch greatly boosted energy and water efficiency while making the facility healthier and safer. Designed by HDR, the project cut the library’s energy use intensity to 55% of the