By Aonghus Kealy / RESCON
 
Nobody should think that inclusionary zoning (IZ) is a silver-bullet solution for the GTA’s housing crisis. However, the developers who have ignored the IZ debate will be in for a shock, say industry leaders....  Read more...

By Amina Dibe / RESCON

The Ontario construction workforce has always had a strong culture of safety, and it’s been put to the test for 16 months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada....  Read more...

By Aonghus Kealy / RESCON
 
While Ontario’s COVID-19 numbers are trending the right way, there is no room for complacency, says Ontario’s chief prevention officer....  Read more...

By Richard Lyall/RESCON

The future of construction is one of my favourite subjects to write about.

Every year, it is an absolute pleasure to meet and greet students in George Brown College’s residential construction management post-graduate program, which is organized in partnership with RESCON....  Read more...

By Amina Dibe
 
It has been a year since the GTA was rocked with the news that nooses were showing up on several construction sites. We think it is important to reflect on what happened in the summer of 2020 and the positive response that has occurred since that time....  Read more...

By Grant Cameron

Ontario’s development approvals process takes far too long and needs to be streamlined with a digital electronic permitting (e-permitting) system, says Paul De Berardis, RESCON’s director of building science and innovation....  Read more...

By Ahd AlAshry, Andrew Pariser & Aonghus Kealy / RESCON

June 10, 2021 was a day of hope during the COVID-19 pandemic, a day where we could see light at the end of this seemingly endless tunnel....  Read more...

By Michael de Lint

Precise language leads to better public policy.
 
Good public policy results from properly balancing multiple factors based on an honest and rigorous analysis of the facts, supported by precise thinking and precise language. ...  Read more...

By RESCON staff
 
The Ontario government’s introduction of minister’s zoning orders (MZOs) has drawn critical media coverage in recent months. At RESCON, we firmly believe that they can be useful tools to cut through a mire of red tape and streamline municipal development approval processes across the province....  Read more...

By Amina Dibe & Aonghus Kealy / RESCON
                                                                                                                                                          
When concrete former Mulisius “MJ” Joe is asked what her message is to young women who are curious about the Ontario skilled trades and construction, her eyes light up....  Read more...