BuildingIN
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BuildingIN is a forward-thinking program dedicated to enhancing urban planning through innovative GIS mapping, municipal collaboration, and data-driven solutions. We’re focused on creating sustainable, walkable, and livable cities.
This is our moment.
Let’s build homes that are:
💰 Affordable
🛠️ Attainable
♿ Accessible
🌱 Sustainable
For the next generation — and the ones after that.
Let’s build homes that are:
💰 Affordable
🛠️ Attainable
♿ Accessible
🌱 Sustainable
For the next generation — and the ones after that.
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is our moment.
Let’s build homes that are:
💰 Affordable
🛠️ Attainable
♿ Accessible
🌱 Sustainable
For the next generation — and the ones after that.
Let’s build homes that are:
💰 Affordable
🛠️ Attainable
♿ Accessible
🌱 Sustainable
For the next generation — and the ones after that.
Most Canadian neighbourhoods don’t allow this kind of building.
If we care about generational justice, we need zoning & parking reforms that:
🔓 Unlock older neighbourhoods
🏘️ Allow more housing types
💡 Welcome the next generation
If we care about generational justice, we need zoning & parking reforms that:
🔓 Unlock older neighbourhoods
🏘️ Allow more housing types
💡 Welcome the next generation
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Most Canadian neighbourhoods don’t allow this kind of building.
If we care about generational justice, we need zoning & parking reforms that:
🔓 Unlock older neighbourhoods
🏘️ Allow more housing types
💡 Welcome the next generation
If we care about generational justice, we need zoning & parking reforms that:
🔓 Unlock older neighbourhoods
🏘️ Allow more housing types
💡 Welcome the next generation
Here’s an 8-unit design that fits on a 50x100’ lot:
🏡 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units
♿ 1 accessible unit
🪟 Light-filled half-basement suites
🚪 Each with its own entrance
It’s simple, repeatable & cost-effective.
🏡 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units
♿ 1 accessible unit
🪟 Light-filled half-basement suites
🚪 Each with its own entrance
It’s simple, repeatable & cost-effective.
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Here’s an 8-unit design that fits on a 50x100’ lot:
🏡 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units
♿ 1 accessible unit
🪟 Light-filled half-basement suites
🚪 Each with its own entrance
It’s simple, repeatable & cost-effective.
🏡 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units
♿ 1 accessible unit
🪟 Light-filled half-basement suites
🚪 Each with its own entrance
It’s simple, repeatable & cost-effective.
Just like Forrest Mars turned a chocolate-melting problem into M&Ms, we can turn our constraints into opportunity.
Our version? Thoughtful low-rise multi-unit infill housing — the sweet spot Canada needs.
Our version? Thoughtful low-rise multi-unit infill housing — the sweet spot Canada needs.
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just like Forrest Mars turned a chocolate-melting problem into M&Ms, we can turn our constraints into opportunity.
Our version? Thoughtful low-rise multi-unit infill housing — the sweet spot Canada needs.
Our version? Thoughtful low-rise multi-unit infill housing — the sweet spot Canada needs.
We can’t go back to 1949 — nor should we.
But we can embrace smarter, more efficient housing that:
✅ Uses existing serviced land
✅ Builds more homes per lot
✅ Strengthens city finances
✅ Reduces environmental impact
But we can embrace smarter, more efficient housing that:
✅ Uses existing serviced land
✅ Builds more homes per lot
✅ Strengthens city finances
✅ Reduces environmental impact
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We can’t go back to 1949 — nor should we.
But we can embrace smarter, more efficient housing that:
✅ Uses existing serviced land
✅ Builds more homes per lot
✅ Strengthens city finances
✅ Reduces environmental impact
But we can embrace smarter, more efficient housing that:
✅ Uses existing serviced land
✅ Builds more homes per lot
✅ Strengthens city finances
✅ Reduces environmental impact
Post-war Canada built thousands of small, cheap houses for veterans. But those sprawling neighbourhoods are now:
📉 Low-density + costly to maintain
💸 A fiscal burden on cities
🌱 Built at the expense of farmland & nature
📉 Low-density + costly to maintain
💸 A fiscal burden on cities
🌱 Built at the expense of farmland & nature
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Post-war Canada built thousands of small, cheap houses for veterans. But those sprawling neighbourhoods are now:
📉 Low-density + costly to maintain
💸 A fiscal burden on cities
🌱 Built at the expense of farmland & nature
📉 Low-density + costly to maintain
💸 A fiscal burden on cities
🌱 Built at the expense of farmland & nature
🌡️ This summer was one of the hottest on record.
🏠 Home prices are 3x higher relative to income than they were just 30 years ago.
We’re leaving future generations with:
🔥 a burning planet
🚫 homeownership out of reach
🏠 Home prices are 3x higher relative to income than they were just 30 years ago.
We’re leaving future generations with:
🔥 a burning planet
🚫 homeownership out of reach
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🌡️ This summer was one of the hottest on record.
🏠 Home prices are 3x higher relative to income than they were just 30 years ago.
We’re leaving future generations with:
🔥 a burning planet
🚫 homeownership out of reach
🏠 Home prices are 3x higher relative to income than they were just 30 years ago.
We’re leaving future generations with:
🔥 a burning planet
🚫 homeownership out of reach
Canada doesn’t just need more housing.
It needs a smarter way to build it.
This is BuildingIN. 🏘️
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #InfillHousing #BuildingINCanada
It needs a smarter way to build it.
This is BuildingIN. 🏘️
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #InfillHousing #BuildingINCanada
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Canada doesn’t just need more housing.
It needs a smarter way to build it.
This is BuildingIN. 🏘️
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #InfillHousing #BuildingINCanada
It needs a smarter way to build it.
This is BuildingIN. 🏘️
#HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #InfillHousing #BuildingINCanada
Housing targets won’t be met with one-off projects that take years. They’ll be met by transforming how municipalities plan and approve housing at scale.
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Housing targets won’t be met with one-off projects that take years. They’ll be met by transforming how municipalities plan and approve housing at scale.
That’s where BuildingIN comes in.
We help municipalities unlock low-rise, multi-unit infill housing — faster approvals, repeatable designs, and growth that’s fiscally sustainable.
We help municipalities unlock low-rise, multi-unit infill housing — faster approvals, repeatable designs, and growth that’s fiscally sustainable.
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
That’s where BuildingIN comes in.
We help municipalities unlock low-rise, multi-unit infill housing — faster approvals, repeatable designs, and growth that’s fiscally sustainable.
We help municipalities unlock low-rise, multi-unit infill housing — faster approvals, repeatable designs, and growth that’s fiscally sustainable.
The barrier isn’t just funding. It’s process.
Approvals, appeals, and outdated rules are slowing housing when we need to speed up.
Approvals, appeals, and outdated rules are slowing housing when we need to speed up.
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The barrier isn’t just funding. It’s process.
Approvals, appeals, and outdated rules are slowing housing when we need to speed up.
Approvals, appeals, and outdated rules are slowing housing when we need to speed up.
And it’s not just PEI.
Canada as a whole must double housing starts to 480,000 annually to restore affordability, according to CMHC.
Canada as a whole must double housing starts to 480,000 annually to restore affordability, according to CMHC.
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
And it’s not just PEI.
Canada as a whole must double housing starts to 480,000 annually to restore affordability, according to CMHC.
Canada as a whole must double housing starts to 480,000 annually to restore affordability, according to CMHC.
Meanwhile, PEI needs nearly 2,200 new homes every year until 2035 just to keep up. Last year was a record: 1,694 starts — the most since 1973. Still far short.
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Meanwhile, PEI needs nearly 2,200 new homes every year until 2035 just to keep up. Last year was a record: 1,694 starts — the most since 1973. Still far short.
It’s time to leave 1950s zoning in the past.
Canada needs rules that reflect how we live today—and unlock the housing choices our communities deserve. ✨
Canada needs rules that reflect how we live today—and unlock the housing choices our communities deserve. ✨
August 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It’s time to leave 1950s zoning in the past.
Canada needs rules that reflect how we live today—and unlock the housing choices our communities deserve. ✨
Canada needs rules that reflect how we live today—and unlock the housing choices our communities deserve. ✨
Form-based zoning asks better questions:
✔️ Does this building fit the street?
✔️ Does it respect neighbourhood character?
✔️ Can it create more housing options?
✔️ Does this building fit the street?
✔️ Does it respect neighbourhood character?
✔️ Can it create more housing options?
August 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Form-based zoning asks better questions:
✔️ Does this building fit the street?
✔️ Does it respect neighbourhood character?
✔️ Can it create more housing options?
✔️ Does this building fit the street?
✔️ Does it respect neighbourhood character?
✔️ Can it create more housing options?
The good news: Canadian cities are starting to shift.
✅ Edmonton
✅ Ottawa
✅ Halifax
…all experimenting with form-based zoning.
✅ Edmonton
✅ Ottawa
✅ Halifax
…all experimenting with form-based zoning.
August 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The good news: Canadian cities are starting to shift.
✅ Edmonton
✅ Ottawa
✅ Halifax
…all experimenting with form-based zoning.
✅ Edmonton
✅ Ottawa
✅ Halifax
…all experimenting with form-based zoning.
Right now, most buyers are stuck choosing between:
🏢 a tiny “shoebox” apartment
🏠 a detached suburban house
💸 an expensive luxury home
The missing middle—small multi-unit housing—barely exists.
🏢 a tiny “shoebox” apartment
🏠 a detached suburban house
💸 an expensive luxury home
The missing middle—small multi-unit housing—barely exists.
August 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Right now, most buyers are stuck choosing between:
🏢 a tiny “shoebox” apartment
🏠 a detached suburban house
💸 an expensive luxury home
The missing middle—small multi-unit housing—barely exists.
🏢 a tiny “shoebox” apartment
🏠 a detached suburban house
💸 an expensive luxury home
The missing middle—small multi-unit housing—barely exists.
Our latest article pulls back the curtain on the mysterious world of development decisions — and why better forecasting is key to solving the housing crisis.
Read more here: www.buildingin.ca/post/the-mys...
Read more here: www.buildingin.ca/post/the-mys...
The Mysterious World of Development Decisions
The other day, I was chatting with my neighbour. She glanced at the row of empty parking lots down the street, shook her head, and said, “Why don’t developers just build something there?” It’s a fair ...
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August 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our latest article pulls back the curtain on the mysterious world of development decisions — and why better forecasting is key to solving the housing crisis.
Read more here: www.buildingin.ca/post/the-mys...
Read more here: www.buildingin.ca/post/the-mys...
At BuildingIN, we map those hidden barriers and opportunities.
By forecasting where infill can actually happen, cities can set housing targets that go beyond paper — and into reality. 🏘️
By forecasting where infill can actually happen, cities can set housing targets that go beyond paper — and into reality. 🏘️
August 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
At BuildingIN, we map those hidden barriers and opportunities.
By forecasting where infill can actually happen, cities can set housing targets that go beyond paper — and into reality. 🏘️
By forecasting where infill can actually happen, cities can set housing targets that go beyond paper — and into reality. 🏘️
That’s why one “perfect” site can sit vacant for years… while another, less obvious site gets developed into new homes.
From the outside, it feels like a mystery. But the patterns are there.
From the outside, it feels like a mystery. But the patterns are there.
August 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
That’s why one “perfect” site can sit vacant for years… while another, less obvious site gets developed into new homes.
From the outside, it feels like a mystery. But the patterns are there.
From the outside, it feels like a mystery. But the patterns are there.
Behind every new building are dozens of hidden deal-breakers:
⚡ Lot size & topography
⚡ Zoning quirks
⚡ Stormwater & parking requirements
⚡ Underground utilities
⚡ Financing risks & delays
These “invisible” factors add up fast.
⚡ Lot size & topography
⚡ Zoning quirks
⚡ Stormwater & parking requirements
⚡ Underground utilities
⚡ Financing risks & delays
These “invisible” factors add up fast.
August 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Behind every new building are dozens of hidden deal-breakers:
⚡ Lot size & topography
⚡ Zoning quirks
⚡ Stormwater & parking requirements
⚡ Underground utilities
⚡ Financing risks & delays
These “invisible” factors add up fast.
⚡ Lot size & topography
⚡ Zoning quirks
⚡ Stormwater & parking requirements
⚡ Underground utilities
⚡ Financing risks & delays
These “invisible” factors add up fast.