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In Modular Building, The Debate Rages Between Asset Heavy, Asset Light, and Asset-Digital Strategies
Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood on the factory floor of a leading Calgary volumetric modular builder touting Canada’s intent to invest in manufactured housing as part of a formula for addressing a crisis in housing affordability. The Canadian Prime Minister’s approach echoes similar initiatives suggested by […]
2024 Venture West Demo Day Winner Spotlight: Parspec
Parspec continues to turn heads in the AEC industry as it emerges from a competitive field to be crowned winner of the 2024 Venture West Demo Day Pitch Competition. The top startups that emerged from the 2024 Venture West Demo Day reflect overall trends in built world venture investing, including […]
3 Musts for Successful Go-to-Market Strategies
Together, our panelists and the companies they represent account for more than half a century of experience and billions of dollars in annual revenues. Their insights on go-to-market strategies are deeply rooted in success and experience. Four insiders weigh in on what it takes to bring a product, service or […]
Canada Announces $600 Million Effort to Fund New Construction Technology
Canada’s Trudeau administration takes aim at a national shortage of affordable housing. Last week, from the shop floor of NRB Modular Solutions’ Calgary plant, the Ottawa administration promoted a $600 million mix of investment funds and loans designed to encourage modular and other technologies that will allow the industry to […]
$6 Billion Canadian Government Fund Ties Infrastructure Money to Federal Zoning Rules. Is the US Next?
On Tuesday, the Trudeau administration announced a new, $6 billion housing infrastructure fund as part of a program to address a shortage of what the government terms housing for the “missing middle.” Conceptually, communities that agree to allow development of fourplexes, where previously they may only have allowed single-family homes, […]
Latest Data Offers Little Hope for Owners Seeking Signs of Lower Construction Prices
As US Construction Industry Hits Record 8 Million Employees, Talent Woes Mount The Wall Street Journal this week declared Gen Z “the toolbelt generation” as more young workers enter skilled trades, underscoring data from the Saint Louis Federal Reserve that the US construction market recently passed 8 million employees, a […]
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