New data shows impact of citywide rezoning efforts, infrastructure demand
AI Article Summary
Recent data from the City of Calgary indicates a significant increase of 117 per cent in building permits for townhouses and rowhouses compared to last year. The report also notes improvements in development permit timelines. This update is part of the city's quarterly briefing on citywide rezoning efforts and highlights the resulting demand for infrastructure.
What This Means for Canadian Contractors
This project shows how citywide rezoning can lead to increased demand for residential housing, which in turn requires faster permitting processes. For Canadian builders, this means a potential need to ramp up staffing and resources to meet the tight development permit timelines. It may also drive innovation in prefab methods to cater efficiently to the rapid rise in infrastructure demand.
