Plans are in the works for the first-ever mass timber Passive House condo project in Toronto, a venture between R-Hauz, Windmill Developments and Leader Lane that will include three six-storey residential buildings.

We recently built the first (of many, we hope) mass timber residential buildings in Ontario. The six-story avenue townhome is a new building typology for Ontario and it’s one that offers an opportunity to build faster and more sustainably while giving residents a beautiful, functional living space.

People searching for an affordable home in Toronto could soon have a choice never seen before in Canada’s largest city: prefabricated modular condos. Inspired by a style of building found in parts of Scandinavia, Germany and elsewhere in Europe, a trio of companies is hoping to construct three mid-rise condo buildings and do so quickly and sustainably, says Michael Barker, co-founder of R-Hauz Solutions, a firm that builds prefabricated homes.

An overview of the new bill through the lens of industry stakeholders, who comment on the advantages, disadvantages and implications of the More Homes For Everyone Act if passed.

The provincial government released new housing legislation entitled the More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022. This is a very encouraging announcement for accelerating the construction of critically needed new housing supply in Ontario. R-Hauz, a real estate company developing mid-rise mass timber and laneway housing products is especially encouraged with the aspects of the bill that focus on changes to the building code.

A new development partnership will bring Toronto the latest iteration of mass timber construction technology, with project proponents promising to develop the first mass timber condominium project in the city, helping to address the city’s need for missing middle housing affordably and within reasonable timelines.

We recently sat down with Turnkey to discuss our humble beginnings, innovative spirit, and growth within the industry in their new laneway expert blog series..

This was a pilot laneway home for R-Hauz… R-Hauz has two prefabricated laneway homes to choose from. As a prefabricated home, it comes pre-designed and constructed in a factory then assembled on site. “Can you imagine like your neighbour, you left in the morning and see these guys backing a truck down the lane and then you come home at night was the house there?” Moore laughs. The foundation was already laid and the interior drywalling and finishing is done later on site.