News
- Novae Res Urbis - Toronto, Vol. 26
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.
- BlogTO
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.
- The Innovation Day Podcast
In big cities around the world, housing, especially in a downtown core, has become financially out of reach for many. Add to that the disruption of development on those in a neighbourhood, and the environmental impact of building and we are truly facing a multi-faceted housing crisis. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Leith Moore envisioned a future where houses and land can be used more efficiently, and developments can be built quickly, more affordably and significantly more sustainably. That vision has formed the foundation of his Toronto-based firm R-Hauz, and in this episode Leith shares with us that vision, and the reality of building at a more human scale.
- Sotheby's Realty: Insight Magazine
In Toronto’s east end, R-Hauz recently completed a prefab pilot project with major implications for the city’s housing crunch. R-Town is intended to offer a solution to Toronto’s “missing middle” the lack of modern, purpose-built housing for people who don’t want to live in a high-rise and can’t afford to buy a single-family home. “We’re in a housing crisis, and prefab isn’t the only solution, but it’s an important part of the solution,” says Catherine Krug, R-Hauz’s product director.
- The Toronto Star
R-Labs CEO George Carras discusses why everything we now do in housing needs to improve, calling for an unprecedented level of collaboration between industry, consumers, and government.
- The Toronto Star
“We’re scaling the concept in Toronto, building for non-profits and rentals. They have the land and we’re faster, more cost-effective and zero carbon (compared to conventional construction). With home ownership unaffordable for many, we focus on attractive, energy-efficient rentals that people can enjoy living in for the long-term.” Leith Moore