Alberta Construction Costs 2026: The Costly Escalation Mistake
Alberta construction costs rose 4.12% in Calgary this year. In British Columbia, private sector costs fell 3 to 5%. Same country, same year, same tariffs. Canadian construction costs split in two directions in 2026, and the split runs almost exactly along the line separating markets with work from markets without it. Altus Group put it..
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Development Charges in Alberta: The $57,000 Calgary Gap
$93,000 in Calgary. $36,000 in Edmonton. Same province. Same building code. Same labour market. Three hundred kilometres apart. And that figure is not the cost of building the house — it is the municipal fee for permission to build it. The gap is $57,000 per unit. Development charges in Alberta differ that sharply between its..
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Construction Budget Overruns Start Before the Site: The Estimate Accuracy Problem
A construction budget does not break in the field. It breaks in the weeks before the field, when the estimate is prepared, the scope is written and the assumptions are locked. When the overrun appears on site, everyone points at the crew or the contractor. But the overrun was only reported on site. It was..
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When to Stop a Construction Project Before It Starts
The budget was approved. The site was available. The client was ready to start. I still recommended not to proceed. In my assessment I added one line to the project risk register: Condition: project scope unclear Probability: confirmed Impact: high Owner: developer and project manager Status: invisible to the team Next step: do not proceed..
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Alberta Construction Market 2026: Why Pre-Construction Discipline Wins
Alberta housing starts are cooling from their 2025 record. ATB Financial expects about 45,000 starts in 2026, down from 54,858, and builder confidence across Canada has fallen. Many people read that as a weak market. I don’t. I added a new line to the risk register I use to assess projects in 2026: Condition: Alberta..
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Building Permit Delays in Alberta: Why Incomplete Applications Cost Months
Waiting for a building permit is one of the most frustrating parts of any construction project. Owners blame the municipality, contractors blame the designers and everyone loses weeks. But a large share of permit delays have nothing to do with how fast the city works. They come from applications that are not complete when they..
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Eros belotti
Construction project manager with over 20 years of experience in Europe and the Canary Islands. Specialized in modular housing, container construction, real estate development and international project management. Founder of Reforma Vivienda Tenerife and Donkey Lab.
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