Alberta Housing Infrastructure: Why $510M in Pipes Matters More Than Permit Reform
Alberta housing infrastructure just received the clearest signal in years about where the province will actually be able to build. On July 29, 2026, Canada and Alberta signed a new infrastructure agreement worth up to $510 million in federal funding, with the province contributing as much as $428 million on top of it, over eight..
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As-Built Surveys for Renovations: Why Budgets Fail Without Accurate Site Data
Renovations and commercial fit-outs have a reputation for going over budget and over schedule. The usual suspects are hidden damage, slow trades and indecisive clients. But in most projects I have reviewed, the real cause was decided before the first tool was picked up: the design and the budget were based on information about the..
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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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Construction Project Governance: Why Coordination Beats Funding in Alberta
Alberta has one of the largest construction pipelines in Canada. Industry estimates put the province’s inventory of major capital projects in the hundreds of billions of dollars, and construction employment in Alberta grew faster than in any other province in early 2026. Yet the biggest risk to that pipeline is not money, and it is..
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Design Freeze in Construction: The One-Page Agreement That Protects Your Budget
In construction, the most expensive sentence is “we can decide that later.” Flooring, layouts, window sizes, kitchen configurations: when these choices stay open after work begins, every one of them becomes a potential change order. A design freeze is the simplest tool I know to stop that from happening. This article explains what a design..
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Construction Handover Documentation: What Owners Should Receive
Three months after handover, the owner calls. “Where is the updated floor plan?” “Who installed the HVAC system?” “What are the warranty terms on the structural work?” If nobody can answer quickly, the project has a documentation problem, and that problem costs real money long after the contractor has left. Handover documentation is often treated..
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Calgary Housing Market 2026: Record Supply Meets Slower Sales
In 2025 Alberta set a new housing starts record. A few months later, Calgary’s resale market was sending a very different signal: fewer sales, more inventory and falling prices in the segments that builders had been adding fastest. Both things are true at the same time, and anyone planning a residential project in Alberta needs..
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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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