Calgary’s Housing Supply Gap: What the Airdrie, Chestermere and Cochrane Numbers Actually Show
Population in Calgary’s satellite communities is growing faster than almost anywhere else in Canada. But a closer look at the region’s building permit and housing start data reveals a Calgary’s housing supply gap that most market commentary is missing — and it matters directly for anyone running feasibility studies, site selection, or development underwriting in..
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Alberta Construction Market 2026: -21% Rotation Explained
Alberta’s Construction Market Is Rotating, Not Slowing: What the 2026 Data Actually Says Minus 21% residential. Plus 6% non-residential. Same province, same decade, opposite directions. Both numbers are real, both come from credible sources, and almost every conversation about the Alberta construction market 2026 quotes only the first one. That omission is expensive, because the..
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Alberta Housing Starts Fell 21% in 2026. Here’s Why That’s Not the Whole Story
The Alberta housing starts 2026 data tells two opposite stories at once. Starts fell 21% in the first half of the year — the sharpest drop of any province in Canada. At the same time, the province has 44,509 homes under construction, an all-time high. Both figures come from the same CMHC report. Here is..
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Alberta Construction Market 2026: Why Growth Is Shifting, Not Slowing
If you only read the residential headlines, you might conclude that the Alberta construction market in 2026 is cooling. Housing starts are down from the record set in 2025, and both Calgary and Edmonton are building fewer homes than a year ago. But the data behind those headlines tells a more useful story. Construction activity..
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National Housing Starts Fall 5.2% in May 2026: What the Regional Data Means for Alberta
On June 15, 2026, CMHC reported that actual housing starts in Canadian centres with populations of 10,000 or more fell 5.2% year over year in May, to 22,633 units. Many readers will take that headline to mean residential construction is slowing everywhere at the same pace. It is not. The disaggregated data show sharp regional..
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Alberta’s Construction Pipeline: Are You Positioned to Capture It?
Alberta’s construction pipeline is large by any measure. ICBA’s Winter 2026 Construction Monitor estimates the value of major projects in the province at about $166 billion, with roughly $71 billion under construction. Industry estimates of capital projects across all stages run even higher. The province is pursuing a $100 billion data centre target, energy and..
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Calgary or Edmonton in 2026? Choosing the Right City for Your Project
Calgary or Edmonton? For developers and investors looking at Alberta in 2026, it is one of the most common questions, and the honest answer is: it depends on what you are building and for whom. A year ago both cities were riding the same wave of record housing starts. Today they tell different stories, and..
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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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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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