Venture capital is undergoing a quiet transformation. After a decade dominated by software, the momentum is shifting toward hardware, infrastructure, and the physical systems that power intelligence. Canada risks being left behind if investors don’t adapt.
Read MoreHousing hasn’t evolved — but disruption is coming. If Canada doesn’t reinvent how we build, Elon Musk or Big Tech will. Build faster. Smarter. Or get left behind, again.
Read MoreNothing looms larger than the housing crisis, and nothing Canada’s tried so far has been big enough to fix it. Enter Build Canada Homes—Ottawa’s most ambitious swing yet at solving affordability.
Read MoreHousing is scarce not because people stopped wanting homes, but because construction insists each one is a bespoke masterpiece. The good news? Automation and new tech are finally giving the industry its long-awaited glow-up.
Read MoreNothing spurs clicks like a good fight - who did it better? The answer in this case is - both. What’s more important is that the question completely misses the point.
Read MoreZoning and zoning reform are at the top of most lists when it comes to housing reform. But how does it work in practice?
Read MoreIn recent weeks, we’ve been diving deep into the world of construction technology at several industry conferences.
Read MoreWe continuously follow new concepts/trends across North America and Europe as it relates to improving housing supply.
Read MoreTwo things can be true at once. We need more private housing and we need more public housing. Yes, we realize the latter will rub many of our more market-leaning readers the wrong way, but, please, suspend your disbelief for a moment.
Read MoreOk ok… we got the message back in Q4 2022 that we were beating up on the commercial office space too much, so we took a break.
Read MoreBack in 2019-2020, we were doing research on electric vehicle-as-an-amenity company called Envoy (sold to Nasdaq: BLNK in 2022).
Read MoreI very quickly went from feeling like there were too many safety measures to feeling like there weren't enough.
Read MoreI’ve always loved treasure hunts. I make them for my kids, I (sadly) watch The Curse of Oak Island, and most recently I finally indulged my childhood fantasy and bought a metal detector.
Read MoreI have a confession - I recently went on an enormous science fiction binge. I discovered a list of top-rated science fiction books, picked one at random, and dove in.
Read MoreJust a couple of weeks ago, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser acknowledged that “housing has become a major bottleneck to economic growth in Canada.”
Read MoreWe’ve been anticipating the current challenges facing the commercial real estate landscape for quite some time
Read MoreJapan seems to have solved the housing shortage problem that is plaguing most other countries worldwide – and it may well be about more than just demographics.
Read MoreIt seems like every month, there's a new futuristic city project being announced by a billionaire, country or corporation. While ever-growing, here’s a short list of the current roster in some stage of development:
Read MoreThe post-pandemic battle over the future of work has been heated. In one corner you have work-from-home (“WFH”) evangelists and in the other, return-to-the-office traditionalists.
Read MoreWe are constantly on the lookout for trends that can spark ‘forced adoption’ of a solution or a technology within a given industry.
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