by Jeff Olson | Aug 20, 2021 | Ontario
Green infrastructure not only has 5 to 30 percent less upfront costs than traditional grey infrastructure, but it serves a variety of purposes, including decarbonization, aquifer recharging and flood mitigation. It is also 25 percent less expensive to maintain over...
by Jeff Olson | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Millennial homeowners make up 43 percent of new home buyers, moving into the market at a later age than prior generations. However, homeownership has been more stressful, expensive and disappointing than Millennials could have anticipated. In a survey, 63 percent of...
by Jeff Olson | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Canada has a water equity problem. In one First Nations community, a long-term water advisory has lasted for approximately a quarter century and, in at least 30 more communities, advisories have lasted more than a decade. There are children and young adults who have...
by Jeff Olson | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our lives in numerous ways, and its effects will be felt long after vaccines are successfully distributed, including on our infrastructure. Wednesday’s announcement that the federal and Ontario governments will distribute an...
by Jeff Olson | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
COVID-19 has put the brakes on just about everything – except the home sales, which increased by 46 percent in September to set a record. The October sales figure fell less than 1 percent of that number, but still was up by nearly a third over October 2019. Home...
