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HOMEBUILDING [3 records]

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Record 1 2026-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Urban Housing
  • Construction
OBS

Build Canada Homes will be Canada's new federal entity responsible for building affordable homes, providing financing to affordable home builders, and catalyzing a more productive homebuilding industry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
  • Construction
OBS

Entité fédérale qui sera chargée de construire des logements abordables, d'offrir du financement aux constructeurs d'habitations abordables et de stimuler l'industrie de la construction domiciliaire afin de la rendre plus productive.

OBS

Bâtir Maisons Canada : Cette désignation a été remplacée par «Maisons Canada».

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Urban Housing
OBS

Homebuilding Technology and Innovation Fund : program announced in the 2024 federal budget.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
OBS

Fonds pour l'innovation et la technologie en construction résidentielle : programme annoncé dans le budget fédéral de 2024.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
  • Types of Constructed Works
DEF

the designing or constructing of houses.

DEF

The segment of the building industry concerned with building homes.

OBS

home: A dwelling place or residence.

CONT

the economic and social importance that good home building plays in the life of a community.[Preface] It is hoped that this book will be of value to all those interested in ... home construction [preface]

CONT

... it is only recently that they [roof trusses] have been extensively accepted .. in residential home construction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
  • Types de constructions
CONT

195 modèles et plans de maisons en dur. Révolution dans la construction individuelle. Choisissez votre maison. Faites-la construire vous-même. Économisez jusqu'à 25% du coût total de la construction.

Spanish

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