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Yes, which means you would need to build another air duct system that's completely detached. Both furnaces would also still need the same fire protection as one multi-zone furnace system. Baseboard heating with forced air is absolutely cheaper to install, but it also racks up massive utility...

Agreed - but a separate furnace would still need a non-interconnected air duct system.

I reached out to the province to find out for sure. They responded saying that shared furnaces can be made code-compliant, as long as the furnace is enclosed in a room with adequate fire protection and the air duct system is not interconnected with the other dwelling units (assuming it's...

Sometimes it seems like the current Provincial government hates municipalities. They're refusing to fund affordable housing developments that are provincially owned, they've cut infrastructure funding across the board at a time of record population growth, and they introduced municipal...

Hopefully they learn from St. Albert and have security from the get-go this time.

Overall I would agree that this is good for the market, but I would flag that the "strong demand" is only mostly local. Per Canadian Real Estate Association stats, the home purchase inquiries in Edmonton come from: 980,000 Alberta 152,000 British Columbia 58,000 Ontario Investor interest is...

Downtown residential unit sales are up 92.2% compared to Q2 2022 and up 48.5% YOY, with only a 3.2% YOY increase in total listings. Not sure for how long, but it seems to me like the downtown market is rallying.

From the City of Edmonton: Ready, set, build! Edmonton first Canadian municipality to introduce automated development permits, enabling same-day approvals September 12, 2024 The City of Edmonton is the first municipality in Canada to introduce Auto Review for House Development Permits, a...

That's news to me, do you know what specifically is outdated? To the best of my knowledge: HVAC air ducts still can't be interconnected (9.33.1.1 section 3) Seperate heating systems are still needed (A-9.33.4.3(1))

A lot of municipalities adjusted their tax plan because of COVID, it's not surprising that the bill comes due. Weirdly, public transit in North America tends not to turn a profit so it also makes sense that they would look for cuts there. Here's Edmonton's share.

Are you sure they were legal secondary suites? Or maybe the heating permit was inclusive of multiple furnace units? I'm not overly familiar with these permits but per the City: I am very curious how the Blatchford units have one permit for two suites, it's not like the City could exempt them...

We need to cut healthcare and education funding to redirect it to the EPS immediately. We need a 1:1 density of police to residents.

Thanks Greenspace. It's less of a cost issue and more of a "this seems like a Building Code oversight" issue. Multi-zone HVAC being acceptable for apartments and other multi-family structures but not for secondary suites is strange to me.

I had it brought up to me today that the Alberta Building Code requires secondary suites to have a separate heating system. Does anyone know if furnaces that have zone control (separate thermostats, shared furnace) qualify as "separate" systems?

I hope that's his next step, rather than exiting politics altogether. It's nice having someone like Knack on council, with his "not everything is cut-and-dry" mindset. Could use a LOT more of that at the provincial level.

Silver medal, let's go for the gold. Here's a chart of employment across Alberta. It is down, sure - but that's partly because we're just now leaving the COVID employment recovery phase. I've heard from some HR folks that hiring is actually harder than ever because of ChatGPT, and I've heard...

I think they can see the writing on the wall, one interesting but unorthodox barometer for public perception of election outcomes is reading the current gambling odds. If they're expecting an overwhelming flip in the government majority, the NDP might do well to distance themselves from the...

An acquisition also doesn't imply that all of the current employees will be instantly vaporized. I think that CWB will get many more years out of the current building. Agreed about the Manulife building though, retail attraction into downtown is a challenge.

Agreed, it definitely could. One potential issue would be looking at the owned (non-rental) market, Downtown has lower suitability for families due to the shortage of single-detached and 3+ bedroom residences. Still, the commute-related inconvenience to young professionals could make it worth...

Hard to say, but if I had to guess I would say rental demand would decrease. With High Level bridge closed, U of A students wouldn't see downtown as a particularly viable housing location. Even harder to say if the Strathcona-adjacent neighbourhoods have the capacity to handle the increased...