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Highly unlikely. Dealing with constant construction disruptions, dirt, mud and dust in new communities doesn't stop many people from moving there. Construction is temporary. Most people have other priorities that inform their decision where to live and I'll bet that 'construction' isn't really in their top 5.
That's news to me, do you know what specifically is outdated? To the best of my knowledge:
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:
Back when I put my basement suite in in 2014, zone controls were not acceptable. It had to be a completely separate heating system (I went 2nd furnace, but baseboards or radiators were acceptable too)
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 approved by the local AHJ).
I'm pretty sure that "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" would be more expensive than simply providing a separate furnace (or electric baseboard hearing) even if you could get that assumed approval from the local AHJ...
Agreed - but a separate furnace would still need a non-interconnected air duct system.
I'm pretty sure a two unit, two furnace system would have no need to be interconnected...
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.
I'm not sure that the total amount of ductwork in the two completely detached systems would be more than the ductwork required for a split system and may even be less.
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