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Canadian Government Housing Design Catalogue (www.housingcatalogue.cmhc-schl.gc.ca)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Yezzey@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca
 

The federal housing agency just opened a public database of approved home designs. Supposedly it’s to “cut red tape” and make affordable builds faster. Are they worth the price tag? The cost estimate for Accessory Dwelling Unit 01 in Ontario is 250k for 634 sq. ft.

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[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

FWIW the federal government does offer some incentives for you to re-insulate your home, change your windows and install a heat pump. Whether they're applicable to your property and worthwhile in your situation is a different story.

[–] Kelsenellenelvial@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Is that still a thing? I know the greener homes grant is ending and not taking new applications. Presumably something else will be implemented in the not too distant future. I will say that depending on the project the grant is a relatively small benefit. We used it for windows, and it covered something like 25% of the cost, but it also meant we had to pay for everything up front and get the rebate back months later. That’s not affordable for a lot of people. The home loan program helps a lot with that but wasn’t available until after we closed our grant.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Yes I've been looking into some of that. Since i have a high efficiency furnace im ineligible for a heat pump as far as im aware. As for the insulation i was hoping to use that support once the basement is repaired as it is completely uninsulated. I did a rough manual j calculation and by far the basement is the biggest loss for heat. Idk how accurate it was as i had to guess the r values of my existing insulation.