Charting the Path to Office Conversions in Canadian Cities - A National Housing Strategy

Phases 1 and 2 included the dissemination of findings to a diversity of interested parties, including building owners, developers, and the public sector, to raise awareness around the opportunities for and barriers to office conversions in Canadian downtowns. [...] For phases 3 to 5, CUI partnered with the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), the City of Ottawa, and the City of Regina to explore the opportunities and barriers in each city, providing lessons for other municipalities and stakeholders seeking to convert underutilized office space to residential units. [...] An Office Policy should consider: A study and evaluation of the office space market to understand the scale of opportunity and demand of firms with stop-gap measures to prevent overcorrection Regulatory Overview 47 A suite of information tools to help building owners understand opportunities for and how to undertake office conversions Alignment with the municipality’s planning objectives and st. [...] The purpose of the next section is to provide a high-level summary of the potential challenges of conforming to the current edition of the Building Code when considering converting an existing office building to a residential use. [...] regulates the design and construction of buildings in the City of Vancouver Building Code 71 The Building Code is not written in a linear order and must be read holistically by a specialist to ensure the correct requirements are considered and applied.