Ontario Home Builder - Late Spring 2021

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The Halo Touch Wi-Fi enabled smart lock with fingerprint access technology allows you to simply use your unique fingerprint to lock and unlock your door.

system makes it the tallest residential development in the province to feature a geothermal-based approach to sustainable energy service. Camrost has also partnered with Mitsubishi Electric to utilize the company’s state-of-the-art Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) system. The system revolutionizes the typical approach to HVAC in multi-residential towers, providing a solution typically seen in Class-A commercial settings, with features such as simultaneous heating and cooling as well as heat-recovery capabilities. While the heat recovery system has a greater initial cost, it allows for better zoned thermal control of a building and overall greater efficiencies, ultimately saving residents operating costs in a sustainable manner.

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GEORGE BROWN, HILTI PARTNER TO SUPPORT WOMEN George Brown College has partnered with Hilti Canada to help women build rewarding careers in the skilled trades. Through a $40,000 financial contribution, Hilti is helping to expand George Brown College’s Women Transitioning to Trades and Employment (WTTE) program by providing access to industry expertise and hands-on learning. The WTTE program was established with funding from the provincial government through the Office of Women’s Issues, with a mandate of increasing the economic security of low-income women by providing opportunities for women in the skilled trades. Statistics show that women make up about 48% of the Canadian labour force yet hold less than 4% of jobs in the skilled trades. In Ontario, women make up roughly only 7% of employment in trades, transport and related occupations. The new partnership aims to reduce barriers to participation and success in the trades by offering

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