Ontario Home Builders’ Association joins One Ontario coalition of supporting organizations
TORONTO, Ontario, January 13th, 2021
AECO Innovation Lab is very pleased to welcome the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) to the One Ontario coalition as a supporting organization.
OHBA believes that One Ontario will bring significant value to the residential construction sector and bring more housing choice and supply to communities across Ontario.
OHBA is the voice of the building, land development and professional renovation industry in Ontario, representing 4,000 member companies. They aim to be a strong, unified, proactive industry advocate; their primary goal is to positively impact provincial legislative, regulatory and tax policies that affect the industry, and support more housing choice and supply across Ontario. OHBA supports the One Ontario program as they agree that a unified data exchange framework will help achieve this goal.
OHBA has been advocating for building permit and development approvals streamlining for many years, including a move to a digital platform across Ontario. They believe that the innovation from the One Ontario initiative will bring significant value to the residential constructions sector and support their mission to bring more housing choice and supply to communities across Ontario.
About Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA)
The Ontario Home Builders’ Association is the voice of the residential construction industry in Ontario, representing 4,000 member companies organized into 27 local associations across the province. The residential construction industry contributes over $60 billion dollars to Ontario’s economy, employing more than 500,000 people across the province. To learn more visit – www.ohba.ca
About One Ontario
One Ontario is a collaborative initiative established by AECO Innovation Lab, with the aim of establishing a set of provincial guidelines for data and information exchange throughout the development approval process. The framework will be aligned with regulatory requirements set by the province and will be driven by technological tools and advancements within the AEC industries.
About AECO Innovation Lab
AECO Innovation Lab leads digital transformation of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries and governments through collaborative R&D projects. We are dedicated to breaking down silos and increasing the productivity of the AEC sector by providing a hub for collaboration, knowledge sharing and digital transformation. AECO R&D projects unite the private, public and academic sectors by building coalitions to investigate AEC industry operating practices and develop optimization solutions. To learn more visit - www.aecoinnovationlab.com and follow AECO on social media: LinkedIn and Twitter
