by VRBA | Aug 20, 2025 | Blog, news
In June, VRBA provided several recommendations to BC’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services to assist housing supply and affordability. The BC Budget Consultation committee released their report last week after receiving 350 presentations and... read more
by VRBA | Aug 12, 2025 | Blog, CARE Awards, news
The Victoria Residential Builders Association has announced the Finalists for the 2025 CARE Awards and you can vote for the popular Peoples’ Choice Award. From September 1 to September 14, view these outstanding homes at careawards.ca and vote for your favourite. The... read more
by VRBA | Aug 5, 2025 | Blog, CARE Awards
VICTORIA – Finalists for the 2025 Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island were announced today by the Victoria Residential Builders Association (VRBA). Media release is here. “Congratulations to these CARE Awards... read more
by VRBA | Jul 29, 2025 | Blog, CARE Awards, news
Watch for our announcement of the 2025 CARE Awards finalists in early August appearing in the Times Colonist and other media. From September 1 to September 14, the finalists’ projects will be displayed at Hillside Centre and online at careawards.ca during the People’s... read more
by VRBA | Jul 16, 2025 | Blog, Housing data, news
Municipal elections take place in 2026 and our small region of 440,000 will be electing 13 mayors and an army of councilors, overseeing 13 official community plans. This seems to defy logic if our region’s goal is good planning, consistent regulatory standards, and a... read more
by VRBA | Jul 3, 2025 | Blog, Housing data, news
North Cowichan council has voted to set the current zero-carbon emissions level, which is at the highest level of EL-4, to match the BC Building Code level at EL-1 & follow the province’s schedule for further changes to the zero-carbon step code.... read more
