Toronto Residential Laneway House Blogspot

Published 01 March 09 07:41 PM | Anne Lok 

The concept of laneway infill properties in Toronto in the last 10 years has been a fairly recent phenomena. Laneway properties mean that property owners are permitted to build in a back lot that borders a public or unserviced lane. These laneways are often derelict passages for vehicular access to garages and private parking.

 

It has often been a difficult hurdle to get laneway properties approved by the City of Toronto, due to lack of municipal services in these laneways and unsupportive front property owners.

Some interesting facts about the process:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/laneway_house.php

http://www.canadianarchitect.com/issues/ISarticle.asp?id=77537&story_id=141660145537&issue=01012003&PC=&RType=

http://lanewayhouse.blogspot.com

 

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# brianklade said on March 18, 2009 12:13 AM:

The Building System Technology Students at Seneca College have entered into an international design competition.

The competition, sponsored by ASHRAE (the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers), challenges Students do design energy-efficient and sustainable buildings.

The focus of the this year’s competition is on office buildings. To this end, the team at Seneca has begun to put forward their design of a 15,650 sq. ft. office building located in Toronto.

the Students, in the interest of sustainability and urban renewal, have selected the vacant exterior bus terminal at Eglinton Station.

Through advanced construction techniques, renewable energy sources and sophisticated HVAC systems, the team hopes to design a building of LEED silver caliber and one which fits into design paradigms of the neighbourhood, while increasing the functionality of this woefully underutilized space.

The Seneca Team wishes to appeal to the people of Toronto and solicit their design advice and recommendations

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