One Ontario to host panel discussion tackling post-pandemic housing supply and affordability
TORONTO, Ontario, June 10, 2021
Housing affordability and the widening gap between inventory and demand is top of mind for many these days. As the end of the pandemic draws near and the focus shifts to economic recovery, the One Ontario initiative is kicking off a virtual conference series to address these and other issues related to streamlining the development application approval process.
The One Ontario initiative is kicking off a virtual conference series to address these and other issues related to streamlining the development application approval process.
Inaugural One Ontario Conference Series event
The first session in the One Ontario Conference Series is slated for Tuesday, June 22 at 11am EDT: Post-pandemic housing supply and affordability: what can the government do?
This panel discussion will explore Ontario’s housing challenges, and what the government and other stakeholders can do to help create more—and affordable—supply. The event is an open invitation to industry. Participants must register in advance for this free webinar.
Meet the panel
Several esteemed industry leaders will be participating in this discussion, which will be moderated by Arash Shahi, Co-Founder and CEO at AECO Innovation Lab. Panelist include:
Mary Ellen Bench, Senior Advisor at StrategyCorp and Counsel at Dentons
Paul De Berardis, Director of Building Science and Innovation at Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON)
Pino Di Mascio, Head of Impact Strategy and Delivery at Dream
Nick Gefucia, Vice President, Affordable Housing at EllisDon Capital
To learn more about this event and the speakers, please visit: https://www.oneontario.ca/events/affordable-housing.
Register today! Sign up now for this FREE webinar. Visit the One Ontario website to learn more about the One Ontario initiative, and subscribe to receive information about future events.
One Ontario sponsors
One Ontario gratefully acknowledges the financial support of its sponsors, without which the vision cannot be achieved. Visionary sponsors include AECO Innovation Lab, Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) and the Ontario Building Officials’ Association. Champion sponsors include Inktronik and Alphinat. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please email oneontario@aecoinnovationlab.com.
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. Learn more at oneontario.ca and on LinkedIn.
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.
