Tag Archives: Laneway Housing
Photo Gallery of Klondike’s Latest Laneway Home
Laneway Homes are the most talked-about alternative housing options in Vancouver to date. Klondike Contracting recently completed a beautiful 500 sqft. Laneway Home that was showcased in the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s ‘Light Up the Lanes: Laneway House Tour’. This bachelor style Laneway has heated polished concrete floors, insuite laundry, 2 closets and a large bathroom. … Read More
‘Light Up the Lanes’ Laneway House Tour Success
Klondike Contracting participated in the ‘Light Up the Lanes’ Laneway House Tour this past Saturday. With around 500 tickets purchased and proceeds going to the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, I would consider the event a great success. Ticket holders were invited to 6 Laneway Homes in the Vancouver area and were given from 1-5pm to visit … Read More
Laneway Housing Tour: Vancouver Heritage Foundation
The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is hosting “Light Up the Lanes” a fundraising tour of 6 recently completed Laneway Homes in the Vancouver area and Klondike Contracting’s most recent Laneway project has been chosen to partake in the event on Dec. 11 from 1-5 pm. You may ask why is the Vancouver Heritage Foundation is promoting … Read More
Laneway Housing: Any Publicity is Good Publicity
Vanessa Yee of Vancouver Metro News interviewed Bryn Davidson, a sustainability consultant and LEED accredited designer of low-energy green homes, about the current state of Laneway Housing given the negative review homes received at the latest Laneway public meeting in Vancouver. The homes were criticized for their height and their overbearing presence for neighbouring homes. However, Bryn … Read More
Laneway Housing: Something Old, Something New
Vancouver is a city with a legacy of progressive and intuitive planning. Decisions that were made in the past have helped to build an inclusive and highly livable city connected to an incredible natural environment. The EcoDensity Charter released in June 2008 intended to preserve this legacy by outlining the City’s strategy for dealing with … Read More
Laneway Housing: Its Origins and Hidden Benefits
Vancouver City Council unanimously adopted the EcoDensity Charter on June 10, 2008 along with a set of ‘Initial Actions’ designed to implement the first stage of the Charter. The EcoDensity Charter commits the City to make environmental sustainability its highest priority in all city planning decisions and it also aims to support housing affordability and … Read More
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