Major Canadian cities are opening up development zoning to include fourplexes in exchange for federal funds to build housing.
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Sweden Sends a Message to Stockholm Drivers: Go Electric or Go Home
A new low-emission zone in the city center appears to be the most ambitious in Western Europe, and it is set to become law in little more than a year.
Mykonos Building Boom Reveals ‘Wretched’ Side of Greece’s Recovery
Investors are eager to cash in on soaring demand for luxury properties, but an attack on an archaeologist investigating building violations brought a darker underbelly to light.
Earthquake-Proof, Not Corruption-Proof: Turkey’s Needless Deaths
Turkish families got wealthy off a construction system rife with patronage. A Times investigation reveals just how fatally shaky that system was.
Landslide Tragedy Turns Italy’s Focus to Illegal Construction
After 11 deaths, a series of government amnesties for illegally built homes is becoming a focus of a blame game.