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Originally Posted by Winnipeg Architect
Each day construction costs rise and it gets worse. As of Dec 1, 2014 the City of Winnipeg will adopt the New National Energy Code for new buildings and it is seriously bad. Costs will increase 20% - 30% or more because of this. Not to mention A & E Fees as well. I have this code (It was $225 or so) and it is terrible. Some civil servants wrote this thing with no clue of reality. Civil Servants.........making peoples lives worse by the day.
Sky City for sure now is 99% not to happen.
This news is bad for developers and consumers alike.
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The new Energy Guidelines coming into affect were discussed in the construction thread awhile back. From those here who debated it from a developers and architects point of view I don't believe anybody was happy to hear about it.(to put it mildly)
An attempt to reduce greenhouse-gasses and increase energy efficiency/conservation is always positve
but at what expense and cost to you the developer? A heavy burden indeed.
It will effect the cost of new builds in the future, some will proceed but many more proposals will fall by the way side, this project may be one of many casualties in a long list for
this reason alone.
A quick link for those not familiar with what is being implemented:
http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=30586