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March 09, 2021 | Stefan Strangman
Adapt or die: Calgary condo developers embrace innovation and affordability to succeed in crowded COVID-19 market
COVID-19 has undoubtedly changed how Calgarians live their lives. According to market analysts, it has also started to affect where they live and how they buy homes, and condo developers have been forced to adapt.
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Oct. 26, 2020 | Josh Skapin
New Kensington condo development innovates with commitment to smart technology
Calgary's condo market may be mired in a bit of a slump, but developers are still finding ways to make their latest offerings stand out.
This is what Ocgrow Group of Companies has done with SOLA, the company's new development in inner-city Kensington that will boast 172 condo units – all equipped with smart-home automation.
This is what Ocgrow Group of Companies has done with SOLA, the company's new development in inner-city Kensington that will boast 172 condo units – all equipped with smart-home automation.
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May 16, 2018 | Gerald Vander Pyl
The future is now
How to control almost everything in your home with your phone
Want to have the coolest home on the block? Then fill it with all the latest smart home devices.
"A lot of people are familiar with smart home, and they have bits and pieces of it, but are looking at expanding," said Steven Toews, general manager of Best Buy's Deerfoot Meadows location.
According to Toews, smart lighting is the top-selling smart home category.
Want to have the coolest home on the block? Then fill it with all the latest smart home devices.
"A lot of people are familiar with smart home, and they have bits and pieces of it, but are looking at expanding," said Steven Toews, general manager of Best Buy's Deerfoot Meadows location.
According to Toews, smart lighting is the top-selling smart home category.
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Dec. 06, 2017 | Barb Livingstone
The Amazon effect
New HQ or not, e-commerce giant's impact is already being felt
Let's call it the "Amazon effect": the cascading economic stimulation that comes from one of the world's largest corporations taking up residence in your market.
It is an effect already being felt in the Calgary region after the announcement that the e-commerce giant will be opening a 600,000-square-foot distribution centre in Balzac – employing 750 full-time workers, and an additional 450 part-time or seasonally, by the end of 2018.
Let's call it the "Amazon effect": the cascading economic stimulation that comes from one of the world's largest corporations taking up residence in your market.
It is an effect already being felt in the Calgary region after the announcement that the e-commerce giant will be opening a 600,000-square-foot distribution centre in Balzac – employing 750 full-time workers, and an additional 450 part-time or seasonally, by the end of 2018.
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Dec. 21, 2016 | Miles Durie
Year of the smart home
New programs could see homeowners coming out ahead
If 2007 was the year of the smartphone, then 2017 might be the year of the smart home.
Before 2007, there were cellphones that connected to the Internet, sure. But that year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone. It was the company's biggest innovation since 1984's launch of the original Macintosh, and its ripple effect on the entire technology sector continues.
Enthusiasts waited in line all night to get an iPhone and for a tremendous number of people, seeing one was wanting one (although the initial high price tag held a lot of us back until the next year).
If 2007 was the year of the smartphone, then 2017 might be the year of the smart home.Before 2007, there were cellphones that connected to the Internet, sure. But that year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone. It was the company's biggest innovation since 1984's launch of the original Macintosh, and its ripple effect on the entire technology sector continues.
Enthusiasts waited in line all night to get an iPhone and for a tremendous number of people, seeing one was wanting one (although the initial high price tag held a lot of us back until the next year).
