Two years of hard work for more than 150 of Calgary's post-secondary students will come to fruition this October.

The students were behind the construction of the sustainable home Borealis, an entry for the Solar Decathlon in Irvine, California.

Calgary's REALTORS® are welcoming the province's decision to back down on its "rash" decision to require mandatory warnings on land titles for properties in areas at risk for flooding.

"They weren't in a position to make any decisions," said CREB® President Becky Walters. "So why somebody decided to come out with that kind of a rash announcement was really just a reaction to the capacity they were dealing with at that point, and somebody said 'What about the future?'

A City of Calgary media tour of some of the Calgary's more heavily flood-damaged areas revealed there is still months – and millions of dollars – remaining in rebuilds for roadways, bridges and transit.

At the juncture where Heritage Drive passes under Glenmore — an area City officials said floods every year — the roadway was completely washed out by June 20 flood waters requiring the roadway be completely rebuilt.