Olivia Tomlinson talks about the importance of meeting new people
During our conversation with HNC’s newest, Copenhagen-based, research assistant Olivia, we also chatted about her research and why being bad at hobbies can be liberating.
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Observing the narratives of cities with Sreya Ajay
We caught up with one of Hey Neighbour’s Research Assistants about qualitative data analysis and her favourite foods from Delhi.
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Be prepared for extreme heat and wildfire smoke – a collection of resources
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods and Hey Neighbour Collective have curated a list of resources, tools, and guides from BC and Canadian sources to prepare for extreme heat and wildfires (updated 2024).
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How can denser neighbourhoods support wellbeing?
New housing legislation from the Province of BC will mean more homes, but it’s not just density that matters.
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Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’ Connect & Prepare Learning Report
Through its partnership with Hey Neighbour Collective, Building Resilient Neighbourhoods helped to bring Connect & Prepare to three new BC municipalities, in collaboration with resident champions, housing operators, local government emergency management and community planning staff, and non-profit organizations.
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What is Neighbours Helping Neighbours?
A conversation with Molly Rose about Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’ new initiative.
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Webinar recap: Untangling the affordability puzzle with Happy Cities and Chesterman Properties
Resources, recordings, presentations, and notable moments from the third in our ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar series.
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Contract posting: Strategic Communications Specialist
The small but ambitious support team that serves HNC partners, guided by our theory of change, is on the lookout for a new part-time member to boost our communications and knowledge mobilization capacity.
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Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: The Affordability Puzzle
The third in a three-part webinar series, ‘Housing That Connects Us: The affordability puzzle’ will hear from guest speakers on sociable design for multi-unit housing and how local governments can help support deepened affordability.
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Unlocking social connections in multi-unit housing: Insights from our 2021-2022 resident surveys
Fndings from the recently completed Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) report ‘How sociable is life in multi-unit housing?’. This report provides aggregated and comparative results of two annual resident surveys (2021 & 2022) across the properties of HNC members Brightside Community Homes Foundation and Catalyst Community Developments Society.
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North Vancouver active design study
Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, and SFU assessed the impact of the City of North Vancouver’s Active Design Guidelines, identifying key lessons for supporting social connection in multi-unit housing.
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Building social connections: Case studies to inspire socially connected multi-unit housing
Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, and Simon Fraser University are working with six local governments in Metro Vancouver to co-create policies for social wellbeing in multi-unit housing.
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Rental housing operators and community building
Making Connections – a rental housing providers and neighbourly social connectedness research overview.
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Webinar recap: Housing that Connects Us #2, a conversation with UK innovators
A round-up featuring video, slides, quotes and other resources.
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Aging in the right place: Designing housing for wellbeing and older adults
Design strategies and research to support aging in the right place, from a collaborative multi-unit rental building project between Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, SFU’s Department of Gerontology, Concert Properties and Brightside Community Homes.
