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Building social connections: Housing design policies to support wellbeing for all
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.
A Place Like Home: student research symposium
Are you a Vancouver-area university student researching housing-related issues? Check out this November event.
What is the role of planners in fostering pro-social communities?
A critical perspective in housing affordability and choices that are key to quality of life.
Building hope through action
Connect & Prepare program featured in report by Public Health Agency of Canada and BC Centre for Disease Control.
Cookies, research methods, and building audits
Our HNC research group, comprised of Simon Fraser University and Happy Cities members, explored how social interactions in multi-unit housing are influenced by the physical environment in 20 buildings in Vancouver and Victoria.
How density can boost wellbeing
People who oppose rezoning single-family neighbourhoods often claim that density is bad for our health and wellbeing. But what does the data really say? With the B.C. government’s recent announcement…
Job posting: Knowledge Mobilization Specialist
HNC is on the lookout for a new part-time member to boost our knowledge mobilization capacity.
Going beyond the norm: Innovative roles for local governments in fostering neighbourly social connections
Governments have become interested in reducing loneliness and social isolation and strengthening resilience and collective emergency preparedness in these settings.
How can community housing help us prepare for crisis?
The role of community housing in resident social resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Webinar recap: Social Sustainability in Multi-Unit Housing
On March 1st, Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) and CMHC co-hosted a webinar entitled ‘Social Sustainability in Multi-Unit Housing.’ A diverse audience, including local and federal government employees, housing providers and…
Join our webinar on social sustainability in multi-unit housing
Join us on March 1st at 10 AM PST for a free, CMHC-hosted webinar to learn more about building social sustainability in multi-unit housing. As Canadian cities densify, multi-unit housing…
Happy, healthy tenants benefit landlords, too
Three ways rental housing providers can support social connectedness within their buildings.
How an 11 year-old helped connect neighbours through the pandemic
In contrast to some claims that apartment living is lonely or isolating, the Community Connectors program shows that multi-unit buildings offer a wealth of social support at one’s fingertips.
How do researcher-community partnerships turn the dial towards greater social connectedness?
How three aspects of the photo exhibition strengthened the meaningful impact of Callista Ottoni’s research.