October 1 is International Day of Older Persons
At Hey Neighbour, we think a lot about the social connectedness of folks living in multi-unit homes, and how to improve their wellbeing. Some of us at Hey Neighbour are…
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Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: Design tools to support wellbeing
Join Hey Neighbour Collective and Happy Cities on Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:00 AM PST for a dynamic conversation about the recently launched Building Social Connections toolkit! Communities…
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Mitigating loneliness and isolation by building social and neighbourly connections play an increasingly important role in climate resilience
A version of this op-ed originally appeared online in the Vancouver Sun on July 11, 2024. In June, residents in central and eastern Canada faced a heat dome. From B.C.,…
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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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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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Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: a conversation with UK innovators
Hear from two UK innovators about the connection between housing and wellbeing.
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Webinar recap: Housing That Connects Us
Please enjoy our round-up from the webinar, including a video, slides and other resources, along with a snapshot of a few of the most notable excerpts from our conversation.
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Join our ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar
Hear from local experts about the health and climate rationale for intergenerational ‘sociable’ design.
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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.
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A Place Like Home: student research symposium
Are you a Vancouver-area university student researching housing-related issues? Check out this November event.
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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.
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Building hope through action
Connect & Prepare program featured in report by Public Health Agency of Canada and BC Centre for Disease Control.
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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.
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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…
