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On June 17, 2026, the Zero Emissions Building Exchange and the Housing That Connects Us project, a collaboration between Hey Neighbour Collective, Happy Cities and Renewable Cities, co-hosted a tour of L.J. Christmas Apartments (LJC) for 27 professionals working in planning, climate, housing and retrofit sectors. Redevelop…
In May 2026, Hey Neighbour Collective, Happy Cities, and SFU’s Renewable Cities co-hosted a tour of Little Mountain Cohousing for planners and municipal staff. Activated shared spaces within this community help spark social connection.
Happy Cities led a national workshop series for planners in collaboration with Hey Neighbour Collective and SFU Renewable Cities.
Exploring how shared spaces shape community and connection with Michelle Hoar
Emma Avery of Happy Cities presents three new, non-market buildings in Metro Vancouver that offer inspiration for building housing that is intentionally designed to be more affordable and connected.
A version of this article was originally published by Happy Cities in March 2025. This post supplements the “Building Social Connections Toolkit: Age-friendly Edition,” which illustrates how to design home…
This article, co-authored by Emma Avery (Urban Planner & Communications Specialist, Happy Cities) and Tara Fernando (Strategic Communications Specialist, Hey Neighbour Collective), originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of…
On October 3rd, 2024, Hey Neighbour Collective hosted Housing That Connects Us #4: Design Tools to Support Wellbeing, as part of the year-long Building Social Connections project in partnership with…
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).
New housing legislation from the Province of BC will mean more homes, but it’s not just density that matters.
Resources, recordings, presentations, and notable moments from the third in our ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar series.
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods (BRN), in collaboration with Hey Neighbour Collective, has published a new, free guide called Prepare Together for Extreme Heat.
The Surgeon General has created a Framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection. It details critical and actionable next steps that individuals, communities, organizations, and governments can take to foster social connection.
Living Together: Connecting housing, social health and resilience was a two-day hybrid symposium of engaging presentations and dialogues about tackling loneliness and social isolation in our homes and communities. Held…
Social activities for neighbours can help build a sense of community, boosting health, happiness, and resilience in multi-unit buildings.
