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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…
“How three municipalities are designing for social wellbeing” will be held on June 24th, from 9:30 am – 11 am PST.
Learning from community-based organizations about in-building social programming.
Small, neighbourly connections can have big impacts on aging in place.
How homes can foster connections between residents
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods demonstrates how to work through common attitudes and resistances toward neighbourly helping.
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods demonstrates how to work through common attitudes and resistances toward neighbourly helping.
We applaud our dedicated research assistants for bringing such impactful work to life! Find reflections from Olivia, Jean, Kishore, and Sreya on their experiences at the symposium, things that sparked their curiosity, and connections they made.
Designing multi-unit housing to support wellbeing at all ages and life stages.
HNC’s research assistant Kishore tells us why he dove into the field of environmental gerontology and how he journeyed from Chennai to Canada.
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…
Interwoven challenges of aging populations, social isolation, rising housing costs, and climate change are unleashing a global social innovation movement.
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).
The West End Seniors’ Network focuses on supporting older adults living in multi-unit residential buildings through their Close to Home initiative.
Brightside carries out an annual community enhancement survey to assess residents’ happiness and well-being. Based on this, they are supporting a number of Community Development initiatives designed to build resilience and community amongst residents.
