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This year’s CPNet/HSC’s Housing Internship & Scholar Program has produced research papers that probe into two very different takes on affordable housing and the resident experience: environmentally sustainable aboriginal housing and the immigrant experience of highrise private rental housing in Toronto. View all HSC Research Papers > Sustainable Aboriginal Housing in Canada:... Read More
Johann Kyser is currently finishing his Masters’ thesis in Environmental Design at the University of Calgary. His research is on Sustainable Aboriginal Housing in Canada, and the role of green building, clean technologies and cultural appropriateness in delivering more sustainable housing outcomes. Consistent with his research interests, Johann recently collaborated with representatives from Treaty 7... Read More
John Osbourne is a PhD candidate in geography at the University of Western Ontario. Originally from Neepawa, Manitoba, he received his undergraduate degree in Geography at the University of Winnipeg. He recently took some time to answer a few questions about himself and his research paper Vertical Poverty Revisited: Immigrants in Toronto’s High-Rise Private Rental... Read More
Today, I drank a glass of clean, fresh water, straight out of my kitchen tap. And today, I took an extra minute to consider what a wonderful thing this was. Why? Today, March 22nd, is World Water Day; the day to celebrate water and recognize its importance to every aspect of our lives. ... Read More
As mentioned in the Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst: Developing a Risk Management Plan article regarding risk management, hoarding is one of the fastest growing risks in social housing. Tenants who accumulate goods and materials in their living space can pose a serious danger to not only themselves and other tenants, but you... Read More