Resources, Toolkits, & Interesting Links

Decolonization

• UNDRIP: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/declaration/decl_doc.html 

• “Decolonization is not a metaphor” Eve Tuck, K. Wayne Yang, University of Toronto: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/des/article/view/18630

Affordable Housing

• BC Housing: www.bchousing.org

• BC Non-Profit Housing Association: https://bcnpha.ca/ 

• Affordable Housing Resources and Report: https://www.purposedrivenroi.com/insights/affordable%20housing-best%20practices-resources 

• Business Continuity Toolkit for Affordable Housing Orgs: https://businesscontinuity.enterprisecommunity.org/document-library

CoHousing

• https://cohousingoptions.ca

• http://canadianseniorcohousing.com/

• www.harbourside.ca

• www.westwindharbour.ca

High Performance Building - Passive House, Net-Zero, Step Code

• Step Code Guides: https://energystepcode.ca/builder-guides/

• https://www.bchousing.org/research-centre/library/residential-design-construction/bc-energy-step-code-design-guide 

• RDH Building Sciences - Technical building guidance: https://www.rdh.com/technical-library/

• Passive Design Toolkits, City of Vancouver: https://www.toolkit.bc.ca/resource/passive-design-toolkit 

• “Design vs Actual Energy Performance in Social Housing Buildings”, BC Housing: https://www.bchousing.org/research-centre/library/building-science-reports/design-vs-actual-performace-social-housing

• Coastal First Nations:  Residential Construction Specification Guide for building efficient homes in the Wet Wet Coast.

• Passive House MultiFamily Open Source Database: https://openpassivehouse.commons.gc.cuny.edu/

• Organization working with architects and builders for a zero carbon built environment: https://architecture2030.org/ 

• 2030 PALETTE, a project of Architecture 2030, is a  resource for the design of Zero-Carbon, Adaptable and Resilient built environments world wide: http://www.2030palette.org/

• GHG Equivalency Calculator: https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator

• “A Case for Double-Stud Walls”, Fine Homebuilding: https://www.finehomebuilding.com/project-guides/framing/a-case-for-double-stud-walls 

• Climate Action BC - Resources: https://www.toolkit.bc.ca/more-resources 

Housing Policy - On and Off Reserve

• Naut sa Mawt Tribal Council - HOUSING POLICY TOOLKIT 3.0: https://www.nautsamawt.org/housing-policy-toolkit 

• ACFN Housing Policy Guide (2011): First Nations Guide to Housing Policy

• First Nations Housing & Infrastructure Council: https://www.fnhic-bc.ca/

Indigenous Elders, Wellness

• First Nations Health Authority: Health and Wellness Planning:​ A Toolkit for BC First Nations

• Accessible Housing by Design — House Designs and Floor Plans, CMHC: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/professionals/industry-innovation-and-leadership/industry-expertise/accessible-adaptable-housing/accessible-housing-by-design/accessible-housing-by-design-house-designs-and-floor 

• Measuring Wellness: An Indicator Development Guide for First Nations, BC Aboriginal Child Care Society: https://www.acc-society.bc.ca/resource/measuring-wellness-an-indicator-development-guide-for-first-nations/ 

• Flex and Universal Housing, CMHC: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/professionals/industry-innovation-and-leadership/industry-expertise/accessible-adaptable-housing/universal-design-adaptable-housing-models