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Housing Co-ops Adopt the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) and its member states adopted seventeen goals known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to help “end all forms of poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind” by the year 2030.
The International Co-operative
Co-Investment Fund will Help Modernize Existing Stock and Fund More Housing
This spring, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) launched the National Housing Co-Investment Fund as part of the federal government’s National Housing Strategy. The Fund supports the creation or repair of affordable homes across the country. The goals of the program are
- create 60,000
Sustainability Survey Summary Report
Household Guide to Water Efficiency
Energy and Water Efficiency in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings - User Guide
Energy and Water Tune-ups Multi-unit Residential Buildings
CMHC Bulletin: The Building Envelope
Sustainability Survey Report
In November 2017, the Agency surveyed its co-op clients on their sustainable and environmental practices, capturing a snapshot of sustainable co-op housing practices in Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Alberta and British Columbia. The survey touched on building condition assessments, water and energy
Tip of the Month
Co-ops without Paid Managers
Since 2007, the percentage of co-ops without paid help is down by more than half to a mere 2% of Agency clients. Another 12% just have a lonely bookkeeper.