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Maintenance Matters 01 - Paints, Stains and Coatings

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Making a House a Home: Indigenous Engagement and Housing Design in BC

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Measuring Tenant Outcomes at Sanford Apartments: First Year of Operations

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Mid-Rise Best Practice Guide

Minimizing and Managing Neighbourhood Resistance to Affordable and Supportive Housing Projects

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Modular and Prefabricated Housing - Ideas, Innovations, and Considerations to Improve Affordability, Efficiency, and Quality

Modular and Prefabricated Housing: Literature Scan of Ideas, Innovations, and Considerations to Improve Affordability, Efficiency, and Quality

Modular Supportive Housing Resident Outcomes

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Pandemic Data: Impacts and Outcomes - Women's Transition Housing Supports Programs, 2020-2021

Partner with us to create new housing in your community

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Pathways Out of Homelessness

Pathways to High-Performance Housing in British Columbia

Penticton Supportive Housing Review - Summary Report

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Performance Evaluation of Proprietary Drainage Components and Sheathing Membranes when Subjected to Climate Loads

Performance Monitoring of Rainscreen Wall Assemblies

Performance Monitoring of Rainscreen Wall Assemblies in Vancouver, British Columbia – Project Summary

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Post-Disaster Building Assessment - Framework and Recommendations

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Qualifications Training for Licensed Residential Builders

Quebec Street House in Prince George

Queen Charlotte Village Needs & Demands Assessment 2018

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Redevelopment Case Study Series: Kiwanis Towers, Richmond

Redevelopment Case Study Series: Lynnhaven Manor, Abbotsford

Redevelopment Case Study Series: New Fountain Shelter, Vancouver

Redevelopment Case Study Series: Pleasantvale Housing, Kelowna

Redevelopment Process and Principles

Regional Housing First Program (RHFP)

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Renewing Your Residential Builder Licence

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Rental Assistance Programs - Overview

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Repair Warranty Insurance on Building Envelope Renovations

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Research Highlight - Static and Dynamic Earthquake Testing of Rainscreen Stucco Systems for B.C. Residential Wood-Frame Construction

Research Report - Study of High-Rise Envelope Performance in the Coastal Climate of British Columbia

Research Study Exploring Best Practices and Lessons Learned with Small Market Units

Research Study on Scoping a Registry of Accessible and Adaptable Homes in B.C.

Research Themes

Residential Solar Power Systems for Affordable Housing in B.C.

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Resources for Property Maintenance and Improvement of Tenant Housing

Review of Window Energy Rating Procedure in Canada

Review of Window Energy Rating Procedure in Canada (Executive Summary)

Reviews and Appeals

Scattered-Site Supportive Housing SROI Case Study Series: Canadian Mental Health Association, Kelowna

Scattered-Site Supportive Housing SROI Case Study Series: Canadian Mental Health Association, Nanaimo

Scattered-Site Supportive Housing SROI Case Study Series: Lookout Housing and Health Society, Surrey

Scattered-Site Supportive Housing SROI Case Study Series: MPA Society’s SOLO Program, Vancouver

Scattered-Site Supportive Housing SROI Case Study Series: Pacifica Housing, Victoria

Scenarios for Managing the End of Operating Agreements

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Second-Stage Housing Providers List

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Secondary Suite Incentive Program Portal – Application Resources

Security and Emergency Services (SES)

Seniors' Supportive Housing Program

Shelter Aid For Elderly Renters (SAFER)

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Social Return On Investment (SROI) Of Affordable Housing Development

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SRO Public Private Partnerships Case Study

SRO Renewal Initiative Series: Hazmat Issues

SRO Renewal Initiative Series: Heritage Buildings

SRO Renewal Initiative Series: Public Private Partnerships

SROI Analysis: The Social and Economic Value of Dedicated-Site Supportive Housing in B.C.

SROI Analysis: The Social and Economic Value of Scattered-Site Supportive Housing in B.C.

SROI Series, Summary Report: Overview of Social and Economic Value of Supportive and Affordable Housing in B.C.

Statement of Benefits (T5007)

Static and Dynamic Earthquake Testing of Rainscreen Stucco Systems for B.C. Residential Wood-Frame Construction

Strategies for Collaborative Construction - Integrated Project Delivery Case Studies

Structural Considerations for Frame Supported Gypsum Area Separation Firewalls

Student Tenant Employment Program (STEP)

Study of Airflow in Attic Space

Subsidized Housing

Supplier Centre

Supported Rent Supplement Program

Supportive Housing

Supportive Housing Case Study Series: Overview

Supportive Housing Fund Program Overview

Supportive Housing Fund – Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ)

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Technical Guide for the Design and Construction of Tall Wood Buildings in Canada (Second Edition)

Temperature, Airflow and Moisture Patterns in Attic Roofs

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Testing the Performance of R22+ Wood-frame Walls

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The BC Housing Garden Fund for Housing Providers

Third-party Home Warranty Insurance

This is Me... Period.

Tiny Homes - An Alternative to Conventional Housing

Toolkit - Guide Five: Resources

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Toolkit - Guide One: Local Governments

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Toolkit - Introduction

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Training Opportunities for Non-Profit Providers

Transition Houses & Safe Homes List

Understanding Women's Safe Home Programs in B.C.

Understanding Women's Second Stage Housing Programs in B.C.

Using Overhangs to Reduce Building Facade Exposure to Rain

Using the New Homes Registry

Valuing Diversity & Inclusion

Ventilation Effectiveness for Satisfactory Indoor Air Quality in Multi-unit Residential Buildings

Vertical Movement Monitoring in Six-Storey Wood-Frame Building in British Columbia

Vulnerability Assessment Tool (VAT) - Executive Summary

Vulnerability Assessment Tool (VAT) - Full Evaluation

Wall Air Barrier Reference Sheet

Warranty Complaints

Welcome to the Research Centre Digital Library

Wetting and Drying Performance and On-site Moisture Protection of Nail-Laminated Timber Assemblies

What Adaptations are Eligible or Ineligible under the BC RAHA Program?

What Properties are Eligible or Ineligible under the BC RAHA Program?

Wind-driven Rain Study in the Coastal Climate of British Columbia

Women Leaving Violence

Women's Transition Housing Fund Program Overview

Womens Transition Housing & Supports Program - Provider Info

Women’s Transition Housing and Supports Program

Women’s Transition Housing and Supports Program – Request for Pre-Qualification

Women’s Transition Housing and Supports Program: Annual Reporting on program Statistics and Outcomes

Working With Your Warranty Provider During Construction