Guide to Building Condition Assessments and Reserve Fund Studies
Agency for Co-operative Housing
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Model Environmental Sustainability Policy
CHF Canada
Project Management Guide
Agency for Co-operative Housing
Paying for Your Aging-in-Place Renovations
Date
8 August 2024
Is your co-op thinking about renovations that would help your members age in place? These changes may be considered major capital projects that can be quite costly.
However, depending on the location of your housing co-op, you can apply for various rebates that will help with reduce the expense.
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Information Sheet - Energy Audits
The Agency for Co-operative Housing
Q&A on Underfunded Reserves
Agency for Co-operative Housing
Protecting the Environment
This world is the only one we have. Investing in sustainability will save your co-op money and protect future generations too.
Check out ideas from the Agency, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada and others that will help reduce your co-op’s
Aging in Place at Kensington Seniors Co-op, PEI
Date
28 January 2025
Does your housing co-op want members to age in place but isn’t sure what they’ll need? You can start with a simple upgrade, such as installing non-slip flooring at the entrance to your co‑op. Grab bars near toilets and showers are an easy fix, as are detachable shower heads with flexible hoses.
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Information sheet: Aging in place
The Agency for Co-operative Housing
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Plans in Action
The average co-op with an approved capital replacement plan tucks away more than $3,600 per unit in reserves each year--triple the 2007 amount. Does their future hold better windows? New kitchens? Savings mean more choices.