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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
Get Planning with a BCA: A New Guide
To take care of aging buildings, co-ops need to plan for repairs and replacements. A good place to start is with a Building Condition Assessment (BCA). The Agency’s Technical Services team has developed a plain language guide to help co-ops get started and understand the how to get started, how to
Project Management Guide
Sustainability Survey Summary Report
Project Management and your Co-op
The Agency’s Technical Services group has developed a Project Management Guide that will help your co-op understand the role of project management for major capital upgrades and replacements. This guide outlines what project management is, how to hire a project manager, what the project manager does
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Vacancy Loss
The number of Agency clients reporting vacancy losses of more than $250 per unit per year has fallen 50% since 2007. While vacancy rates are local, these numbers show good management.