TECHNICAL RESEARCH
INDUSTRY RESEARCH
Vienna House – Innovative High Performing Affordable Housing Research
Description BC Housing is developing an innovative zero-emissions rental apartment community in Vancouver. The Vienna House project is a partnership between BC Housing, the City of Vancouver through the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency, and the More Than a Roof Housing Society. It is also part of a unique collaboration between the City of Vancouver and the City of Vienna, Austria. Vienna House aims to demonstrate innovation and serve as a learning showcase for British Columbia’s residential construction industry. Research partners will study the suitability of high-performance prefabricated systems to solve housing challenges and share lessons learned with industry and policymakers in other cities facing similar challenges. Impact The lessons learned from Vienna House—including knowledge exchange between the City of Vancouver and the City of Vienna—will inform future sustainable and affordable housing projects in Vancouver, the province, and beyond. The construction project will provide 100 comfortable, efficient, and affordable homes.
NEW PROJECT Status:
Project underway Partners: City of Vancouver,
Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency, More Than a Roof Housing Society Audience: Architects, building industry, construction industry, construction professionals,
design professionals, developers, engineers, non-profit housing providers, planners, researchers, residential construction industry
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