McGill University
Minimum Cost Housing Group
Organization Type:
Academic
Founding institution/faculty/department:
Minimum Cost Housing Group, School of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering
Year initiated:
1971
Objectives/focus/mandate/mission:
To address the human settlement questions of economically disadvantaged areas and developing countries by seeking systematic and practical solutions to the problems of building low-cost accommodation
Funding agencies/organizations:
Founded with assistance from CMHC
Language:
English
Areas of specialization:
Innovative Housing Strategies; Culturally Appropriate Housing Standards; Building Technologies; and Low-cost Sanitation, Servicing and Urban Agriculture
Researchers and their fields of research:
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Faculty: Vikram Bhatt, David Covo, Robert Mellin, Avi Friedman, Nik Luka
Fields of research: urban design, affordable building practices, sustainable building practices, heritage conservation
Programs offered:
Urban design and housing
Web links on the site:
Contact information
Street address:
Minimum Cost Housing Group, School of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University
815 Sherbrooke Street West #Room 201
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
815 Sherbrooke Street West #Room 201
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
Mailing address:
Minimum Cost Housing Program, Macdonald-Harrington Building, School of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University
815 Sherbrooke Street West #Room 201
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
815 Sherbrooke Street West #Room 201
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
Main phone number:
(514) 398-6723
E-mail addresses:
vikram.bhatt@mcgill.ca (Vikram Bhatt, Director)
