Documents are organized on this website under these major topics and subtopics:

1. Sustainable Community Planning

• Residential Intensification - Case Studies
  Case studies of municipal initiatives and built projects in Canadian cities that have stimulated residential intensification and resulted in new housing units.

• Brownfield Redevelopment for Housing in Canada - Case Studies
  These case studies are examples of residential projects that have overcome the barriers to brownfield redevelopment.

• Greyfield Redevelopment for Housing in Canada - Case Studies
  Case studies of municipal initiatives and built projects in Canadian cities that have stimulated greyfield redevelopment for housing in Canada.

• Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) - Case Studies
  These case studies provide lessons learned from recent residential and mixed use developments built near transit nodes which would be of interest to developers, municipalities and planners.

• Sustainable Planning and Development for Small Communities Workshop
  This comprehensive workshop presents practical approaches to addressing long-term infrastructure needs--everything from transportation and water to housing and land use for smaller municipalities.

• Comparing Neighbourhoods for Sustainable Features
  This research compares neighbourhoods for certain aspects of affordability, livability and the environment. The neighbourhood types range from downtown to the outer suburbs. The comparisons include proximity to daily destinations (schools, parks, jobs, transit), car usage, housing costs, house size, housing choice and more.

• Would You Know One If You Saw One?
  A visioning and assessment exercise for sustainable communities. Featured here are a number of communities which are marketed and /or applauded as sustainable.

• The Fused Grid
  This is the description of a contemporary street pattern that addresses environmental and  quality of life issues

2. Water Conservation

• Water Reuse Guidelines and Standards in Canada
  CMHC has recently supported two key initiatives within Canada to create a regulatory framework for effective and safe water reuse for the residential sector.

• Onsite Reuse Case Studies
  Residential water reuse and innovative waste treatment technologies is an alternate means of reducing water consumption.

• What's Happening Across Canada
  Provides information on municipal water projects either recently completed or currently underway across the country.

• Water Articles
  Presents articles on a variety of completed water-related research conducted by other agencies.

• Indirect Potable Water Reuse
  This section summarizes case studies of indirect potable reuse projects in the United States.

• Alternative Stormwater Management Practices for Residential Projects
  In the future developers and homeowners may see user-pay charges for stormwater based on lot size - a clear incentive to look at alternative stormwater management techniques.

3. The Sustainable Condo^TM

• Constructed in 2004, the Sustainable Condo^TM is a full-size (1,000 square foot) suite that displays green building design, technologies and systems. This page describes this condo project in Toronto. Visitors to this site can take a virtual tour of the condo and can also sign up for an on-site tour of the condo.

4. EQuilibrium^TM Housing

• Twelve Demonstration Projects
  Discover the twelve homebuilding teams selected by CMHC to build pilot demonstration homes throughout Canada.

• New Housing for a Changing World
  There is a fundamental change in the way Canadians think about their homes. EQuilibrium^TM

housing integrates a wide range of technologies, strategies, products and techniques to reduce a home's environmental impact to an absolute minimum.

• EQuilibrium^TM Housing Pilot Demonstration Initiative
  Outlines key aspects of the EQuilibrium^TM Housing initiative, identifies the benefits and indicates who will be involved in the initiative.

• The Five Principles of EQuilibrium^TM Housing
  More and more Canadians are looking for housing options that are healthy, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and less expensive to operate and maintain.

• EQuilibrium^TM Housing Resources
  Key information sources and documents related to the design and development of EQuilibrium^TM Housing can be found on this site.

5. Canühome

• This site describes the Canühome, which is a full-sized home that draws design inspiration from CMHC's EQuilibrium^TM and FlexHousing^TM Initiatives. The Canühome is a traveling exhibit of a sustainable home and CMHC has partnered with several organizations in the design of this house.

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