Environment, Climate & Energy
A growing, curated resource hub for materials on gentle density, related to the topic of: Environment, Climate & Energy
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Gentle Density Housing Bylaw Guide (2025)
Thinking about bringing more housing options to your community? The Gentle Density Bylaw Guide is your roadmap to making it happen.
Guidance Paper: Gentle Density & Energy Efficiency
This Small Housing Guidance Paper presents recommendations that will assist various actors involved in planning, designing and constructing energy efficient buildings.
Finding the Missing Middle in the GTHA: An Intensification Case Study of Mississauga (2018)
This study by Toronto Metropolitan University investigates the potential for infill development in Mississauga to accommodate the region’s population growth
Missing Middle Solutions Lab (2021)
This report from CMHC & Keesmaat Group looks to address some of the main land use policy, project financing and design…
Tiny Homes: An Alternative to Conventional Housing (2021)
This report explores the tiny home typology & means of regulating and legalizing this built form within the context of BC.
Homes for Islanders: An Integrated Housing Solutions Framework for Salt Spring Island (2023)
This report aims to bring together a comprehensive set of solutions to the housing crisis on Salt Spring Island.