03/03/09 - Northern Sustainable Housing Project

The Housing Corporation is pleased to announce its Northern Sustainable Housing Project. Under this initiative, the Housing Corporation is partnering with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) on the design and construction of a Northern Sustainable Housing Duplex. The criteria for this project also specify that the home will be economical to operate, can be maintained by the Local Housing Organizations, and can be constructed in any community in the NWT, with only minor modifications.

The first Northern Sustainable Housing Duplex is scheduled to be constructed in Inuvik by 2010. Once constructed, this unit will be monitored by the Housing Corporation and CMHC and data will be collected on the building and systems to determine if expected energy saving targets are being achieved. Design and review teams will be developing alternative construction and insulation systems and completing energy modeling to evaluate the design performance.

03/03/09 - Northern Housing Forum

The Housing Corporation will be hosting a circumpolar Northern Housing Forum in Inuvik in March of 2010 that will be a venue for northern jurisdictions around the globe to generate discussion and share information regarding northern housing issues, challenges, and solutions to building housing in the North.

The forum will highlight northern housing research, design, and construction, while fostering relationships with others involved in the circumpolar housing industry. It will provide an opportunity for stakeholders across the Arctic circumpolar region to show case their designs and technologies that have worked in the NWT and other countries in the Arctic circumpolar region.