Healthy Communities
Healthy communities are environments that prioritize and promote physical, mental, and social well-being through accessible healthcare, green spaces, affordable housing, and community engagement.
NewsJune 2019 Community Investment
The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation approved $374,000 in community investment projects at their recent meeting.
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March 2019 Community Investment
The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation approved $861,000 in community investment projects at their recent meeting.
NewsResiliency through Industry Partnerships
Highbanks provides subsidized, safe and affordable housing along with some other supports for 11 young families in Calgary. With funding from AREF, Highbanks is hiring real estate consultants to explore and develop creative partnerships with landlords, property owners, builders and developers. The aim is to work together to come up with creative ways to provide affordable housing for young single mothers, fill vacancies in market rental housing and build resiliency in the community.
NewsUnderstanding Behavioural Environmental Design Contributors of High Radon Exposure to Protect Canadian Health
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer— after smoking— and the invisible, odorless, radioactive gas may be lurking in your home. AREF is supporting Evict Radon, an awareness campaign that encourages homeowners across the province to test their houses for radon gas while also providing data for researchers who are looking for a solution.
NewsNew look of Pembina’s New Energy Economy Map
It’s been over a year since the New Energy Economy project got its start, premiering at the 2017 Alberta Climate Summit. The goal was to share stories of Albertans taking hold of the energy evolution well underway in the province, and in less than a year it has made amazing progress.
ResourceResponding to Community Opposition to Affordable Housing
Social and affordable housing has a wide range of benefits for families and for communities. However, when new affordable housing developments are announced they often face community opposition, which can be a barrier to building these much-needed developments.
ResourceCommunity Guide to the Planning Process
The Federation of Calgary Communities completed a rewrite of their resource Guide to the Planning Process, and developed additional tools to assist residents, community associations, and other nonprofits as they learn to navigate the new planning processes in Calgary.
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September 2018 Community Investment
The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation approved $713,000 in community investment projects at their recent meeting.
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June 2018 Community Investment
The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation approved $279,000 in community investment projects at their recent meeting.
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March 2018 Community Investment
The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation approved $434,000 in community investment projects at their recent meeting.
ResourceA Design Guide for Affordable Housing
The primary goal of this guide is to provide design recommendations – derived from evidence-based scientific literature – that may enhance mentalwellbeing. This guide hopes to be a benchmark to allow affordable housing stakeholders to consider the psychological impact of certain design elements. This is achieved by considering a balance between the cost efficiency of the design elements, and the benefit as supported by peer-reviewed psychological studies.
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October 2017 Community Investment
The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation approved $180,000 in community investment projects at their recent meeting.