Nov 2023
Phase 2 Research Launches
November 22, 2023
Phase 2 of our research, the guide including
Getting Started, Pick your project and the Construction Catalogue launches on the ReHousing Website.
Citizen Developer Workshop
November 18, 2023
ReHousing coordinated a workshop with recent alumni from the FutureBUILDS program to test out the Getting Started, Pick your project and Construction Catalogue research.
Oct 2023
October 20, 2023
ReHousing joined hosts
with Daniel and Nick about all things ReHousing - give it a listen!
Canadian Community Land Trust Summit 2023
October 21, 2023
ReHousing joined People Design Co-op to coordinate a workshop on ‘Establishing (new) Best Practices’. We presented multiplex research and our recent collaboartion with People Design Cop-op - Low Carbon Solutions for the Citizen Developer.
The
National Trust of Canada Conference -
CAHP WORKROOM - Climate Action and Adaptive Reuse
October 26, 2023
Research Associate Rashmi Sirkar presented ReHousing’s multiplex and Low Carbon Solutions Research at the
CAHP WORKROOM - Climate Action and Adaptive Reuse in Ottawa
October 26, 2023
Samantha Eby presented at the Walrus’ Walrus Talks - Equitable Housing Event in Vancouver BC.
ACO Toronto Heritage and Housing Symposium
Research Associate Rashmi Sirkar presented ReHousing’s multiplex and Low Carbon Solutions Research
Sept 2023
The School of Cities at the University of Toronto commissitoned us to make a video series of about ‘citizen developers,’ the ‘missing little,’ and multiplexes. You can find them around our site. Check out the series at the School of Cities, and our, you tube channel.
June 2023
As of June 14, 2023, new amendments are now in effect and multiplexes are permitted in all residential zones across Toronto.
Saturday, Jun 10 2023,
Michael Piper led a field trip for the FutureBUILDS cohort.
May 2023
On May 10, 2023, Toronto City Council adopted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit multiplexes in Neighbourhoods city-wide.
April 2023
Thursday, Apr 13 2023,
The ReHousing team’s zoning analysis was included in the final Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods: Multiplex Study.
Tuesday, Apr 11 2023,
ReHousing present multiplex research to chapter of Canadian Home Builder Association in British Columbia.
March 2023
Tuesday, Mar 28 2023,
ReHousing & Housing Multitudes in Canadian Architect
Tuesday, Mar 14 2023,
ReHousing team invited to present multiplex housing
research for the Design Excellence Network.
Friday, Mar 3 2023,
Publication talks about the ReHousing Project.
February 2023
Proposed official plan and zoning by-law amendments to permit multiplexes city-wide have now been posted to the City's website at toronto.ca/multiplex.
Sat, Feb 4 2023, 9:30-4pm
ReHousing presents at GoCo Solutions’ Co-ownership conference. A comprehensive conference style event, exploring all aspects of co-ownership.
Mon, Feb 6 2023, 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM
Introducing the “Missing Little” – the opportunity to cost-effectively renovate the smaller-scale segment of the Missing Middle spectrum. How can we design and deliver units quickly and affordably to live in? Can we reduce construction costs by using less construction and simplified replicable plans? How do the numbers pencil out? With pre-panel presentation by Michael Piper.
Participating Speakers: Kfir Gluzberg, Architect, Kilogram Studio; Janna Levitt, Founding Partner, LGA Architectural Partners; Jacob Sofer, Co-founder and CEO, Metrosuite; Rohan Walters, Principal Designer, Spaces by Rohan Inc.
January 2023
Thu, Jan 26 2023, 3 - 8pm
Michael Piper presentat at Housing Multitudes Roundtable. This daytime workshop uniting urban scholars, designers, planners, community developers and policy specialists will explore how to take some of the ideas of the Housing Multitudes exhibition forward. Discussion will be especially focused on what is being forgotten or ignored in the proposed “solutions” to housing shortages and affordability that Ontario’s Bill 23, and Toronto’s Housing Action Plan, seek to address.
Wed Jan 25 @ 6:30 PM
Exhibition at Regents Park, Worl Urban Pavilion.
‘The Missing Middle’: Where did it go and how do we get it back?
Friday Jan. 20 @ 9:30 AM
Interior Design Show Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Janna Levitt presents ReHousing Work at Toronto Interior Design Show
Fri, Feb 17 2023
Publication talks about the ReHousing Project.
Michael Piper teaching seminar exploring strategies of ReHousing at John H. Daniel’s Faculty of Landscape, Architecture and Design at Univeristy of Toronto
December 2022
The School of Cities commissioned the ReHousing Team to create a series of videos about ‘citizen developers’ and multiplex housing.
December 2022
This round of funding will support research about a predesign and pricingtool/system for multiplex conversion; 2023-24.
ReHousing Featured on the CBC’s Metro Morning
ReHousing and Housing Multitudes in Azure Magazine
November 2022
Michael Piper Co-Moderator alongside Richard Sommer for a lecture by June Williamson at the Daniels Faculty, University of Toronto
November 2022
Analysis of City of Toronto’s Multiplex Zoning Change
ReHousing Team, with the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods Working Group, commissioned by the City of Toronto to analyze proposed changes to Multiplex Zoning.
November 2022
ReHousing and Housing Multitudes in the Globe and Mail
October 2022
Conrad Speckert presents ReHousing to the Technical Research Committee of the Canadian Home Builder’s Association Fall 2022 Meeting
Thu, Oct 20 2022, 6:30 - 8pm
Architecture and Design Gallery, Daniels Building
September 2022
Michael Piper teaching seminar exploring strategies of ReHousing at John H. Daniel’s Faculty of Landscape, Architecture and Design at Univeristy of Toronto. This course involved collaboration with GoCo Solutions, Circle Community Land Trust and Owniblii.
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