Canadian Housing Supply Challenge! Getting Started: Pre-development Processes

When

2021-07-07
2021-07-07T14:30:00 - 2021-07-07T15:30:00
America/Montserrat

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    Officially launched on June 9th, Round 2 of the Housing Supply Challenge, Getting Started: Pre-development Processes focuses on creating implementable and local solutions that improve pre-development of housing that is affordable.
    This is a FREE event however registration is required to receive the webinar dial-in details.
    For help with registration, please contact ULI Customer Service at 1-800-321-5011 or
    customerservice@uli.org.

    Officially launched on June 9th, Round 2 of the Housing Supply Challenge, Getting Started: Pre-development Processes focuses on creating implementable and local solutions that improve pre-development of housing that is affordable.

    Join ULI Calgary, ULI BC, and Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) to learn more about this unique round, as well as the Housing Supply Challenge in general.
     
    CMHC is looking to engage with the following industry professionals for this round of the Housing Supply Challenge:

    •             Planners
    •             Municipal staff
    •             Architects, engineers, and consultants
    •             Housing and infrastructure developers
    •             Builders
    •             Financial Institutions
    •             Researchers
    •             For-profit and not-for-profit organizations
    •             Indigenous organizations and groups
    •             Canadian post secondary institutions
    •             Government (provincial, territorial, Indigenous, municipal, local and regional)


    Speakers

    Speaker

    Brigit Knecht

    Senior Manager, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

    Brigit Knecht is the Senior Manager of the Housing Supply Challenge at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The Housing Supply Challenge is a Government of Canada initiative that asks Canadian innovators to propose solutions that reduce barriers to housing supply in Canada. Prior to joining CMHC’s Innovation division, Brigit held a number of positions in the Government of Canada working on Smart Cities, Indigenous economic development, Arctic policy, and Cultural policy issues. Brigit also maintains an active schedule as a professional violinist performing with symphony orchestras and chamber groups across Canada. She holds a PhD in arts policy from the University of Calgary, and a Master of Music degree from Yale University.