Resources

User Guide

The User Guide provides detailed technical guidance for those using the catalogue, including qualified professionals. It is also available in the downloadable Technical Design Packages for each design.

Climate Resilience Guide

The Climate Resilience Guide provides an overview of resiliency strategies for buildings, interiors and systems. It also addresses site-level decisions to manage different climate risks across the country. The guide highlights measures for durability, energy efficiency and occupant wellbeing within the Housing Design Catalogue.

Materials Guide

The Materials Guide helps users navigate material choices within catalogue designs. It outlines key considerations such as embodied carbon emissions, typical life spans and relative costs for major material categories.

Construction cost estimates

Cost estimate summaries are included for each region of the catalogue, based on detailed Class B estimates. These ranges reflect regional variations and market fluctuations and provide users with a baseline for project budget planning.

• Alberta (AB)
• Atlantic Canada (ATL)
• British Columbia (BC)
• Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (NOR)
• Ontario (ON)
• Québec (QC)
• Saskatchewan & Manitoba (SK/MB)

Site design examples

This resource provides illustrative examples to help users consider site-specific elements such as parking, access pathways, driveways, waste storage and lot dimension impacts. These examples support property evaluation and the development of site plans for local approvals.

• Alberta (AB) - Coming Soon
• Atlantic Canada (ATL) - Coming Soon
• British Columbia (BC) - Coming Soon
• Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (NOR) - Coming Soon
• Ontario (ON) - Coming Soon
• Québec (QC) - Coming Soon
• Saskatchewan & Manitoba (SK/MB) - Coming Soon