CHF BC Sustainability Grant 2022

  19 July 2022

To celebrate our 40th anniversary, CHF BC offered member housing co-ops a $4,000 grant focused on environmental sustainability. Eligible projects included greening initiatives, climate change adaptation, and more.

We received more than a dozen applications that highlighted co-op creativity. Applications were evaluated based on a range of criteria, and we had the challenging task of selecting one co-op recipient. We’re happy there was such a response to our sustainability initiative.

Congratulations Granville Gardens!

CHF BC and the Sustainability Grant Committee are pleased to announce that Granville Gardens Housing Co-operative in Richmond B.C. is the recipient of our 2022 Sustainability Grant.

Granville Gardens townhomes.

The co-op’s project is to install a heat pump in its community hall and provide shade over an outdoor pergola to create a cooling area for members during hot months of the year.

The 94-unit co-op was built in 1982. Apart from the community hall, it also has a playground and a fenced basketball/ hockey/ playing area.

We’re excited to see the project unfold and hope that this inspires other co-ops to pursue their own sustainability initiatives.

Find out more about the CHF BC Sustainability Grant.

Photographs

Cooling Area

Heat Pump

An AIRLUX heat pump installed outside Granville Garden's Community Hall
An AIRLUX heat pump installed outside Granville Garden’s Community Hall.
The heat pump’s indoor air handler installed inside Granville Gardens Community Hall.