Not-for-profit affordable housing

We are a not-for-profit affordable housing provider with expertise in all types of construction and building systems. Give us a call for free information on your next project. If we can’t give you an answer our partners will.

We build homes of every type – starter homes, rental units, family housing, seniors housing, and supportive housing

Our focus is on low-rise and mid-rise multiuser buildings. Anything from a tiny house to a 200 unit building. All our project stress building Green and affordability to deliver Better Retirement Living for Seniors and others by providing Smart Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH).

County Living

This Shovel Ready Design will bring Luxury Living at Affordable Prices for Binbrook. We are waiting for approval from the Hamilton Housing Secretariat.

Retirement Living can be affordable with innovative initiatives. We need to be more willing to try. If we keep doing the same things over and over, expect the same results and things are getting worse not better. Shovels in the ground to will help us teach new ideas and unleash Hamiltonians Industrial nature.

Innovation

Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Construction, reduces the time and cost of construction, Courtesy of Alleguard

In the past we were more flexible and innovative in our housing approach. For example, we built two homes on West 5th on one 66’ lot. A simple Committee of Adjustment application created two 33’ lots to increase density. Good Planning

Net-Zero Duplex in BC

3800 sq. ft., (353 m2), with in-floor heating, ground source heat pump, ICF construction and much more. Achieving a Total Energy Use Index (TEUI) of 45 kWh/m2/year. Construction Costs below $250 sq. ft.

1126 Garth Street

Our approach is to build Smart Sustainable (Net-Zero Housing) for Seniors making 30% affordable and the rest 70%, at Market Rates or slightly above. We feel our low-cost luxury living will attract empty-nesters to sell their homes and create an additional family living unit once they move (a Win-Win Scenario).

In addition, we are working with colleges and universities to help train our youth using retired workers to lower both the cost to build and youth unemployment. Architect and Professor Fakharian Ghom from Centennial College designed, with his students, a three-storey residential building containing 45 units: to integrate with the existing housing and surrounding streets.

An open lobby, rooftop patio, Daycare and other amenities are part of the design for the whole neighbourhood to use. Underground parking and bike storage will blend in to maintain the existing bus-route access on Garth.

Pier 6-7 —3 Guise St E, Hamilton, ON L8L 4L9

This is another breathtaking design for the Hamilton Bayfront by Centennial College. A heath mix of affordable residential luxury with ground-floor commercial, office space, a warming pool, Padel Tennis Courts with a Hotel or youth hostel option. Request additional details on this stunning proposal for the Hamilton North End.

Toronto Laneway Suite

Similar to the BC project, in-floor advanced heating and cooling systems were used to enhance customer comfort at an affordable price. Design ideas and plans for Laneway Suites and Garden Suites are available upon request, from SBG

Indwell’s Harvey Woods Lofts in Woodstock ON

Achieving a Total Energy Use Index (TEUI) of 45 kWh/m2 /year. Courtesy of R. Mancini and Associates Ltd

Earth Energy

Borehole Thermal Energy Storage and District Heating can help reduce Energy Consumption in Buildings and Help Achieve Low-Carbon Buildings.

Courtesy of Ross King at Thermal City Energy and Gino Di Rezze at GROUNDHEAT.

Meet Our Team

Board members

Key Contacts and Supporters

Michael Condello, Sales Account Manager, Alleguard
Christine Partenio McMaster University Nursing Graduate
Colin Millar, Lawyers with Millar, Alexander
Gabriel Sedran, P.Eng., Ph.D., In-Depth Geotechnical Inc.
Marco Chiesa, TTM Finishes Inc.
John Lenarduzzi, PMP, Project Management
Marc Delisle, President at Nightingale Software Inc
Behrang Fakharian, Architect, OAA, PhD, M.Arch, professor at Centennial College,
Gino Di Rezze, P. Eng., founder of Groundheat
Robert Mancini B.A.Sc., P.Eng., president of R. Mancini and Associates
Shekyra Hebert, McMaster University Environment & Society Graduate