BuildingIN is a breakthrough approach to solving Canada’s housing supply challenge.

It is a program for municipalities to achieve infill at scale in order to meet their housing targets.

CitySHAPES is a partner in the BuildingIN initiative, a semifinalist in the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Housing Supply Challenge.

Achieving infill housing at scale requires a pro-active strategy by cities. Upzoning alone is unlikely to produce the desired supply response.

BuildingIN is a program for municipalities to implement that strategy.

A pro-active strategy for infill requires that cities are able to model new housing – where it will occur, and its fiscal and environmental impacts.

It requires cities to remove regulatory barriers and invest in communities upgrades.

It also requires a business model that works for builders, and a meaningful and informed public engagement process.

BuidlingIN provides municipalities with the strategy required to meet these requirements.