Excellence in Housing Affordability

Vancouver Island Building Industry Awards (VIBI) | CHBA Vancouver Island

Requirements
    This award recognizes excellence in providing housing that is affordable on Vancouver Island by utilizing innovative design, technique, choice of materials and by creative use of space. This award recognizes a member who embraces leadership in improving housing affordability on Vancouver Island. This includes innovative approaches for any part of the housing continuum and may be targeted to any ages and households in Island communities - from private market housing to first-time homebuyers, to purpose-built rentals, to social housing, and a diverse range of housing forms.

*For the context of this award, housing affordability is described as fair access to homes that meet the needs of Islanders at a price they can reasonably afford. The project must demonstrate a recognizable improvement in costs or accessibility for the owners or renters due to the innovative approach If the home or suite was constructed to be an affordable rental list rental amount.

  • Victoria $722,000     Nanaimo $515,000
         Courtenay $515,000
  • Fields
    • Project Name
    • Is this Project on Vancouver Island?
    • Digital Images
      Twelve (12) digital images that best represent your project / development and applicable technologies or strategies taken
    • Digital Floorplans
    • Upload Permission Formthis
    • Marketing Description
      Summary of the project.
    • Project Description: Unique design elements

      • Bullet form is recommended.
      • The text should show how you specifically meet the criteria
    • Project Description: Choice of materials

      • Bullet form is recommended.
      • The text should show how you specifically meet the criteria
    • Project Description: Explain actions taken to optimize affordability of this project- Include List Price OR Monthly Rent Amount

      • Bullet form is recommended.
      • The text should show how you specifically meet the criteria
    Criteria
    Criterion Weight
    Unique design elements 33.3%
    Choice of materials 33.3%
    • Project Description- actions taken to optimize affordability 33.3%