Intelligent Futures has successfully coordinated a group of 30 professionals and stakeholders with diverse backgrounds ranging from architecture to policy makers to tackle the challenge of improving housing in Calgary and across Canada. The process involved five phases starting with defining the problem and culminating in identifying five potential solutions that were tested for their viability to positively impact the housing industry in Calgary. The potential solutions include the use of renewable resources to construct affordable housing, a decision-making tool to surface environmental and social issues, an approach to incorporate environmental considerations into the affordable housing site selection criteria, among others. The success of this process highlights Intelligent Futures' ability to create multidisciplinary innovation labs that produce tangible results.
In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we are on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).
