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Wellbeing in the Built Environment
  • Campus Wellbeing Project: Deans’ Strategic Funded project studying University of Toronto campus buildings, using modified tools from the ongoing WBE Program projects.
  • University of Toronto Residence (unnamed): a University of Toronto campus student residence used as a site of research for the PWBE/ CWBE, and Campus Wellbeing projects
  • CHH: CityHousing Hamilton, social housing provider in Hamilton, Ontario.
  • CMHC: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, a Canadian Crown Corporation to help Canadians meet their housing needs, champion research and advise on the housing industry.
  • Co-I: Co-investigator in a SSHRC grant application.
  • CWBE: Community Wellbeing in the Built Environment project
  • DSF: Deans’ Strategic Fund (University of Toronto)
  • Ken Soble Tower: site of research for PWBE/ CWBE projects. Postwar tower senior’s social housing, with Passive House Canada (EnerPHit) retrofit.
  • PRE: Pre-occupancy Evaluation. An evaluation of a building’s performance prior to a retrofit or new build.
  • POE: Post-Occupancy Evaluation: An evaluation of a building’s performance after a retrofit or new build has been in operation.
  • PI: Principal Investigator in a SSHRC grant application.
  • PWBE: Practicing Wellbeing in the Built Environment project
  • Retrofit: an existing building or part of a building that has been modified or updated in some way. Noun, verb
  • SBEPA: The Sustainable Built Environment Performance Assessment research hub
  • SSHRC: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
  • SSHRC Insight grant: grant to meet the goals of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Program.
  • SSHRC Insight Development grant: grant to meet the goals of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Program.
  • TRCA: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario, created to safeguard and enhance the health and well-being of watershed communities through the protection and restoration of the natural environment and the ecological services the environment provides.
  • U of T: University of Toronto, a Canadian University with campuses in Toronto, Mississauga, and Scarborough, Ontario
  • VERis: Viessmann Centre for Engagement and Research in Sustainability 
  • WBE: Wellbeing in the Built Environment (Umbrella overall research program that includes and informs PWBE, CWBE, CMHC POE, and Campus Wellbeing projects)
  • YWCA: Young Women’s Christian Association. The YWCA research site used in the WBE Program (PWBE/ CWBE projects) is the Putman Family YWCA in Hamlton, Ontari

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  • Wellbeing in the Built Environment
  • About
    • Contact Us
  • Projects
    • Research Sites
  • Conceptual Framework
  • Methods
  • Explore
    • Glossary