We’re back with Season 5 of Let’s Talk Housing—and we have a new host! Join Mita Naidu, BC Housing's Director of Content Strategy, as she dives into the stories, people, and partnerships shaping housing across B.C. In this episode, we’re talking about BC Builds—a groundbreaking initiative tackling the housing crisis in British Columbia. The program uses under-used public land and strong partnerships to speed up rental housing development for middle-income earners. We also hear from Amal Abdullah, Project Coordinator at Renewable Cities. She worked on a detailed case study that breaks down how BC Builds works and the steps being taken to build homes faster across the province.

Learn more about BC Builds here: https://www.bcbuildshomes.ca/ Learn more about Renewables Cities here: https://www.sfu.ca/renewable-cities.html

Guests:
Lisa Helps, Executive Lead for BC Builds Project Origination and Process Innovation, BC Housing
Amal Abdullah, Project Coordinator, Value Added Housing and Renewable Cities, SFU