# Housing and communities

> Housing assessment, air quality, net zero and procurement for social housing and First Nations, rural and remote communities.

URL: https://www.buildresil.com/sectors/housing-communities
Last updated: 2026-11-01

Resilient homes are dry, warm, well ventilated and affordable to run. We help communities and housing providers get there.

## What we do for housing

**Building Resilience assesses homes and community buildings, fixes what makes them unhealthy or costly, and helps housing providers buy better systems at lower cost.**

- **Home and building assessment:** building systems, energy use, carbon, indoor air quality and moisture.
- **Air quality and ventilation:** dehumidification and ventilation that end mould and draughts.
- **Net zero pathways:** heat recovery ventilation, heat pumps and solar, integrated as one system.
- **Accessible testing:** we are creating an air-leak process for rural and remote areas where blower door tests are impractical.
- **Procurement for housing providers:** frameworks that bring in energy-efficient suppliers and cut costs.

## Evidence

- **First net zero home:** a study of 40 homes and community buildings with a First Nations community, with hands-on training that left an energy coordinator and interns in leadership roles. [Read the case](/experience/net-zero-first-nation).
- **30% lower procurement costs** for a public social housing organization. The market has about 4.4 million social housing homes, among the oldest and least efficient. [Read the case](/experience/social-housing-procurement).

## Questions people ask

### How do you improve air tightness testing in remote communities?

Blower door tests need expensive equipment and skilled technicians that are hard to bring to rural and remote areas. We are creating an alternative process with flexible technology and intuitive software that focuses on finding and fixing air leaks rather than measuring ACH50.


---
Building Resilience (BuildResil) · 226-386-4343 · SupplyChain@buildresil.com · https://www.buildresil.com