Housing is a basic human need and also an area where significant strides can be made towards sustainability.
A successful transition to sustainable housing involves more than improvements in design, materials, technologies, and construction practices. It also presents an opportunity to address broader issues of affordability, equity, and social justice.
Selected lab publications
Doyon, A., Moore, T., Davies, L., Dodson, J., Butler, D., Leigh-Rosenburgh, J., Fitchett, M., Clair, A., Baker, E., Ali, H., Zhu, Y., Holden, M., Boron, J.M., Atleo, C.G., Horne, R., Lawson, J. & Dorignon, L. (2025). The Housing We Need by 2050 for a Sustainable and Equitable Future: Edited by Andréanne Doyon and Trivess Moore. Planning Theory & Practice. 26(3), 423–453. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/10.1080/14649357.2025.2533612
Moore, T. & Doyon, A. (2023). A transition to sustainable housing: Progress and prospects for a low carbon housing future. Palgrave MacMillan, Springer Nature. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-99-2760-9
Moore, T., Horne, R., & Doyon, A. (2020). Housing industry transitions: An urban living Lab in Melbourne, Australia. Urban Policy and Research, 38(2), 118-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2020.1730786
Doyon, A. & Moore, T. (2019). The acceleration of an unprotected niche: The case of Nightingale Housing, Australia, Cities, 29, 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2019.03.011