Housing for the Aged

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DIVISION OF BUILDING RESEARCH

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA

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PREPARED BY ERC CHECKED BY APPROVED BY RFL PREPARED FOR Mre No Stutterheim9 Director9 National

Building Research ｉｮｳｴｩｴｵｴ･ｾ CoSoloR.

SUBJECT Housing for the Aged.

.QAI.S June

1958

Although very little literature is available in Canada on "Housing for the Agedl l

there is a great deal of interest in

and work being ..done on this subject. What inf.o.rmat.1on there is

about this twpe of accommodation is usually found in magazine and newspaper articles (see.Bibliography).

The National Housing ａ｣ｴｾ

1954

aid in the construction of ｬｯｷｾｲ･ｮｴ｡ｬ housing for elderly people,

or to assist in the purchase and conversion of existing properties

for such accommodation. Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation,

which administers the National Housing Act, has published informa-tion about federal and provincial help in this field which includes

suggestions concerning the location, ､･ｳｩｧｮｾ etc o of such housing

projects.

The many projects underway all across Canada indicate a growing national interest in providing comfortable homes for old

r.eopleo The National Film Board has produced a film called

tElaer Citizen't for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's

television-series-ttPerspectivelt

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organized community for the aged on Salt Spring Island, B.C. The Canadian Legion is also active-in this field and

has projects for the aged underway in ｔｯｲｯｮｴｯｾ ottawa, Winnipeg

and other areas o

Residences for the aged blind have been provided by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in Vancouver, Edmonton,

ｃ｡ｬｧ｡ｲｹｾ Regina, Winnipeg, Port Arthur9 Windsor, London, Kitchener,

St. Catherines, Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Saint John and St. John'so

The following are some of the projects, either in effect now, or in the planning stages in several provinces.

ｏｮｴ｡ｲｩｯｾ The first Ontario Conference on Ageing was held

from Mar. 31 to June Ｓｾ 1957 and the Proceedings of this conference

called- IAgeing is Everyone Is Concern" contains material on housing

for the aged o

The Ontario Architects' Association held a panel on "Older People in the City" at their 1958 Annual ｾｉ･･ｴｩｮｧｯ

--- -- The City of Windsor Housing Co. has built 96 housing

units for the aged and has 48 under construction, 12 for married couples and 36 for single persons o

Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan haa 26 homes for the aged.

In ＱＹＵＷｾ there were 16 housing projects for the aged under

construction to accommodate 1130 persons.

Alberta: The City of Calgary plans to develop 33 acres

adjacent to the Calgary General Hospital into a community for the

aged which would accommodate between 750 and ＱｾＰＰＰ people in

｣ｯｴｴ｡ｧ･ｳｾ duplexes, apartments and hostels.

British ｃｯｬｵｭ｢ｩ｡ｾ ItHousing for the Aged'l _{is of}

particular interest in BoC. since the lower mainland has more

people over the age of sixty-five than any other section of Canada. The Kiwanis Village at Victoria, BoCo is a good example of a

workable housing scheme for elderly peopleo

Further information on this SUbject can be obtained from the following ｳｯｵｲ｣･ｳｾ

National Organizations

Central Mortgage and Housing Corporationg

Montreal ｒｯ｡､ｾ

ottawa, Canada.

Canadian Welfare Council,

55 Parkdale Avenueg

Ottawa, Canada.

Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League, 465 Gilmour St.,

ｏｴｴ｡ｷ｡ｾ Canada.

Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 929 Bayview Ave.,

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-Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Housing Commission, Department of Provincial Secretary,

Halifax, NoSo

Committee on the Aged,

Welfare Council of Halifax, Halifax., N. S.

New Brunswick

Department of Industry and Development, Fredericton, N.B.

Quebec

Quebec Municipal Commission, Department 'of Municipal ａｦｦｾｩｲｳＬ

Quebec, PoQ.

Ontario

Homes for the Aged Branch, Department of Public Welfare,

Parliament Buildings,

Toronto,Onto

Ontario Ass'ociation on Ageing,

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Toronto, Onto

Committee on Services for Senior Citizens, Community Welfare Council,

Windsor, Onto Manitoba

Department of the Provincial Secretary, Winnipeg, Man.

Committee on Services for the Aged, Welfare Council of Greater Winnipeg,

460 Main St.,

Winnipeg, Man.

Saskatchewan

Department of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation,

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-Alberta

Department of Provincial Secretary, Edmonton, Alta"

British Columbia

Provincial Secretary's Department, Victoria, B",C",

Committee on Welfare of the Aged, Vancouver Community Chest,

Vancouver, BoC.o

Bibliography

Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Notes to assist those

interested in proceeding with housing accommodation for

elderly persons o May 1957. 5p.

Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Housing for the aged.

Sept0 1956. 6po

Fowke, Clifford o Caring for old people now can cut big outlays

later. Financial Post, 8 March 1958, p.18.

Georgian manor, Simcoe county home for the aged, Penetanguishene,

Ontario0 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Journal,

November 1957, po428-431o

Greenacres home for the aged, Municipality of Metropolitan

Toronto, Newmarket, Ontario. Royal Architectural Institute

of Canada, Journal, November 1957, po422-427.

Macassa lodge, Hamilton, Ontario. Royal Architectural Institute

of Canadao Journal, August 1957, p.3l2-3l3o

Morrison, Leslieo Low rental housing for Vancouver's aged.

Canadian Builder, August 1953, p.25.

Tarleton, SoA o How Windsor built homes for t he old. Financial

Post, 8 June 1957, po15.

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PREPARED BY EoV" Gibbons

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PREPARED FOR The CIB Committee on Flat Roof Construction. DATE June 1958

SUBJECT Built=up Roofing Practice in ｃ｡ｮ｡､｡ｾ

This note has been written to accompany copies of "A Special Report on Built=up Roofings" which are being sent out for the

information of CIB members studying Flat Roof Constructiono While

this special reportD prepared by the Northern California Chapter

of the Construction Specifications Institute, was intended for

building in California it is, in ｧ･ｮ･ｲ｡ｬｾ representative of current

practice in Canada in constructing built=up roofso There ｡ｲ･ｾ

however, instances which for various reasons require further inter=

pretation in view of Canadian conditionso

Roof Deck Insulation

In Canada more roof insulation is required than in California

where it is warmer. The usual practice in this country is to place

the insulation on the roof deck and under the roofing ｭ･ｭ｢ｲ｡ｮ･ｾ

It has been established that unless a ceiling is already suspended in place that it is more economical to place the insulation on the

deck. ｃｯｲｲ･ｳｰｯｮ､ｩｮｧｬｹｾ with many buildings there is no other

alternative than to follow this procedure. Vents for Roof Insulation

The use of "breathing" vents for roof insulation is

receiving increased attention in Canada. Two methods may be

used to overcome the tendency for built=up pressure within the porous insulation to form blisters or pin holes in either the

vapour barrier or roofing membrane e One method is to install a

number of ventilators from the insulation to the outside air. The other method provides side venting through perforated edge blocks beneath the flashing and through open vertical joints in

the masonrYe For more detailed information reference may be made

to the ｕｾｓｯａｯ publication "Desfgn of Insulated Buildings for

Various Climatesft

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-The insulation of roof decks with wood fibre insulation boards "las hpen lisea exterJsivPly 1'1 C.'1nada for a :Lumber of years. ::oards ':)f t'i:;'2 ｴｾｔＩ･Ｌ nQW comrrercially available, t1aVe -Deen provided

with grooved edges to oermit venting to parapet vent holes or to roof deck ventilators.

Felts

ravel surfaced, ｲ｡ｾ felt built-up roofing is by far the most cowmon in this country. Glass fibre mat or felt materials have become available recently but to date their use has been of an experimental nature and ｴｨ･ｲｾｯｲ･ limited. They have not been entirely free of diffic1llty and are more exoensive than the

con-ventional materials. Some cracking has been encountered over

joints of roof boards as well as application problems in the field in controlling the amount of asphalt coming through the mat.