More and Better Housing Showcase Launch

Discovery Centre, Halifax / November 23 & 24, 2026

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Atlantic Canada is at once under tremendous pressure, and showing limitless promise.

As one of the hot spots of our national challenges and ambitions for housing and climate, we have to get it right.

Join us for a two-day, in-person event to discuss national trends, address regional challenges and explore ways for policy, industry and regulation to align for more and better housing in Atlantic Canada.

Full program below.

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Featured speakers

  • Mike Moffatt

    Founding Director

    Missing Middle Initiative

  • Curtis Whiley

    Founder & CEO

    Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust

  • Michelle German

    Executive Director

    Canadian Industrialized Construction Coalition

  • Uytae Lee

    Founder and Host

    About Here

  • Don Iveson

    Principal, Civic Good

  • Conrad Speckert

    Building Code Specialist, Semibold Solutions

  • Naryn Davar-Timbre

    CEO, Director of Business Development

    Passive Designs Solutions

  • Leith R. Moore

    President

    Waverley

SCHEDULE / DAY 1

  • What is more and better housing, anyway? Mission statement and introduction by Adam Mongrain, ED.

  • Ambitions and targets for the Atlantic: taking stock of challenges, opportunities, and priorities for housing and climate

  • Scaling Modern Methods of Construction: intermediary steps and the promise of standardization

  • Catering on site

  • New video premiere:
    Multiplex financing and construction

    Q&A with Uytae Lee (About Here) and Mike Moffatt (Missing Middle Initiative)

  • DASH Configurator demo

    Q&A with Thor Jensen, Open Housing Canada and Curtis Whiley, Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust

  • Breakout sessions to document challenges and opportunities in financing, regulation, industry and policy.

SCHEDULE / DAY 2

  • Public launch of the More and Better Housing Showcase, a flagship initiative to document exemplary projects in matters of affordability, resilience and ecology.

  • Discussions and considerations for code reform in the Atlantic, in collaboration with local builders and national code experts.

    With Conrad Speckert, independant code expert and Lorrie Rand, Habit Studio

  • Addressing hurdles and discussing successes with local builders in matters of financing, labour, regulation and market conditions.

  • A recap of the workshops from day 1 and observations about the next steps for more and better housing in the Atlantic region.