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What is the San Juan Community Home Trust
The Home Trust is a non-profit organization whose members care about the future of San Juan Island and are committed to community preservation through forever affordable homes. 

Katrina Homes

In 2005, many homes and communities along America's Gulf Coast were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and the floods that followed. Architects responded to the crisis by designing low-cost emergency shelters. The Katrina Cottage was a highly popular solution because its simple, traditional design suggested the architecture of a cozy turn-of-the-century house.

LEED Definition

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an ecology-oriented building certification program run under the auspices of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED concentrates its efforts on improving performance across five key areas of environmental and human health: energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, materials selection, sustainable site development, and water savings.

Lil' Lodge

A LiL' Lodge is a Recreational Park Model RV, constructed from the finest materials and designed as a well appointed lodge or log cabin. The following definition comes from the Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association: Park Model Homes are recreational vehicles primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreation, camping or seasonal use. They are built on a single chassis, mounted on wheels and have a gross trailer area not exceeding 400 square feet in the set-up mode.

Living in a Housing Co-op

Being a co-op member means having control over your housing. It also means you have a responsibility to make sure that your co-op is a well-managed and pleasant place to live.

Mansons Landing Community Design Charrette Results

On Sept 30 to October 2nd 20 local residents, resource experts and facilitators for the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona, Smart Growth BC and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp, local RCMP and Aquarian Systems joined together in an intensive planning session to generate ideas for the short and long term growth of Cortes' key service area.