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Cambridge Centre for Housing & Planning Research

 

Complete list of projects, with the most recent at the top.

Read more at: The role of hostels in ending homelessness: assessing what works?

The role of hostels in ending homelessness: assessing what works?

As the first stage in developing a robust evidence base about the relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of different models of hostel provision, our research aims to provide an analysis and typology of current hostel provision in England. Collecting data from existing hostels will alllow us...


Read more at: Housing characteristics and households' experiences with COVID-19 protocols in Ghana

Housing characteristics and households' experiences with COVID-19 protocols in Ghana

This research looks at how household composition and housing characteristics impact adherence to COVID-19 health and safety protocols in a developing country context. The research takes the Kumasi Metropolitan Area - Ghana’s second-largest metropolis - as a case study. A focus group discussion with...


Read more at: Modular homes for people experiencing homelessness

Modular homes for people experiencing homelessness

We are exploring the role that modular homes can play in housing people experiencing homelessness, focusing on an innovative Cambridge-based scheme.


Read more at: More about this project

More about this project

In the first scheme of its kind in England, six modular homes have been installed on a temporary site in Cambridge to house six local people experiencing homelessness. The project is a collaboration between social enterprises Allia and New Meaning , and Jimmy’s Cambridge , a charity which provides...


Read more at: Construction Innovation Hub

Construction Innovation Hub

Dr Gemma Burgess, Director of CCHPR, is a Co-Investigator on the £72m Construction Innovation Hub, a partnership between the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), the Building Research Establishment (BRE), and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).