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Study trip reports

CIH South East study trip to Chicago, March 2008

A report on our CIH South East study trip to Chicago, Illinois, from 8-13 March 2008. The purpose of the trip was to explore the city's regeneration, the infrastructure of affordable housing for different tenures, funding mechanisms and the credit crisis.
Download the Chicago study trip report (pdf - 576kb)

Mission to Montréal, May 2007

In early May 2007, Chris Moquet and I led a party of 26 to Montréal, Canada. The trip was hosted by the Société d´habitation du Québec (SHQ) who laid on an excellent mix of lectures, study visits and a reception with timber frame manufacturers. [more]

CIH South East study trip to Barcelona, October 2006

From 11 to 15 October 2006, 21 hardy souls embarked on a pilgrimage to the architectural Mecca that is Barcelona - in search of the Holy Grail of housing development - "the architectural orgasm". [more]

Report on the CIH South East study visit to Chicago, March 2006

English cities are in many respects more constrained than American cities like Chicago as many of the levers for increased competitiveness are not held by city leaders but by national departments. Download the full report (pdf - 444kb

CIH South East study tour of Rotterdam, October 2005

The idea of three days in Rotterdam looking at the diverse developments and regeneration activity created a real sense of anticipation and excitement for many of the travellers. [more]

Canadian Housing & Renewal Association (CHRA) Visit, April 2005

Canada is a vast country. The Federal (national) government pulled out of housing programmes in the 1990s and left it to the 13 provinces and municipalities to manage a social housing programme. [more]

Canadian Housing & Renewal Association (CHRA) Visit, April 2004

Early on Saturday morning, 27 March 2004, Alistair Queen and I met at Heathrow to catch our plane to Vancouver for the annual congress of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA). [more]

Canada Study Trip, October 2003

In October 2003, 25 delegates joined the CIH study visit to Canada. The group included a cross section of housing professionals working in the field of providing affordable housing.[more]

Canadian Housing & Renewal Association (CHRA) Visit, April 2003

Alistair Queen and I felt privileged to have had the opportunity to attend the Canadian Housing & Renewal Association's 35th annual Congress on behalf of the CIH. [more]

Copenhagen and Malmo Study Visit, September 2002

In September 2002, I joined 28 housing delegates on a study trip to Copenhagen and Malmo organised by the South East Region of the Chartered Institute of Housing. [more]