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Extreme and prolonged indoor heat in Vancouver’s Single Room Occupancy hotels
Doebeli, Anna Gabriela; Arefin, Mohammed Rafi; Markle, Tristan; Pedersen, Wendy
2025
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SRO hotel residents in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and Downtown Core are at high risk of suffering heat-related illness and death in their homes, and are living on the frontlines of the intersecting climate and housing crises. Throughout the summer of 2024, from June 1–September 16, tenants in 14 SROs (around 850 units in total) recorded the temperatures in their buildings with support from the SRO Collaborative and funded by the City of Vancouver and BC Ministry of Housing. We propose both short term and long term policy solutions and partnerships.