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I should yap about housing more on here

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Juust thinking about this more. With windows it also means if you have 2 buildings beside each other you can reach across the way and high five your neighbour which is either a bonus or a downfall 😂

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But also if you don't have windows on the side of the building it means you can build buildings right beside each other which can result in more land being used. Alternatively, if you keep the windows you have to keep a small gap between buildings on the side in order to keep that space

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Personally I think small square windows for life and air flow sounds great

Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I might be wrong but I think they are disagreeing on whether we should have windows on the side of the building that offer viewpoints in the neighbouring property If you just remove the windows on the side of the building then you have the google earth pictures above cc @davidwelton.bsky.social

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Have you shared that somewhere? I'd love to see the floorplan

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Have you mocked up/designed any of these single stair buildings with 1 unit per floor and 3 or 4 bedrooms? I often have people asking me to to find floorplans for single stair buildings that are great for people who want a lot more space in a condo Love seeing these mockups every time btw :)

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

open.substack.com/pub/joeczepi...

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Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 02/04/2026

“Four/Five” accessible flats - with bay window Juliette balconies. We’ve been exploring a few different ways to bring some familiar elements to a new building type (while remaining honest about what is needed in the form and envelope of a contemporary low carbon building).

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I made a coffee table! My most challenging woodworking project yet

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I've chatted with Peter a few times and he always impresses me with his willingness and energy to teach and answer any questions I have about housing, urbanism, transportation, etc or anything really. I can imagine him creating some really great change on Vancouver city council

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Victoria, BC really has some great cycling infra

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

me finally owning a home in a walkable neighborhood when im too old to walk

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

+ connect them to austin ave in a friendly non car centric way

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Vancouver golf club next? haha jk, unless? seems to me that the lougheed area isn't actually all that nice to live/walk in with so many major roads going through it. Selfishly (in burquitlam), some more ammenities northeast of lougheed could help turn the 2 neighbourhoods into a really cool area

Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Ooo Happy Cities is hiring! happycities.com/careers?utm_...

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Careers — Happy Cities

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I assume by no rezoning you mean everything is already upzoned to allow this right? So no rezoning applications

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Right, makes sense. I was just confused what Mike's comment was in regard to. I think I read it as sarcasm but it wasn't haha

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Just to make sure I'm following your point. Double loaded corridor so you only have options for windows on 1 or 2 sides. But with SES you could have a smaller lot, windows on both sides of the build and no or fewer windows facing the building beside you?

Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Oh I didn't know there were square footage caps per floor with single stair, interesting. Ahh yeah, I hadn't considered how expensive the elevators would be

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Are these longer buildings still single stair? I kind of assumed that 2 smaller buildings taking up the same amount of space would be a better use of space. Less hallways, more flexability with floorplans, etc.

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

If you're on insta I'd love some support on a couple of accounts I run One is me yapping about wellness, existentalism, purpose, etc for Cronicle: www.instagram.com/cronicle.me/ and the other is me making things, mostly woodworking: www.instagram.com/joemakingthi...

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I've never thought about it this way but that makes a lot of sense. I often find the more I think about how to be successful the less successful I am as well. Just gotta keep my head down and keep pushing!

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Are there any online developer/entrepreneur/freelance communities you are apart of that you love? And do they want another member?

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Don't look at the taped together cord grip. It doesn't look like that anymore

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I built a lamp Sapelle wood. Built a template out of 1/4" ply and then used a router trim bit to get the curved arm. Bought the lampshade at value village for $5. Blew my breaker because I was silly then learned some more and did a much better job of wiring up the socket.

Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

My favourite genre of facebook post is math problems with a bunch of people arguing about the answer in the comments

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Our CleanBC review shows that transit expansion delivers maximum benefits while drastically cutting transportation emissions. Demand action now: Complete the official CleanBC survey by August 1st (4 PM) to push for transit as a climate priority. Survey: engage.gov.bc.ca/gov...

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

My friend has been practicing her caricature drawings. $20 and you can get one too! www.instagram.com/imakeitsilly...

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Ravi Kahlon @ravikahlon.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

If prioritized homes for people like we prioritize homes for cars we would be much further along in dealing with this housing crisis.

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Ahh I totally misread that. Still very cool, looks like Yaak is doing pretty well

Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This is cool. I saw your post about making the dashboard available. Would you be making the dashboard available and the user would be responsible for supplying the correct data format?

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I've just finished my plywood shelves and now I'm diving deep into all the other things I could make and materials I could use. What if I used danish cord? or rattan? What if I made custom wooden lamps? I should add magnets to my work. Wish me luck

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Joe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I made a workbench recenty and I messed up a lot but I love it open.substack.com/pub/joeczepi...

Preview of a blog post about building a shelving unit

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An existential life calendar

This line of thought aligns well with this app I'm building for tracking and visualizing your life week by week I've been using it for over a year now and I've finally decided to focus on making it live for everyone else cronicle.me

cronicle.me

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Life's a river and I'm glad I'm on it. Thanks for the great read @neuranne.bsky.social! I felt seen throughout

Beyond that I've even started exploring entire other hobbies or pursuits. I ask myself questions like what if I wanted to become an urban planner or a city councillor or a woodworker building custom plywood furniture for small apartments And these things don't feel totally out of reach.

But as I entered my career I found I was a decent software engineer but a generalist (full stack or whatever you want to call it). I worked really well with clients, and I loved product planning and ensuring that what we were building was worth it.