Cassa

Cassa is a mobile app that helps residents stay up-to-date with notices and news in their building and to complete operational tasks as well as connect with their fellow neighbours.

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Inspiration

45% of Vancouver's population live in residential high-rise buildings (a residential building = 5 stories or higher). Most of these buildings still use paper notices to communicate to residents, but what if you never pass by the lobby to read them? Or what if you don't have time to stand there to read the fine print of each poster? We aim to tackle that problem along with common problems residents face.

What it does

The mobile app allows residents to receive news in real-time and to make maintenance and room requests quickly and efficiently, without the troublesome back and forth communication that is normally found. Residents are also able to build community engagement through the ability to post to connect or share materials with their neighbours.

How I built it

We used Firebase for authentication, CockroachDB for database, React for frontend, and Node.js for backend.

Challenges I ran into

Working remotely created more friction than initially thought and different timezones created some challenges for our team.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Building an app in 24 hours, pushing ourselves mentally and physically.

What I learned

Project management and how to work efficiently remotely.

What's next for Cassa

Build out the app on the building manager side of things and include more features such as statuses of laundry machines and parking spaces.

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