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08/08/2024

https://www.ted.com/talks/ramez_naam_a_faster_way_to_get_to_a_clean_energy_future?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

The cost of renewables is cheaper and will continue to get cheaper than fossil fuels. Have we reached peak oil? For the sake of my grand kids I believe we have.

When it comes to cost, clean energy is bound to beat out fossil fuels, says technologist Ramez Naam. But the hesitancy to build amid the prevalence of "not in my backyard" campaigns is preventing the creation of our sustainable future. Naam outlines the changes we need to make to get out of our own....

02/25/2016

It may lead to as many as 20,000 passive houses being built over the next five years.

11/26/2015

The state of the Central Okanagan’s rental market has increased from severe to critical in just a few short months.

08/20/2015

Strangely excited about this rolling out all over the world.

These are the sort of small innovations that will help solar catch on.

08/14/2015

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08/06/2015

Coming up Oct 1-2 in Vancouver.

NAPHN15 brings together a global community of architects, designers, builders, suppliers, government officials and policy analysts to experience a world-class program of Passive House presentations and workshops, plus networking opportunities, social events and more in the City of Glass on the Pacif…

08/06/2015

We are impressed by the statement
"Every man should know how to repair their own furniture."
even more impressed with this simple guide. Enjoy

How to repair your own furniture: the basic tools to have, the joints to know, and the instructions to get things fixed up right.

08/04/2015

Net zero for the masses.

Builders in four provinces independently search for the best route to affordable net-zero construction and come up with surprisingly similar answers

04/22/2015

What may possibly replace concrete.

Cement has been called the foundation of modern civilization, the stuff of highways, bridges, sidewalks and buildings of all sizes. But its production comes with a huge carbon footprint. Environmental chemist David Stone was seeking a way to keep iron from rusting when he stumbled upon a possible su…

03/22/2015

Pro-snowboarder, Mike Basich, tours his self-built 225 square foot home in the middle of his 40 acre snow covered property near Truckee, CA - and shows how b...

03/17/2015

http://www.treehugger.com/bathroom-design/history-and-design-of-the-bathroom-part-6-learning-from-the-japanese.html

03/17/2015