Essential service workers + housing: The ‘where’ is very important.
Please enjoy the latest piece written by Paul Dowsett that addresses the current lack of affordable and accessible housing available to our service workers.
Dianne Saxe and Paul Dowsett chat about plant-based homes.
On the latest Green Economy Heroes Podcast, Dianne Saxe and architect Paul Dowsett discuss his passion for better living in plant-based, energy-efficient homes.
Why old-growth trees are crucial to fighting climate change
“Nature is already sequestering a lot of carbon for us. It could soak up a lot more—if we help.”
Toronto must be 'brave' and enact bold new zoning laws to confront housing crisis.
Toronto is considering zoning changes to allow a wider variety of buildings, including townhouses, in more areas of the city. (Katherine Holland/CBC)
Postcards from March 2020: Where do we go from here? And how do we get there?
March 2020 will go down in the history books – the month that the world changed.
The consequences of spray foam
According to recent NASA reports, global carbon dioxide has reached the highest concentration in over 650,000 years.
First-ever compendium of indigenous technologies provides a powerful toolkit for climate-resilient design
The design field is at an inflection point. It must challenge its repertoire, rethink technology, and begin to see biodiversity as a building block of urban environments.
5 green building trends for 2020
“We asked 30 green building leaders an updated version of a question posed to a smaller group one year earlier: What notable trends do you see emerging in commercial green building in 2020?”
Buildings are bad for the climate. Here’s what we can do about it.
“Besides the traffic and the weather, we Seattleites love to talk about all the construction going on in our city.”
4 ways to reduce your carbon footprint without leaving the sofa
Anyone else out there feeling climate change fatigue? It seems like every day there’s a new thing we need to buy, service we need to subscribe to, or appliance we need to update in order to be more eco-friendly.
What is a pollinator garden?
Manicured lawns are deserts for pollinators. What can be a small flower patch can be a valuable habitat for pollinators like hummingbirds, bees and butterflies.
Three Canadian Cities Commit to Net-Zero Buildings
Three Canadian mayors, alongside 16 mayors from around the world, representing 130 million urban citizens, have committed to significantly cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their cities by ensuring new buildings operate at net-zero carbon by 2030.
Energy efficiency leads to job and GDP growth in Canada, new research shows
Sometimes complex issues require surprisingly simple solutions. When it comes to tackling climate change, burning fewer fossil fuels through more energy efficient buildings is one straightforward way to rein in carbon emissions.