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.
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.
Why the American Dream of owning a big home is way overrated, in one chart
From 1978 through 2015, the median size of the single-family home increased every year until it peaked at 2,467 square feet, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Then, in 2016, that number began to shrink, albeit ever so slightly.
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.