Canadians often associate global warming with cars and coal, but most don’t realize that about 30 per cent of our greenhouse gases are emitted in the heating and cooling of buildings.
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The GRAND HOUSE STUDENT CO-OPERATIVE is an incorporated, non-profit, housing co-op, with the goal of demonstrating sensitive aesthetic and environmental … Continue reading Buy-A-Bale Fundraising Campaign
Sustainable Landscape Construction re-evaluates the assumption that all built landscapes are environmentally sound, and offers practical, professional alternatives for more sustainable landscape construction, design, an d maintenance. Packed with clear concepts and never-before-compiled resources on “green” landscape work, the book is an inspiring overview of important practices and concerns.
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In these pages you’ll find descriptions and manufacturer contact information for more than 1,400 environmentally preferable products and materials from ag-fiber panels to zero-VOC paints. All phases of residential construction, from sitework to flooring to renewable energy, are covered.
Industrial ecology is a new way of looking at economic and environmental interactions. This is the first textbook available to those interested in learning how to put into practice the idea of performing industrial activities while keeping environmental consequences in check.
Conservation in the Internet Age offers an innovative, cross-disciplinary perspective on critical changes on the land and in the field of conservation. The book: provides a general overview of the impact of new technologies and networks; explores the potentially disruptive impacts of the new networks on open space and biodiversity; presents case studies of innovative ways that conservation organizations are using the new networks to pursue their missions; considers how rapid change in the Internet Age offers the potential for landmark conservation initiatives.
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This book focuses on recent technological issues commercially available or in various stages of implementation.
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From straw bale and cob to recycled concrete and salvaged materials, this anthology of articles from leaders in the field focuses on both the practical and the esthetic concerns of ecological building designs and techniques. Above all, this empowering guide demonstrates that anyone can design and build a home from natural materials that is beautiful, low-cost, and environmentally-sensible.
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Ontario cyclists can call on some motorized help to tackle tough hills now that the province has lifted a ban … Continue reading Electric bikes hit the road in Ontario
Hugh Garner Housing Co-operative, in partnership with the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto Charitable Fund (CHFT), is working towards replacing … Continue reading Green Roof
THE latest development in hybrid buses was unveiled in Winnipeg yesterday — an ultra-efficient model that runs on hydrogen and … Continue reading Hybrid bus first of its kind
Generator of color schemes and palettes to create good-looking and well balanced and harmonic web pages. This is the new … Continue reading Color Scheme Generator 2
