Daniel Marks is the founder of the North Vancouver-based woodworking studio, Omba. In this Q&A he talks about his approach to building furniture that lasts and offers some advice for people shopping around for sustainable furniture. 1. Can you tell […]
George Boutsalis is a lifetime cleaning enthusiast and the president of Impact Cleaning Services, which has been in business in Toronto for 70 years. In this Q&A, George shares how he became passionate about green cleaning and goes into detail
Julie Ambachtsheer is a Toronto-based real estate agent with a background in sustainable investment management. In this Q&A she talks about the benefits of buying a green home as well as offering advice to both buyers and sellers of green
The majority of the energy used by buildings is wasted, resulting in increased energy costs and air pollution. Among C40 cities, this translates to between 50 percent and 75 percent of citywide carbon emissions. Therefore, due to the sheer amount of energy consumed by buildings, urban decision-makers
What does your business do? We are a custom eco-friendly manufacturer of various products ranging from interior flex-trim mouldings to floor cleaning products. How long have you been in operation? We have been in operation for approximately two and a
As the Asia representative for the UNESCO Earthen Architecture program, the Auroville Earth Institute in South India is a great source for people wanting to learn earthen construction. In addition to building, they conduct research and development, operate training programs
“I believe in the 3/4-baked philosophy. People chase perfection—trying to ‘fully bake’ their ideas before they share them with the world. Too many people end up never sharing their ideas, songs, dreams, novels, and inventions. The 3/4-baked philosophy is about
Corbett Lunsford has performed hundreds of comprehensive home performance assessments as technical director of Green Dream Group and has also written Home Performance Diagnostics: the Guide to Advanced Testing. In this Q&A he answers some common questions about home performance
Earth. The abundant resource is locally accessible almost everywhere on Earth. The ease of transportation alone makes it a fine green building material, but its benefits are much more than just that. It’s non-toxic, has a high thermal mass, low
Space heating accounts for 29 percent of personal greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, second only to passenger road transportation. Other northern countries also face the space heating challenge when trying to attain environmental sustainability. Doug McClenahan of Natural Resources Canada,
