Mar 21, 2012
For the first few years of my life, I lived in a brick house and as far as I was concerned, all houses were made of brick. When I was six years old, our family moved to a wooden-frame house and I discovered that houses could also be made from wood. Eventually we settled into a modern concrete house, and I slowly began to understand that a house is defined by its function, not how it’s built. However if I suggested that a house could be made out of paper, or a car could be... read more
Aug 31, 2011
Modern societies are addicted to speed. A hurry virus has taken over our lives. Time pressure is now a serious health issue, linked with stress, depression, lack of physical activity and obesity. We eat fast food to save time, yet still don’t have enough time for regular exercise. A... read more
Mar 9, 2011
On Valentine’s Day, Carbon Talks held its fourth Brown Bag Dialogue. In recognition of the one year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, we asked Ann Duffy, the Sustainability spokesperson for VANOC and Christopher Hakes of Offsetters to take us through the carbon management plan for the Olympics. The 2010 Olympics was a massive enterprise, exceeding previous games in terms of spectators, participants and Facebook/Twitter followers. Creating a green,... read more
Jan 19, 2011
With buildings accounting for approximately one-third of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada, primarily through end-user energy use (such as people using heat to warm their homes or offices), it makes sound ecological and economic sense to implement a more sustainable building stock.... read more