published September 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Designing a space to serve multiple functions can be a challenge. British Columbia design studio Public had to learn about a whole new range of uses for Xthum, at Kwantlen Polytechnic University , where the Kwantlen, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen and Katzie Nations needed a space for celebrating, feasting, storytelling, counselling, advising, studying, and relaxing. How do you fit that all ...
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published June 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Lanefab It takes guts to make change happen, and some cities have them, others don't. In Vancouver, they changed the regulations to permit housing in back lanes, calling it EcoDensity; it is a carefully crafted bit of legislation that protects views and privacy but gets rid of the NIMBY factor that has paralyzed this kind of thing elsewhere. ( ...
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published May 27, 2010 and has No Comments
All image credits: Gillean Proctor Wood Design and Building shows us a house for booklovers on a remote island in the Juan de Fuca Strait off the coast of British Columbia, designed by Helliwell + Smith, AKA Blue Sky Architecture. It is completely off-grid but on the north side of the island, setting up "a dichotomy between ocean views ...
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published January 12, 2010 and has No Comments
Interior Design writes about wood harvested after a pine beetle infestation, with its distinctive blue striping that comes from a fungus that accompanies the beetle. Designer Drew Witmer likes the stuff, and used it in the design of Jiberish, a store in Denver: "The final product," he notes, "is a fixture that is not only beautiful but also very ...
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published July 10, 2009 and has No Comments
images via Houseplans.com It is exciting to see Passive House design come to North America; it makes so much sense to design a house so that it doesn't need a lot of technology to keep warm or cool, just careful design and siting, lots of insulation and sealing, and good ventilation. It works really well in temperate climates like ...
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published July 10, 2009 and has No Comments
images via Houseplans.com It is exciting to see Passive House design come to North America; it makes so much sense to design a house so that it doesn't need a lot of technology to keep warm or cool, just careful design and siting, lots of insulation and sealing, and good ventilation. It works really well in temperate climates like ...
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published May 22, 2009 and has No Comments
Western Canada Wilderness Committee In my recent post about green issue in British Columbia I briefly mentioned the campaign organized by the Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) to push the provincial government to develop endangered species legislation. Read on to find out more about WCWC's campaign for BC's endangered species. ...
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Why Doesn't British Columbia Protect ...
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published May 5, 2009 and has No Comments
BC Relief Map via Wikimedia Commons British Columbia (BC) is a fabulous place to live. The province's largest city, Vancouver, is consistently rated as one of the most livable cities in the world, and a visit to the fertile Fraser Valley and Gulf Islands will quickly demonstrate why the 100 Mile Diet germinated here. North and east beyond the ...
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published April 17, 2009 and has No Comments
NDP Leader Carole James It's election time in British Columbia. Traditionally the NDP has been the party with the strongest environmental platform, although across the country they have been losing the environmentalist vote in droves. In Ontario we recently declared a Liberal leader the best regional politician in North America, and now in British Columbia, the usually right-wing Liberals ...
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