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April 2016
Sheena at Canadore College: on the Future of Sustainable Design & Carpentry
Yesterday Sheena Sharp, a principal at Coolearth, spoke to students at Canadore College’s pre-Carpentry class about how the trade will be changing in the coming decades to meet the challenge of sustainable design. The “typical” CMHC house construction techniques are being replaced or improved to include more considerations of energy efficiency. Some of these changes […]
Read moreOn Toronto’s Water – A Guest Post by Toni Skokovic
Toronto’s lakeshore and ravines hide endless possibilities for recreation and enjoyment of nature’s beauty. Ancient waterways and trading routes, Toronto’s waters are now a stage to an ever evolving landscape, shifting under and shaping the cycles of urban development and conservation efforts. In this process, we are left with landscapes, grand and intimate, in the […]
Read moreAnnual Ontario Natural Building Conference 2016
On Saturday, amidst the old-growth forests around Camp Kawartha, we attended the Annual Ontario Natural Building Conference. There were many interesting speakers and presentations on natural building techniques and methodologies. The event was held in a straw-bale structure that is part of the camp. Below are some notes from the conference: Opening remarks by […]
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