The Orison battery systems simple to install, can be daisy-chained, on preorder now
Orison is a new home charging battery on the horizon which installs in your home in a few seconds; all you have to do is plug it in. Seems pretty simple! They offer either a panel version or a floor tower that doubles as a bluetooth speak and has an LED light. These...Should cities ban materials such as single use plastic bags and water bottles?
To ban or not to ban, that is the question…. In the case of Montreal, it has decided to place a ban on single-use plastic bags starting in 2018 which I disagree with and you can read why in this post. Now, it is considering banning single-use plastic water...
Measuring Light Intensity with watts or lumens — watts the difference? (sorry)
I’ve been meaning to write this post for awhile as the lighting industry is changing over to lumens from watts to measure light intensity. So, the next time you have to go buy an (LED) light bulb, you will be able to use your newfound knowledge to buy with...
Does Lego really need to spend $150 million on building a better block?
Lego is one of my all-time favourite toys. As a kid, I loved building and creating, and the blocks brought out the inner architect in me. As a parent, I was thrilled that my kids loved Lego, so I could buy as much as my budget would allow for them to play with, of...
Buy Me Once – A website dedicated to selling you goods that truly last
What a great idea — buying products once so you don’t have to ever replace them — or at least, you don’t have to replace them very often. It’s a concept our grandparents would be familiar with, but I’m not even sure most of our parents would fall into this category...
Two Awesome Websites to Determine Your Roof’s Potential – Coming to a US City Near You
Mapdwell Just saw this neat new website on Greenbuilder Media that looks at the solar potential for solar panels in certain US cities. Developed by the brains at MIT, it will give you a pretty good idea of whether or not your home is solar ready. However, as the...
The Pros and Cons of Leasing Appliances
Our house hates cold weather, so last February in the thick of the coldest month ever recorded, we experienced so many things breaking, it was enough to threaten to send me to the looney bin — and/or the poor house. Among the many things that broke down...
Endeavour Centre’s workshop schedule for 2016
In the wake of record-breaking warming temperatures, you might be wondering what you can do to lighten your carbon footprint. Besides curbing your air travel and becoming a vegetarian, you can looking at tightening your residence’s building envelope, or...Recycled Crayons and a new way of doing business
I am always looking for real-life applications of the circular economy. If you’re not familiar with the term, while it’s been around for awhile (and put into practice more than you might recognize), it’s still not widely known outside of...Green Building is Dead….Long Live Green Building!!
I’ve noticed that there has been a significant transition in the green building industry, especially with respect to residential building. A few of my favourite green building haunts have reinvented themselves over the past few years. Most of them started out...
The benefits of rainscreens
The benefits of rainscreens extend beyond building in rainy climates. Their purpose is to keep precipitation away from building envelopes to keep them dry.
Should Cities Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags?
As Montreal debates whether or not it should ban plastic bags, it’s an opportunity for me to express my opinion on the subject, yet again. Toronto began charging a 5¢ fee for all plastic bags in mid-2009. A few years later that ever-forward-thinking mayor, Rob...
Ecoraster Storm water solutions products
Cities are grappling with storm water run-off more than ever as storms become more violent and development increases leaving less permeable land. In heavy rains, sewers sometimes aren’t able to handle the downpour that might happen (think Toronto in July, 2013,...
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