Green Garments

It can be daunting as a consumer to go shopping in search of healthy and sustainable clothing when there are so many different options made from so many different materials. Environmental, social and health impacts are all factors in the textile industry and it is important to understand what you are buying. Read More »

Saving Energy by Elevators?

Which lights do you prefer? Vote!

It seems our building landlord, Bentall, has undertaken a pilot program to use 20 times less energy in the elevators. How might you ask? Read More »

APEGBC Seminar on Exergy: Does Quality of Energy Matter in Achieving Net-Zero

APEGBC
June 11, 2009
All day

Learn the fundamentals of low-exergy building design and explore a realistic path toward adopting it in your projects. Read More »

Velibe! The Shared Bike System in Paris - it Works!


I ran across an interesting City initiative to alleviate the automobile’s stronghold on transportation, reduce traffic and pollution and raise healthiness and happiness! The name comes from the combination of ‘Velo’ which means bike and ‘Libre’ which means freedom - BIKE FREEDOM. Read More »

o-vert wins web design award!

Omicron is excited to announce that its sustainability-focused blog, o-vert.com, was recognized at the recent New Media BC PopVox Awards ceremony.

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