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The Great Sustainability Photo Challenge

We hear the words “sustainability”, “green” and “LEED” every day, but have you ever wondered what these words mean to the people who use them? The Great Sustainability Photo Challenge aimed to address what sustainability means to individuals through the use of imagery. Staff members were encouraged to produce a creative photo montage to describe what sustainability means to Read More »

1 Comments August 11, 2009 by Bev o·vert Initiatives

The Green Bathroom (and we’re not talking mould)

  A bathroom is intended to be a space for cleansing, and relaxing; a room important to your overall health and well being. Why is it then that we use this room as a place to douse ourselves daily with over ten different chemical filled products (on average) and then proceed to swathe the rest of the Read More »

0 Comments August 6, 2009 by Tiina Green Tips

Eco-Station: The Art of Recycling

Take a moment to enjoy these beautiful monster scenes that this artist created using a combination of photography and everyday recycled materials. Click here Read More »

0 Comments July 22, 2009 by Denise Resources

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? Very simple, by changing elevator #8 (back right-hand elevator) from standard incandescent filament light bulbs (6 bulbs at 60W each) to LED light bulbs (6 bulbs Read More »

1 Comments June 4, 2009 by Ben Green Practice