It is important for us to think about why we are on this quest to build greener homes. Climate change is impacting our world. Climate change is closely linked to greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change is affecting all regions of the world in various ways. Species distribution, community dynamics, ecosystem processes, distribution of ecosystems, sea [...]

The British Columbia Institute of technology [BCIT] is home of the “Center for Architectural Ecology”. The Center studies green roof and living wall technology. On October 15, I had the opportunity to attend a green roof workshop at the center in Vancouver. The workshop was led by Jonathan Hays, the technology transfer coordinator for the [...]