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Jun. 17, 2015 / Gordon Price

Paradise Cost: Density and the Eden Complex

PT: Paul Luke covered the issue of our times in a weekend feature in The Province: “The great density debate:…
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Jun. 16, 2015 / Gordon Price

Metro Dialogue: Waste Prevention and Reduction – Jun 26

For the waste sector worldwide, cooperation and collaboration by multiple stakeholders – local, regional and provincial governments, the private sector,…
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May. 07, 2015 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: Coal Ports, Stranded Assets and the Massey Bridge

First item that came in is from Voters Taking Action on Climate Change: Fraser Surrey Docks (FSD) announced Monday it…
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May. 06, 2015 / Gordon Price

Emergency Management in the Region Wed May 20 – Richmond, Executive Airport Plaza Hotel Wed May 27 – Vancouver, BCIT…
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Apr. 29, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Scot: Green walls in San Francisco

Scot finds fiscus: Ficus vines add a new layer and dimension to these simple structures breaking up building mass and…
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Apr. 29, 2015 / Gordon Price

Video: Günter Lang on passive housing design

Günter Lang of Lang Consulting and Passive House Austria is an experienced researcher and leader in the field of Passive…
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Apr. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

Panel on the ‘Circular Economy’ – Innovations from Canada and the Netherlands

  . Replacing today’s take-make-dispose economy with one that is restorative by design, the circular economy is gaining significant traction…
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Apr. 16, 2015 / Gordon Price

Panel: “Do Canada’s Environmental LAws have the stones?” – Apr 23

. To reserve your free ticket, register here.…
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Apr. 08, 2015 / Gordon Price

Metro Vancouver Sustainability Breakfast – Apr 15: Organics Management

On-site Organics Management for Businesses and Institutions Wednesday, April 15, 2015 BCIT downtown campus, 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver 7:30 –…
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Mar. 17, 2015 / Gordon Price

Sustainability Breakfast: “Cycling in Cities” – Mar 26

. Bicycling routes and infrastructure are important elements that contribute to the livability of our region. How do we plan…
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Feb. 25, 2015 / Gordon Price

Panel: Regional Resilience in the Pacific Northwest – Feb 27

Jason Biermann, who co-managed the Oso landslide (what has become to be known as “the smallest biggest disaster”) is one…
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Feb. 24, 2015 / Gordon Price

Panel: Low Carbon Economy – Feb 26

Building a Low Carbon Economy – the Role of Investors . This public event features Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the…
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Feb. 13, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Guess the City

This US City First to Run 100 Percent on Sustainable Energy . It looks like this: . Which city? Find…
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Feb. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

Washington suburbs and Stuttgart cow pastures: A comparison

Kay Teschke thinks this is analogous to the choice we have in the referendum: Suburbs or Stuttgart. From CityLab: .…

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