Gone are the days of designated smoking sections and rooms. UBC is making it clear that smokers are unwelcome. They’ve been relegated to a smoking […] Read More
Category: sustainability
It was world water day yesterday. The City of Vancouver featured ways for you to conserve water and care for local watersheds in their Greenest […] Read More
I discovered this downtown park last week with a couple of my university colleagues. Our department research day will take place at the beautiful Scotiabank […] Read More
This picture of a Water Bear or Tardigrade (Paramacrobiotus craterlaki) has been floating around Facebook this week. Who knew that an invertebrate could be so […] Read More
This beautiful memorial wall was created by stone sculptor Kerry Landman to commemorate his wife. He used local materials, limestone for the main wall structure […] Read More
I bought seeds this week. On the weekend I’ll be heading to my community garden to get my plot prepped. Here’s my to do list: […] Read More
I got a shock the other day when I walked by my old stomping grounds at 2150 Maple Street, the site of the compost garden […] Read More
Since 2008, UBC has committed to LEED Gold for all of its buildings. The Life Sciences Centre (2005), the Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab (2008), and […] Read More
I signed up for a cool carpooling initiative this week. It’s called go2gether. The SFU Centre for Sustainable Community Development partnered with them so that […] Read More
As I sat waiting for the bus today at the Cornwall/Balsam street stop, I saw several vehicles run the red light. This is the very […] Read More