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Introducing Ecocentric Design’s new logo… The turtle is a creature living on land and in water, in harmony with it’s environment. The turtle carries her house on her back, ready to retreat when there is a threat. The turtle is an … Continue reading →

Head on over to Whole Earth Summit to listen to some inspiring visionaries! Replays are available at http://wholeearthsummit.org/replay/

Learn about Passive House in 90 seconds with this neat video by the people at http://pinwheelbuilds.com/

A recent conversation with a fellow dog owner the beach, on one of my morning walks with our puppy Shagga, prompted me to re-post the following ‘Designer’s Open Letter to His Future Clients‘, written by my friend and fellow Kaslovian, Blair … Continue reading →

This week the roofers started installation of the metal roofing. Standing seam metal roofing Steel fascia The mechanical installers started with the heating system. The electric forced air system will be combined with an HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilator) and an … Continue reading →

All the doors and windows (manufactured by Innotech) are installed now and the garage slab is poured. Only the garage door needs to be installed and the house will be ‘locked up’! Interior framing is almost finished, too. Minutes after … Continue reading →

Vancouver architect Michael Green proposes to build skyscrapers with engineered wood for the structure, floors and walls. Engineered wood enables the use of low grade wood species like 2nd growth forests and beetle killed pine. No need to cut down … Continue reading →