Bryn Davidson, designer of the Lanefab laneway Energuide 90 home in Vancouver, BC.

69. Vancouver’s laneway homes – beautiful and net-zero

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Small is beautiful. When economist E.F. Schumacher first released …

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65. Community solar: Meet a small town solar energy Macgyver

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney It’s one thing for SolarShare to get $3 million worth of …

In a home audit by CReturns in Edmonton, Alberta an infared camera reveals heat leakage around the windows. The complete blanket of insulation and high performance R8 windows cut down on heat loss dramatically in new super insulated net-zero homes. Photo David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca

62. The massive potential of energy efficiency

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The front-loading washing machine has been around since 1947, yet …

The CREE 60-watt equivalent LED light bulb

58. The incandescent light bulb phase out is a good thing

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney On January 1, 2014 Canada started phasing out inefficient …

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54. The amazing earth tube cools office tower

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Geothermal energy isn’t just about Iceland, volcanoes, lava and …

Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Lawrence Grassi School, Canmore, Alberta

40. The grass really is greener at Lawrence Grassi middle school

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Lawrence Grassi was a trailblazer. An immigrant from Italy …

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35. Reimagine your office building – Servus did it!

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney What are the two most common complaints from office …

The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver is striving to be a LEED Platinum building and to meet the Living Building Challenge certification, a standard met by only three other buildings in the world. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

29. Canada’s greenest building

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney While some buildings feature stylish fountains out front, the …

Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Walmart-SMC Balzac Western Distribution Center

21. The unlikely Walmart sustainability story

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney As you walk past two wind turbines, a rack …

Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Home Audit by CReturns, Edmonton, Alberta

18. The power of a home energy audit

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Think of Godo Stoyke as a modern day, energy …

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16. Pumpjack powerplants

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The slow sway of the oilfield pumpjack, or nodding …

Bear Mountain Wind Park defines the skyline around the city of Dawson Creek.

08. Awesome Dawson Creek: A northern oil and gas town bets big on renewable energy

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Dawson Creek is in the heart of oil and …

Les Wold, a managing partner with Effect Homes, is part of the second wave of net-zero home builders making it simpler and more affordable.

04. Learn how net-zero home builders are building a better world

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The idea that a home could produce as much …

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Medicine Hat’s smart energy revolution (pilot episode)

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Medicine Hat is known as the “Gas City” — …