About The Green Element

Sustainability is a topic that is on everyone’s mind. But what does it mean? And how can you go about doing your part?

The Green Element has been established to make the topic of sustainability more tangible. Topics range from environmental, economic, and social equity. These topics are then broken down by scale, to help you get a better understanding of how it impacts you and what you can do.

This is a user-supported community. Please send and share any articles you may find out there.

Contribute

Your Name
Your Email
Your Website
Article Title*
Article Link*
* = Required

Laneway Housing Bylaw Passed

Housing will now be even more attainable in Vancouver thanks to the new housing bylaw that will permits secondary housing units. This type of housing, in-law or garden cottages, is common throughout the US but is catching on now in Canada. By permitting this form of housing, homeowners may convert unused portions of their property/home [...]

Vancouver Seeks Grants, Funding To Create A Sustainable Neighborhood Demonstration Project

The City of Vancouver, Washington, is seeking to establish a Sustainable Neighborhood Demonstration Project. The project has two main elements: sustainable actions in the neighborhood such as improving energy efficiency, water conservation, and transportation solutions; creating green jobs to follow through with these initiatives. It’s a great melding of the need for new jobs as [...]

  • Suggest Sites

  • Tag Cloud

    Subscribe

    The Green Element Posts RSS feed