Vancouver has the vegan dining scene to beat anywhere
Just a few hundred miles up the road from my home in Portland, Oregon, the city of Vancouver, British Columbia...
Greater Victoria earns valuable biosphere certification
In March, Greater Victoria on Canada’s Vancouver Island became the first urban destination in Canada or the U.S....
Wanderruff makes puppy products from recycled bottles
Wanderruff is a line of eco-friendly essentials for your furry friend. These sustainable pet products for dogs...
These shoes are made in the world’s only entirely vegan factory
Buying vegan sneakers from Grounded People means supporting your choice of charity. Founded in Vancouver by CEO...
Anti-logging protests make history in Canada
More than 866 protesters against old-growth logging have been arrested in western Canada since April. These protests...
Sustainably shop, eat and travel your way through Vancouver
Vancouver is Canada’s most temperate area, known for forests, sea, cosmopolitan entertainment, lots of rain and...
Vancouver Food Tour showcases the city’s vegan side
As we sit at MeeT in Gastown eating sweet-chili cauliflower, Hannah Enkerlin tells me she thinks vegetarians are...
Couple’s tiny home ‘Ohana’ overlooks picturesque Vancouver
Clearly, good things do come in small packages. At just 100 square feet, the Galiano 100 is a tiny home affectionately...
Green-roofed infill rental fills a gap in Vancouver’s housing crisis
In light of Vancouver’s housing crisis, local architectural firm Haeccity Studio Architecture has transformed...
It’s time to decide: clean your room or plant a tree
Are luxury and sustainability compatible? The Parq Vancouver complex in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia strives...
Robotically fabricated Wander Wood Pavilion pops up in just over three days
Traditional materials and futuristic technologies have come together in the Wander Wood Pavilion, a large-scale...
Beautiful, light-filled home slots into a skinny lot in Vancouver
Faced with a unique lot size of 20 by 200 feet, Canadian design studio Randy Bens Architect was challenged to create...
LEED Gold-seeking Cambie Fire Hall is a beacon of sustainability in Richmond, BC
Vancouver-based Assembly Architecture and Alberta-based S2 Architecture recently completed the Cambie Fire Hall...
Built on a budget, this elegant Dock Building glows like a lantern in Vancouver
Tight budgets typically pose one of the biggest challenges in design projects. But as Michael Green, CEO and President...
This LEED Gold wastewater treatment center is helping a community rethink poo
As anyone who’s been to a community meeting knows, the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) syndrome is often a frustrating...
Aperture-like windows maximize shading in this stunning Vancouver residence
When Arno Matis Architecture was tapped to help reshape the identity of Vancouver’s Cambie Street, they designed...
Bottlenose dolphins spotted in Canadian Pacific waters for the first time
Bottlenose dolphins typically reside in tropical or warm-temperate waters around the world — but researchers...
LEED Gold UBC Aquatic Center takes an innovative approach to water recycling
A striking aquatics center at the University of British Columbia Vancouver melds elite-level swimming facilities...
The nation’s largest timber office building is coming to Newark
A 500,000-square-foot office building is set to rise in Newark, NJ — and once complete, it will be the largest...
Prefab CLT pavilion cleverly encourages dialogue at a Vancouver TED conference
An experimental pavilion popped up by the waters of downtown Vancouver for the TED2017 conference. Selected as...
The Droplet is a light-filled teardrop trailer inspired by Scandinavian design
The world of tiny campers just got a lot cuter thanks to the Droplet. The Scandinavian-inspired teardrop trailer...
Firefighter’s self-built tiny house is an earthship on wheels
When he's not putting out fires in Edmonton, Canada, firefighter Steve has managed to find time to build an Earthship-inspired...
Spectacular green roof tops Vancouver’s double LEED Platinum convention center
Vancouver’s stunning convention center doesn’t shy away from breaking records—not only is the building home...
World’s tallest hybrid timber building to boast Vancouver’s most expensive new apartments
New details and renderings have been released of Shigeru Ban’s Terrace House, a collection of luxury homes in...
Twin warming huts for TED conference evoke the Great Canadian Wilderness
The architecture and design students of DBR | Design Build Research created two unique pop-up structures that brought...
Vancouver on track to kill wasteful single-use packaging
Vancouver, Canada wants to become a zero-waste city - no easy feat for an area with over 600,000 people. But as...
Shigeru Ban Architects unveil plans for the world’s tallest hybrid timber building
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban just unveiled plans for the world's tallest timber hybrid high-rise,...
Daan Roosegaarde introduces smog-sucking, air-cleaning bikes
Daan Roosegaarde has been touring China with his Smog Free Project, showcasing the Smog Free Tower and encouraging...
Green roof flows into a lush living wall on this modern Vancouver home
Texture and hand craftsmanship are king in this beautiful modern home in Vancouver. Design studio Measured Architecture...
Electra Meccanica reveals the all-electric 250-mile-range Tofino roadster
If you've never heard of the Canadian Electra Meccanica, hold on for an exciting ride. It appears the Vancouver-based...
