sustainable building center on granville island

Located on top of Rogers Chocolates.

They have events.
Talks on most weekends that are by donation. They sound really good.

They have homeowner education.




They resell rubber flooring.



We need to visit them and build a relationship. If anyone who can stick their head in, ask questions and be sociable we can start to be around a bit and learn from them. I'd hope that we can eventually get stuff at discounts or for free.

Notes from a conference lecture

Look into:
-The Story of Stuff
-Passive House, in Germany
-Systems Thinking Playbook, a (children's(?)) book

Good term: "Voluntary Simplicity"

Discussion to highlight outdated models and metaphors for how the world works. By bringing them up we can address them.
In collaboration, Thinkers, Practitioners, and Artists are required. (A diagram quote from the slide-show, worth putting into grant applications because we have all three)

Definition of sustainable: To produce useful, while absorbing waste.

Goals:
-improve collaboration by addressing language and communication (my goal)
-Need to reduce eco footprint of Vancouverites by 80% to reach the sustainable footprint of an equal world.

**This is a bit of a trial in minimal form. Comments on the content as well as the lack of form are welcome.**