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Ideas for Reincarnation - McMansion Style
The home-building boom that saw suburban lot after suburban lot popping up with the same over-bloated house—the McMansion—has now left us in over our collective heads with houses too large for one family’s pocketbook. And now we have lot after lot of gigantic empty shells of neglected homes. So it is time to start...[read more]
Water Treatment Facility Disguised as a Park
Waterfront Toronto, the innovative and ambitious plan to revitalize Toronto’s old harbour, has led to the development of Sherbourne Park, a new $28 million storm water treatment facility that will also function as an accessible public park. It’s a prime example of green infrastructure in action. The Star writes: “The...[read more]
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“Brilliant!Long-term committed asset holders like schools, municipalities, hospitals, ... tend to be the greatest beneficiaries from energy retrofits, so it's great to see Impington showing leadership. And the Skanska financing program is a lifesaver: similar programs are emerging all over. We've found that one of the important "little details" that make all of this possible is that of having a ...”
“I love the term "food rescuer". This is something I'd love to do and wish I'd done in college. My friend started bike co-ops and it would've been easy to add food onto the mission. We had weekly Sunday dinners and even rescuing food and serving it on Sunday would work. Thanks for sharing.Blog OnJanet”