Eco Home Directory

An Environmental Organization that’s Changing Our Future Outcome – The Conscious Planet Network on Gulf Islands Radio

LISTEN HERE! July 21, 2019 Gaianna Sophia interviews people who share inspirational stories of change, new technologies, consciousness pioneers, & people who are making a practical difference to our future. Are you ready to be inspired? **Subscribe and receive future episodes Today I’m talking with an organization that is helping with reducing our community’s dependence…
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Windsor Plywood on Neighbours Helping Neighbours

We had the pleasure of having a phone call with Mike Stefancsik, assistant manager and co-owner with Ken Marr of Windsor Plywood on Salt Spring Island. Windsor is a Presenting Sponsor of the 2019 Eco Living and Home Tour, but it’s certainly not their first year as a sponsor of this event! If you’re a…
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Harris Kia on the Importance of Local Support

During this busy and beautiful summer month, we were fortunate to speak with Roy Berentsen, Sales Manager at Harris Kia in Nanaimo. We are grateful to have Harris Kia as one of the Presenting Sponsors for the 2019 Eco Living and Home Tour! Harris Kia was one of the early adopters of electric vehicles (EVs)…
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Dreaming, Designing & Building A Net Zero or Small Footprint Home with Green City Builders

The Eco Living and Home Tour is thrilled that Green City Builders sponsored the tour again this year, but this time as one of its Presenting Sponsors! We connected with general manager Sam FitzZaland during the busy building season to ask him some questions about his contracting business. Green City Builders is a general contracting…
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Green Building Projects? Slegg Can Support You

We are grateful that Slegg Building Materials is a Presenting Sponsor for the 2019 Eco Living and Home Tour! Slegg’s General Manager on Salt Spring, Curtiss Maude, and local Slegg employee Julian Diggins answered our questions about green building. You’ll enjoy their interesting responses! What kinds of trends in the green building industry do you…
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Renewable Energy in the Eco Living Landscape

The Eco Living and Home Tour is grateful to have Bearfoot Renewables as one of its Presenting Sponsors. We connected with owner Jeff Chamberland by phone to ask him some questions about his business. Jeff’s journey to being a Salt Spring Island business owner with three electricians on staff began with becoming a journeyman electrician…
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Laser-Focussed on Electric Vehicles

One of the Presenting Sponsors of the 2019 Eco Living and Home Tour is Motorize ─ Your EV Store. Talking to owner Julian Sale is a great education! If you’re in the market for an electric vehicle, here are a few facts that could help you in your search. Do you think that you have…
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Tiny Homes Info Night

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Eco Home Tour: What’s it all about?

Passionate owner-builders. Innovative designs. Lush, locavore landscapes. See all this and more at Transition Salt Spring’s biannual eco-living and home tour. This short film is a snapshot into this great event, happening next in July 2019. Join Transition Salt Spring to get first notice of tickets on sale!
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Half-moon passive solar perch

Passive solar house and organic farm. Owner design-build. The site The land is a reclaimed old rock quarry and the house is sited in a south-facing bowl overlooking a pond and meadow. An adjacent wetland is protected by conservation covenant. The owner is an experienced organic grower and the land is now supporting a small…
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