The Colour of Light

Compact fluorescents are great in many ways but I want to find one that emits similar colours to a tungsten bulb. I have experimented with many varieties of CF’s but even the ones describing warm natural tones, all seem too green to my eyes. I’ve heard similar complaints from numerous clients and interested folk but haven’t found the solution.

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Community Action on Climate Change

Are you worried about climate change?

Please join us to discuss what we can do as individuals and as a community to help protect our environment. Bring your ideas, concerns, interests, experience, creativity, energy and community spirit, and meet some of your neighbours. Together we can make a difference!

Date: Monday, February 5, 2007

Time:  7:00-9:00 pm

Place:  747 St. Clair Ave. W. (south side of St. Clair, just west of Rushton, enter through Joe Mihevc’s office)

For more information, contact

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The envelope, please.

Time and time again I hear that the best way to improve the energy efficiency of your vintage Toronto house is not with the more glamourous installations of solar panels and geo thermal heat pumps, but by simply spending money on sealing the envelope of the building. In order to get your home closer to net-zero energy usage, stopping the uncontrolled exchange of air that occurs through uninsulated walls, ceilings, leaky doors and windows will likely save you more in energy cost per dollar spent than any other improvement.

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Spray Foam Insulations are not all created equal!

The following is a comparison of BASF Walltite Medium Density Polyurethane Foam Insulation and Low Density Polyurethane Foam Insulation

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Riffing on Christmas day

I gave myself a Christmas/Yule present; I took myself off the clock. 

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Because small is the BIG of the Future:

There are several common wisdoms, which advise people to pursue excellence rather than size. Some of my favorites are “keep it simple”, “less is more”, and “it’s the quality of the job not the size of the tool”. My neighbour with the super-sized SUV might disagree, but I believe that “Small is the Big of the Future”, and I think his mantra belongs in our popular vernacular – please pass it on if it works for you and the people you know. Learn more about who I am and what I do at http://www.ChrisChopik.com

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Small is Big, Old is New

I was intrigued by the invitation I received to contribute to the Evolution Green blog and decided to accept the invitation.

A lot’s been written about the architectural rebirth of Toronto over the past year or so with the Libeskind Crystal, the $500 million transformation of the AGO, the new Four Seasons Centre and home for the COC.  I think all of these projects are important and needed.  I can’t help but wonder two things though. 

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small voices BIG consequences

Having seen An Inconvenient Truth, The End of Suburbia and Manufactured Landscapes I cannot understand how Canadians continue to super-consume and mega-pollute. I understand from this film and scientific sources that Humans are reaching a critical relationship with the planet. If you are inspired to action, please seek out and contact like-minded individuals. Add your small voice to the BIG world of global (and Local) change. If you haven’t seen these movies, I strongly urge you to go see them by whatever inconvenient means possible. 

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Eco Financing

When you buy a car you do pay up front or amortize the cost by borrowing to lessen the initial sting? Why not do the same when purchasing mechanical upgrades to your house?

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