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23 Jan 2007 / 1:48 am
Jan 29th 2007 Solar Hot Water public meeting
Greetings Solar Enthusiasts and Happy 2007!
We enter the New Year in Toronto from the warmest December on record, a month characterized by balmy days, rain showers and the lowest snowfall this city has ever seen.
And so it is with great enthusiasm that Toronto Green Comunity invites you all to attend a SOLAR WATER HEATING ORGANIZING MEETING
Monday January 29, 2007 at 7:00 pm at
Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd, Room 224.
This meeting is a follow-up to our earlier meetings of last fall that introduced the concepts of energy conservation, renewable energy and the specifics of solar water heating.
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18 Jan 2007 / 2:00 am
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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15 Jan 2007 / 7:00 pm
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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09 Jan 2007 / 10:44 pm
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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28 Dec 2006 / 8:48 pm
Now House - a Work Worth Doing Project
Marc Paille and Chris Chopik, Cofounders of EvolutionGreen.Com, took part in a one day design Charette for an unusual submission to CMHC’s Net Zero Net Zero Energy Healthy Housing competition. Most of the submissions in the contest will be geared at a new-build marketplace. One of the greatest challenges in dealing with home energy efficiency is in retrofit housing stock. In a city like Toronto there are thousands of houses that have been built with incredible care, excellent building materials and design characteristics. The Now House aims to retain the embodied energy and architectural charm of an existing wartime house and apply retrofit renovations that reflect the current energy economy. Read More and link on.
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25 Dec 2006 / 10:55 pm
Riffing on Christmas day
I gave myself a Christmas/Yule present; I took myself off the clock.
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21 Dec 2006 / 3:38 am
LEAF Annual Celebration and Networking Party
LEAF Annual Celebration and Networking Party
Start: 2007-01-17 19:00
Timezone: Etc/GMT-5
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St West, Toronto
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01 Dec 2006 / 9:55 pm
I am not a hippy
I don’t wear Birkenstocks, live in a cabin in the woods and my 3 year old has no dreads. (although these people may have the right idea)
I am a person who lives in a large city and wants to make changes to my family’s lifestyle so my children (and grandchildren) will be able to enjoy the world we live in.
How often must we be hit in the head with a 2x4 to realize we cannot continue on the same path as we are today? Must there be a full-blown global crisis for us to alter our course?
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24 Nov 2006 / 8:23 pm
Solar PV Tech Checklist
Solar Panels are more useful than Granite Counter Tops
When it comes to home improvements the usefulness of an item is often understated. For example, when was the last time someone commented on how beautiful the roof of your house is, or how efficiently the pluming works? You are more likely to receive kudos for your paint choice or granite counter-top. When considerinng the investment in PV - which is a great technology in my view - use this checklist to ensure that you are investing in a solution that will work for you.
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23 Nov 2006 / 2:37 pm
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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15 Nov 2006 / 2:05 pm
small choices BIG changes
Clean air is for everyone.
We make small choices every day. I choose to put the seat down, smile, say hello, and thank you. I do these things because I am making small choices that have a direct impact on the people around me. We are all in a position to affect the future quality of life in our city and our province. Choose a cleaner more sustainable Ontario, turn off your unused lights, remember: the power is in your finger.
www.ChrisChopik.com
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13 Nov 2006 / 3:57 pm
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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13 Nov 2006 / 2:21 pm
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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13 Nov 2006 / 1:49 pm
Going tankless – the wave of the future?
Never run out of hot water again and save up to 50 per cent on hot water heating bills – two claims being made by distributors of new “tankless” water heaters. As this new NASA-sponsored technology gains popularity in Ontario, it could become a great selling feature for energy conscious home buyers.
Since tankless hot water heater technology is relatively new, there’s very little available in the way of sales statistics. However, Grant Robertson, President and CEO of E-Tankless Water Heaters, says his company is experiencing very strong demand for the product and sales have been increasing at a considerable year over year rate for the past five years.
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11 Nov 2006 / 6:26 pm
The Future Looks Green
This is an excerpt from an article written by Chris Chopik, published in the Parkdale Liberty Gleaner in April 2006. Click here to read the complete article. http://parkdaleliberty.ca/archives/109
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All this earth-friendly coalition-building comes as no surprise to Amanda Mongeon of One Tonne Toronto. The government organization dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions has seen what is happening in the Roncesvalles area and is focusing its efforts there.
The neighbourhood boasts a combination of affluent, educated homeowners and a majority of homes over 60 years old that are ripe for energy efficiency retrofits.
Geoffrey Ave. resident Huntly Duff and his family are exactly the kind of people Mongeon is targeting. Last month they replaced their old furnace and hot-water heater with with a single wall-hung high efficiency furnace, which works in conjunction with solar hot water panels to reduce their energy consumption significantly.
“We thought it important to do more than talk about the air quality and energy issues facing society,” says Duff, a 17-year area resident. Initial estimates are that 60 per cent of the Duff’s annual domestic hot water needs will be met with the solar solution.
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