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The Building Green, Education Project
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This site provides a series of articles on topics related to planning and building in greener ways. This education project has involved planning, researching, writing and distributing a dozen articles aimed at the general public to build capacity and understanding of various aspects of green building and urban planning, to build market demand for green buildings and neighbourhoods. Knowledge of advanced building and planning techniques are not yet widely understood by the public. The project is intended to raise awareness of what green buildings are, what has been done in Manitoba and elsewhere, and how people can use this knowledge to improve the effective use of resources, save money, and improve health and wellness.
Greener buildings aim to lessen their impact on our environment through energy and resource efficiency. Considering the overall environmental impact of building, remodeling and community development and choices made when we reuse or demolish existing structures is very important. 'Green building’, part of ‘sustainable design’, describes the use of environmentally sound building strategies that result in more sustainable development, which studies indicate can help reverse negative environmental impacts of development. In these articles we make broad use of the ‘building green’ term; the focus is housing including all manner of planning and design of building and construction, and site development.
The Articles presented here were prepared for publication in media and for archiving on this site. The articles can also be download as PDF files. The Resources page provides a wide range of internet and published resources for the general topic of ‘building green’. There are numerous articles and books on the subject areas, some noted within the site links. You also can search your library or bookstore for key words of 'green building', 'green or ecological design', 'sustainable design and building', 'sustainable community', 'healthy materials' etc. For further guidance consult with experts in your local area. The main author of articles is Jessica Roder, Department of City Planning, U. of Manitoba.
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Funding for this project has been provided by the Manitoba Conservation Sustainable Development Innovations Fund (SDIF), and with resources and support by the Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba.
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Questions ?
We will reply to questions you may have about this project and about building green? Send an email to: Jessica Roder.
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Advisory Committee:
David van Vliet: Associate Professor, Department of City Planning, University of Manitoba
Lisbeth Liebgott: Banff AB, formerly Pollution Prevention Co-ordinator, Manitoba Conservation
Rodney McDonald: Sustainability Specialist, McDonald & Hardess Sustainability Group
Roger Lam: Planner Municipal District of Sooke BC, formerly of Manitoba Water Stewardship
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Website: D. van Vliet |
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Use of and reproduction of articles is encouraged, providing you acknowledge this source and inform us about use. Please email : vanvliet@cc.umanitoba.ca
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