Our posts cover a wide range of categories, from food and gardening to solar panels, electric vehicles, and wise development. We hope to build a dialogue with our community, so please let us know what you think.
Ontario Farmland Trust Forum, March 21
2024 Farmland Forum Thursday March 21st, 9am - 5pm Elora, ON and online - Early bird prices available until March 1st! The Ontario Farmland Trust would like to invite you to our annual Farmland Forum on March 21, 2024. It will take place from 9am-5pm at The Grandway...
Environmental stability, mixed-income housing
SAHA Member Jane Marie Mitchell advocates for City to address environmental sustainability; mixed income housing in future developments. Read more about her recent delegation to City Council here:...
Where do we stand with solar?
Scott Cooper of Merlyn Power gave an excellent presentation on solar panels at the Woolwich Memorial Centre on Sunda, February 10. He talked about needs, expectations, and mechanical aspects, and he was very patient with all our questions. Scott began by situating the...
Tova Davidson: a sustainable business can be more profitable.
If you attended the Climate Momentum event at the Parlour Inn on Tuesday, you were in for a treat. Tova Davidson, Executive Director of Sustainable Waterloo Region, gave an informative, inspiring, and very funny talk on how a sustainability perspective can increase...
Insulation – what kind to use?
by Jane Marie Mitchell There are a number of types of insulation to choose from to slow and reduce heat transfer and ultimately reduce heating and cooling costs by an average of 15%. To make things difficult, there are many types of insulation. They include...
Canadian heat pump mythbuster
You've heard the myths and rumours. Are heat pumps an untested technology? Are they not suited to the Canadian winter? Are they too expensive? What about the refrigerants they use? Efficiency Canada gives answers to these questions and many more on their mythbusters...
Funding your retrofit – Mike Sullivan
NOTE: Shortly after Mike's talk, the federal government unexpectedly closed the Green Homes Grant. However, there's still a lot of really useful information in this video. Mike Sullivan lives in Stratford, and he's putting in a heat pump. Mike has gotten a lot of...
SDSS is working on a community garden
At our January meeting we had a great conversation with SDSS teacher and mentor Christine Ritsma and Eco Club co-president Zach Kritzer. They have all kinds of great ideas for Stratford's first community garden, which they hope to create this spring. It's an exciting...
Heat pumps — for renters?
Are heat pumps noisy? Do they work well in apartments? How much money do they really save tenants? Why should a landlord install a heat pump? What problems have people encountered? What if you don't want a landlord to install a heat pump on your balcony? I mean, look...
EV Chargers: The Basics
Mike Sullivan, Janary 25, 2024 1. Assess your charging needs: There are two levels of home chargers – Level 1 (120V and slowest) and Level 2 (240V and faster). Level 3 (fast chargers installed at some public charging stations) are not used for home charging. Almost...