With spring in bloom, the aromas of flowers and freshly cut grass are beginning to permeate through the streets of Ottawa. These scents alone are enough to ignite a green thumb in all of us. Vertical Gardens Landscape design is constantly evolving; producing new, unconventional gardening schemes each season. In recent years plant life...
Our northern climate is known for its constant shifts in temperature. With the coming of spring, weather conditions in Ottawa and Gatineau have gone from unseasonal heat waves to snow falls and back again. These fluctuating temperatures can have a big impact on your home’s energy usage and bills. If you are looking to...
April 22nd marks our forty-second annual international Earth Day. Since it began in 1970, Earth Day gradually evolved to become Earth Week and now Earth Month. Think Globally, Act Locally: Canada is currently one of 192 countries that have joined the Earth Day Network, which works to raise awareness about our natural assets and ecological...
Cansolair is a company based in Newfoundland that’s developed a solar heater that’s built with recycled pop cans (and by “recycled” we mean basically opened, cleaned and painted, there’s no expensive smelting and recasting involved). It’s pretty fascinating as this video attests: How the cansolair pop can solar heater is manufactured More info here: