• Submit your proposals by February 27th, 2013 for review at our March 6th meeting.
  • Recent Projects

    September 11, 2012

    By the end of the 1990’s, Environment Canada found that flat rate customers used 70% more water than metered customers with volume-based rates. Although conventional bulk metering, in residential and commercial buildings, provides reductions in water usage, sub-metering takes a step forward.
    Sub-metering is metering that occurs downstream of a water utility master measuring device. It usually entails having a… Read more

    August 27, 2012

    The temporary art installation “gLiving” is a pedal powered electric generator that reveals an artwork when the bike is being used to produce electricity. It is designed to raise awareness about energy through an aesthetic and physical experience.

    Project started: August 2012
    Funding awarded: $1,045
    Project Updates… Read more

    August 7, 2012

    The Seed Saving project goal is to improve seed sovereignty in the region as well as to share seed saving knowledge with the community. The project aims to create community access to seed saving information, educational materials, and hands-on activities including workshops based at UBC Farm. The project also aims to create population of plants adapted to UBC specific climate… Read more

    July 31, 2012

    UBC is famous for many things: world-class education, a collective vision of a sustainable future and one of the most involved student bodies in North America. Couple that with constant support for student initiatives and you have an unstoppable combo (and 350 student clubs). The Greenhouse Fence Project brings together the best of the best: talented and driven students to… Read more