Recent Projects

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

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

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

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