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SUMO EV Car Sharing Launched in White Rock & Surrey BC
Commuting

New EV car-sharing program SUMO launched in Surrey & White Rock, British Columbia.

...Canada. SUMO car-sharing service is coming to surrey & white rock BC Canada The service will be first launched based on a round-trip model, with SUMO branded “multi-modal mobility” hubs where users can access shared vehicles, which at first will need to be returned to the original location.  By 2022, the plan is...

Climate Change

UK architects declare climate and biodiversity emergency

...Canada, but that it took Germany to see and capitalize on the potential! Talk about a missed opportunity for the North American construction industry... The First Passive House Saskatchewan - A missed Opportunity for North American Home Building Average North American builders, contractors and even architects might h...

Tiny Houses now Legal in Washington State
Architecture and Design

Tiny houses - Washington State legalizes tiny homes & eco-villages for affordable housing in WA

...Canada as people realize that “quality of life” doesn’t depend on surrounding yourself with “stuff”. Despite this, tiny houses have faced significant regulatory restrictions for siting them, resulting in them failing to gain popularity in Washington State. The recent passage of bill ESSB 5383, intended to enable the de...

Tiny Houses for Sale, Plans, how to Build all here at EcoHome
Urban planning

Tiny houses - the first official home Eco-Village in Canada gets approval in Okotoks

...Canada is officially approved in Okotoks Here at Ecohome we love tiny houses, which is probably why we have a full section devoted to tiny houses here!  So, imagine how thrilled we were to hear that one of Canada's first official tiny houses full developments recently got official planning approval on May 27 2019 in th...