GTEC Reader Vol 4 Issue 2 Archives - GTEC Green Technology Education Centre
Nature in the City – Book Review

Nature in the City – Book Review

Listen to the author read this article (9:59) Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City, by Ben Wilson. Doubleday, 2023. Landscape architecture is a ubiquitous component of the urban ecosystem. As Ben Wilson, a British historian, explains in his new...
Water Ways

Water Ways

Listen to Ross Thrasher read this article by Scott Lawrance (14:59) No more tame language about wild things.” – Martin Shaw “They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of Being, the voice of...
A House Does Not Denote A Home

A House Does Not Denote A Home

Each day is a journey and the journey itself home… Basho In memory of Tami Sanders (1962-2023) *** I acknowledge struggling with multiple tensions writing this piece. I have always had a home; I have never been homeless. I have a sister living in Toronto (Toronto has...
A Wake-Up Call For The Building Sector

A Wake-Up Call For The Building Sector

Listen to the Interviewer/Author read this article (11:24) Time is running out in Canada and beyond for the building industry to reduce carbon emissions on target. That’s the view of Ottawa architect Mark Thompson Brandt, whose company Trace Architectures specializes...
At Work In The Ruins

At Work In The Ruins

Listen to Bill Stovin read this article by Scott Lawrance (14:51) “The end of the world as we know it is not the end of the world full stop. Together we will find the hope beyond hope, the paths which lead to the unknown world before us.” – Dark Mountain...