BC is the
province with the highest number of LEED certified buildings per capita (34 at

Princess and the Pea B&B
21628 48 Ave Langley BC

On May 26 2008 we installed a photovoltaic system (solar panels that make electricity) at our B&B in Langley BC The B&B is a historic building now 121 years old. The system we installed has 10 panels and the electricity we make goes back to BC Hydro (they pay us for it). Every time I see our electric meter turning backwards I pinch myself in disbelief.

You can read more about our solar system at http://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/news/article57188.html

This Sunday, July 20th

Pick up at 9:30am at 4th Avenue & Vine Street (N/E Corner near Capers) in Vancouver

THEME: Today's Farmers - from a rooftop garden to a rural island

1st tour: Farm City Boy Rooftop Garden, downtown Vancouver

2nd tour: Westham Island Herb Farm (Farmer Sharon Ellis)

**LUNCH ON THE FARM FEATURING FARM FRESH INGREDIENTS**

This tour of the SPEC building, which boasts three installations of solar demonstration technology, will be led by Rob Baxter from Vancouver Renewable Energy Coop.

Register by emailing admin@spec.bc.ca or calling 604-736-7732

This tour of the SPEC building, which boasts three installations of solar demonstration technology, will be led by Rob Baxter from Vancouver Renewable Energy Coop.  

Register by emailing admin@spec.bc.ca or calling 604-736-7732

BCIT GREEN ROOF RESEARCH
FACILITY: OPEN HOUSE. Green roofs can offer solutions to many of the problems facing
our cities! Come to BCITs Green Roof Open House on the third Thursday of every
month and learn more about this innovative technology and its potential role to
sustainable growth and development in this region.

Energy inefficient buildings cost businesses thousands of dollars every year. Using Langara College as a case study, course participants will explore the range of opportunities for reducing energy losses in institutional and commercial buildings. In the first part of the workshop, an engineer will explain the process in detail, from energy audit to implementation, and then workshop participants will be taken on a tour of the college to learn about the energy saving changes firsthand.