This is a communication project that aims to interpret the positive economical and ecological effects that kelp aquaculture has locally. The way this is achieved is by exhibiting kelp gardens, creating educational panels and collaborating with other communities that share our goals to spark curiosity and action in the general public to find local creative methods to mitigate ocean acidification.
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A sound installation depicting sounds of a renewable city.
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Restoring shoreline and promoting indigenous environmental education.
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Drain Forest: a structure to decrease leaf clogging of Vancouver drains.
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Using artificial intelligence to help Vancouver utilize its existing parking resources more efficiently.
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Enhancing Northeast False Creek’s intertidal biodiversity through shoreline design.
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An engaging and inclusive method of participatory planning.
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An exploratory study about consumer interactions with produce displays and its effect on food waste.
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How intergenerational practices of food and culture preservation reduces food waste.
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Research-based solutions for overcoming barriers to reusable bag usage.
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Strategies for plastic bag reduction and waste diversion in community centres.
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Testing the effectiveness of the slogan “Choose to Reuse” at Killarney Community Centre.
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Shifting consumer preferences for bringing a reusable drink container and helping them in their push to reduce the number of single-use items consumed by the city on a day to day basis.
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Formal data collection and best management practices for increasing herring spawning in False Creek.
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Fostering a market for salvaged materials in Vancouver.
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Research and mapping of unused public spaces in the Marpole neighbourhood.
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Raising awareness of food waste by using unsold produce to create nutritious meals.
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Encouraging homeowners to participate in green infrastructure by disconnecting their downspouts.
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The board game that teaches youth about Vancouver's shoreline health.
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Understanding the current opportunities and challenges faced by clothing providers in Vancouver.
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Barriers and opportunities to reducing single-use cold cups in restaurants.
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Assessing bike routes for an assisted-cycling program.
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Understanding environmental education and programming offered at each community centre.
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Assessing rockweed in False Creek to help restore natural urban ecosystems.
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Communicating ecological footprint information to diverse audiences.
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Collecting user feedback on safety and comfort of Vancouver's bike routes.
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A bee awareness centre in Vancouver which provides workshops, tours, a restaurant, and retail space for public education on bees.
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Citizen science program enlisting the help of grade three students to collect data on forest health indicators.
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A wilderness recovery strategy that aims to educate and empower Vancouver’s residents to help the built environment work more closely with the natural environment.
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Increasing awareness about the benefits of natural settings for mental well-being.
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An inclusive consignment and upcycling community to help educate and divert textile waste from landfills.
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An investigation of the challenges and possibilities for including the Iranian community in the city's sustainability efforts.
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Understanding and promoting environmental education programming through community centres.
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An initiative to reduce single-use items by encouraging restaurant patrons to bring reusable containers.
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An investigation into barriers and facilitators to youth cycling in Vancouver.
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Spatial analysis of marine bird communities and recreational disturbances along the Kitsilano shoreline.
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A social media campaign raising awareness of the negative impacts of single-use cups.
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Determining which form of advertising provokes greater engagement around the consumption of red meat.
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Furniture designs developed entirely from upcycled source material.
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An educational installation to show the potential of underutilized urban spaces to enhance biodiversity.
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Ambassador program that equips neighbours to collectively lower their ecological footprint.
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Modelling friendly citizen behaviour and engaging Vancouverites in whimsical conversation.
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Five experiments in art and engagement in Northeast False Creek.
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Redirecting surplus food from local businesses to a youth meal program.
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Designing and building the infrastructure that supports outdoor learning in Everett Crowley Park.
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Encouraging and facilitating outdoor learning inspired by the Park Board's Rewilding Vancouver strategy.
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Urban Campfire is a bid to hold communal campfires in public spaces throughout the city.
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Signs in your community pointing you to local, sustainable food assets.
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Colouring Cambie aims to create temporary chalk-painted pedestrian walkways that are interactive and engaging.
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Improving community safety and encouraging interactive play by illuminating Vancouver’s parks during the dark winter evenings.
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Repairing gaps in Vancouver’s bicycle network to improve accessibility for cyclists in the city.
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Bringing bike repair stations to the streets of Vancouver.
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Engaging and activating orphaned greenspaces in Vancouver.
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Research and mapping of unused public land in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood.
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A project series connecting high-level, policy-based goals with real people by connecting around a Long Table.
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Food waste diversion pilot projects in Vancouver’s multi-family buildings.
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Ugly Apples is a local, handmade and accessible solution to the problem of food waste.
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Choy-On-The-Go provides fresh affordable produce to Chinese seniors in the DTES.
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A fun, place-based, experiential learning resource in the form of a quest.
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An exciting card game centered around biodiversity and fun!
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