What is Eco-Build?
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Eco-Build is a directory of local suppliers, builders and designers contributing to sustainable development on Salt Spring Island. Not all businesses on Eco-Build are 100 percent green but they can provide you with products, services and advice to help you decide how best to reduce your environmental impact while building, renovating, landscaping or simply enjoying your home, office and land.
EVENTS:
August 31-Sept 20, 2009
Three week intensive, Permaculture Design Certification Course,
please contact
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, 250 537 0866
Natural Home Building Workshop, June 26th - July 3rd , Neptune Farm, Salt Spring Island - www.mudgirls.ca
Who is Eco-Build for?
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Community members looking to explore sustainable building, renovation and retrofit options to make their homes, offices and land use more sustainable.
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Local businesses providing Eco-efficient products and services that may be used to build renovate or improve the sustainability of development on the island.
Why do we need Eco-Build?
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Salt Spring is developing and we can all help to ensure that it is developed sustainably. Thankfully along with property development demand for sustainable building design, products and services is also increasing and many of our local designers, builders and suppliers are responding.
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Eco-Build aims to encourage these initiatives by helping new and existing residents find local designers, builders and suppliers who can help them to make sustainable choices.
Who is I-SEA?
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The Institute for Sustainability Education and Action (I-SEA), is a local non-profit organization dedicated to being a positive force for communities, organizations, and individuals that are striving to practice sustainability. We have been supporting community based sustainability initiatives on Salt Spring Island since the start of 2003. For more information on I-SEA go to www.i-sea.org.
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Through Eco-build I-SEA hopes to help build a sustainable Salt Spring by encouraging demand for, and businesses supplying, sustainable building, renovation and retrofit options and information on the Island and throughout the Gulf Islands.
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Name of Business owner: Daniel Logan & Edward Andringa
102 Seaview Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, V8K 2V 8
Phone: 250-537-2344
Phone 2: 250-538-7881
info@elementshomedesign.ca
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Sustainability Keywords: Designer, Supplier, Construction, internal design, project management, eco-paint, paint, floors, finishes, lighting, sustainable building supplies.
Services and Products: We offer exceptional quality materials and supplies. Including non-toxic paints and finishings. Local hardwood floors. Environmental Design, with top quality products with your health in mind. Just over 50% of what we offer is eco-friendly buidling material alternatives - come visit us!
Business Philosophy and Perspective: Our approach with sales is one of quality and education. Each one of our products has a story to tell. Also as a Saltspring business we want to give back to our community. A portion of our profits will go to several local programs, plus the David Suzuki Foundation.
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