A new school year often means new reading lists. Since we’re all about teaching kids on how best to protect the environment, we thought we’d share some great books for young readers about sustainability and the environment. Learn about the earth and the creatures who live here, these books are great starting points for talking to your kids about being eco-conscious.
Read MoreIf you follow Petit Architect on Instagram you might remember that in May we travelled to Pemberton to teach at some new to us schools. While there, we wanted to explore and check out the town a little and noticed a new neighbourhood being built. This would have been an awesome opportunity for an eco-friendly neighbourhood but to out disappointment it was the very opposite.
Read MoreEarth Day is April 22, and we just got the IPCC report on global warming. It’s not looking amazing my friends. As you may know, we need to decrease carbon pollution by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030 and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050…
I wanted to do my part and bring you some actionable tips to lower your home’s energy consumption. This will be a more technical blog post than usual but it’s a topic that is dear to me and I will try my best to make it easy to understand!
You can switch to an electric car, but you can also switch to a better house, and that will have an even bigger impact.
Read MoreSchool supplies shopping is something we either love or hate. Some teachers will give you a huge list of things they’ll need, others more of a general idea. I know kids love getting new things this time of year but have you ever stopped and thought about how sustainable all these new things you’re buying are? Luckily for you, today we’ve rounded up some tips on how to be a more sustainable school supplies shopper and we even have some recommendations of environmentally friendly supplies at the end.
Read MoreWe are nearing the end of the long and stressful year that is 2020. With all of the challenges that we have faced over the past few months, it is important that we look for the positives that are to come. One big positive, is of course, the holidays!
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