Architects are usually focused on the beginning of buildings, paying little attention to their end. But as climate impacts worsen, it’s a reckoning they’ll need to face: the four million tonnes of construction waste that Canada landfills annually comprises 40% of its total landfill content. That material leaches chemicals and releases CO2 and a lot of […]
Moving House? Why Not Actually Move Your House?
The process can save trees, money and memories. We rode along with the Nickel Bros to see how it’s done.
Michelle Gamage is a journalist and photographer based in Vancouver with an environmental beat. You can find her on Twitter here. SHARES Nickel Bros can move any home, from a small rancher to an 8,000-square foot mansion.
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At 10 p.m. on a stormy February night, the house starts to move. Awash in flashing yellow and wrapped in a cheerful strand of patio lights, the squat Abbotsford bungalow kicks off its three-day journey to a new home on Vancouver Island.