Peterborough is experiencing a housing crisis: making this the ideal time to confront the challenges of affordable housing – while also considering the various innovations that will make clean, green and sustainable housing a reality.

In building design, the attributes of sustainability are measured in aspects such as cost-to-construct, resource impact and enduring relevance.

Cleantech Commons, in partnership with Eco Innovations Inc., is excited to invite you to attend a talk by one of Canada’s leading lights in this field: Keith Dewey, the owner of British Columbia-based Zigloo Studio Inc. Keith's talk is titled: "Container Housing: Thinking Inside the Box".

At Zigloo Studios, sustainability is the cornerstone of all design and client criteria are balanced with the environmental impact of the building and the required regulations.

The combination of these elements results, Keith believes, in a design and building that serves the needs of the client, the environment AND the future.

We are truly excited to have Keith join us in Peterborough. To register to attend his presentation, please RSVP through this site. Seating is strictly limited and will be allocated on a "first come, first served" basis. Light refreshments will be served.

ABOUT KEITH - OUR GUEST SPEAKER

Keith established himself as a residential designer in Victoria. B.C. in 1995. His education in the Ryerson School of Architecture and Environmental Design Department of the Ontario College of Art and Design introduced Keith to the fundamentals of his craft. The intervening years have coalesced in a combination of design expertise, engineering experience, and client relations that today inform every project he undertakes.

Keith has made a name for himself as a result of his pioneering approach to “building with a conscience”: finding ways to bring new life to old materials, reducing the need for energy by reducing size, and promoting recycled and renewable materials when resources are required.

The up-cycling and adaptive re-use of shipping containers is his most recognizable trademark building material, but Keith also promotes structural solutions, insulation options and finishing materials with smaller carbon footprints than the standards promoted by other designers and builders.

Keith’s shipping container structures have garnered multiple accolades from the environmental community. He has been featured on Radio, TV and print media all over the world. Websites such as INHABITAT, HOUSEPORN and HUFFINGTON POST have featured Zigloo Studio's work.

ABOUT "NEW FRONTIERS"

The Cleantech Commons "New Frontiers" Speaker Series is designed to showcase the latest research, newest innovations and most influential entrepreneurs that are moving the world towards a new, low-pollution model built on clean innovation through energy efficiency improvements; the sustainable use of resources; and environmental protection activities.

ABOUT CLEANTECH COMMONS

At Cleantech Commons, Canada’s Cleantech Research & Technology Park, we are all about building Canadian leadership to solve global energy, environmental, sustainability and climate challenges – all while supporting Canadian innovators and entrepreneurs to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the global low-carbon & green economy.

The vision for Cleantech Commons is to become Canada’s premier clean, green and low-carbon technology research, innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization location, and the center of a cluster of established cleantech companies, growth enterprises, startup ventures and associated value-adding professional service providers, investors, incubators and accelerators focused on clean technology, water technology, environmental services, advanced material sciences, biotechnology, medical and health products, agri-food and agri-business, and information and communications technologies.

Cleantech Commons will provide startups and scale-up ventures with specialized research laboratories, experimental facilities, technology assessment zones, value-added services, business support & a collaborative ecosystem to drive cleantech innovation & job creation.

Cleantech Commons is a partnership between Trent University and the City of Peterborough.