the hub Halifax » Renovation http://thehubhalifax.ca There is no absence of good ideas in the world. All that we face is a crisis of access, scale, resources and impact. So what would happen if there was a place to go to access resources, connections, knowledge and investment? Welcome to The Halifax Hub. Mon, 14 May 2012 14:40:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Building Values into the Hub http://thehubhalifax.ca/2009/02/05/building-values-into-the-hub/ http://thehubhalifax.ca/2009/02/05/building-values-into-the-hub/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:37:55 +0000 ZoeCaron http://thehubhalifax.ca/?p=432 The Hub is being built hour-by-hour and day-by-day, but not without careful thought and planning to have as light an impact on the earth as possible. Materials were run by the ideal criteria before purchased: Reused, made of recycled content, recyclable or biodegradable, made or sold locally, design and function.

Chairs for our presentation room were generously provided by Office Interiors. The Very branded chairs are very sustainable indeed, and the first of their kind (literally – The Hub will have the first chairs off the

production line). They are made with up to 71% recycled content and…

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