Our planet is facing a serious food and water crisis in the next 30 years. To feed nine billion people by 2050, global food production will have to increase by 50 per cent.

Water scarcity is emerging as one of the key limiting factors, which is why Canada, with ample supplies of water and land, could become a major contributor to future global food security. That means increasing our food exports – a very attractive economic opportunity. So what should Canada’s food export strategy be?

No wonder they are smiling. Representatives of The University of British Columbia and FortisBC came together recently to celebrate the good that comes from two forward-thinking organizations working together.

The photo of the smiling representatives was taken at the UBC Aquatic Centre on the day FortisBC--a leading energy supplier in B.C., providing electricity, natural gas, propane, and other energy solutions--presented UBC with a cheque for $330,084 to support a major energy makeover at the centre.

Film crews from CTV and CBC television were on campus today (October 26) to see firsthand a UBC invention that has the potential to rid the world of pesky electric charging cables.

University of British Columbia researcher Lorne Whitehead and his team have invented a safe, efficient technology to wirelessly charge electric vehicles using “remote magnetic gears” – and successfully tested it on campus service vehicles.

By Thomas Bevan

Sustainable here, go green there: these slogans dominate real estate brochures around our cities. But what do these statements actually mean with regards to the net impact of buildings on surrounding ecosystems? What evidence is there that supports these claims?

Ian Ross McDonald, adjunct faculty at the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), received an award of excellence for his affordable housing idea in the recent City of Vancouver  re:THINK HOUSING competition.

McDonald proposed Bridge Housing which calls for new density policies that allow property owners to develop over top of existing commercial and residential buildings.