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The Successful You Awards ceremony held on March 29th at the Vancouver Hyatt Hotel was a rewarding adventure. The contest itself began in October 2010, when Urban Foliage was nominated for the Best Concept Award 2011 for our unique and innovative Living Frame product – the first of its kind in North America.

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The competition was extensive as a few dozen BC businesses were also nominated. Through many subsequent rounds and a rigorous selection process, Urban Foliage was short-listed as one of five finalists (together with  Hapi Foods Group Inc, Hear at Home Ltd, Raudz Regional Table and Ugi Fitness Inc).

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Urban Foliage is very happy to have had the opportunity to participate in such an incredible competition. We would like to extend a warm thank you to Bridget Field, and the entire team at Small Business BC, for organizing such a worthwhile event.

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And, I personally want to thank everyone who helped Urban Foliage become one of the top 5 new business concepts in BC!

\r\nThank you!\r\n\r\nNicolas Rousseau\r\n\r\n

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The Projects in Place Society is a volunteer-run non-profit society that brings young designers, trades people and other construction professionals together to design and implement projects that make communities better.

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Projects in Place helps people not just imagine, but build greener neighbourhoods and stronger communities through design and build projects that demonstrate environmental and social sustainability. By taking clients through a process from vision to construction their clients gain deeper understanding of the role design and construction can play in improving our daily lives.

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Through volunteer builds each project is completed for far less than it might otherwise cost.  This model has allowed Projects in Place to complete a variety of community improvement projects including green roofs, living walls, playgrounds and urban farms.

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Volunteer Opportunities

\r\nInterested in learning how to apply green technologies to your home or business?  Passionate about a project you think would benefit your neighbourhood?  Or just interested in helping design, build and maintain innovative green technologies? Please visit; http://projectsinplace.org/\r\n\r\n