Designing the EcoCafe-
the Integrated Design Process

The design of our building has been one of the main focuses of the EcoCafe Society over the last year. Using the Integrated Design Process, we have been working on making our ideas reality. The strength of this process is the input of many industry leaders, who add their specialized leading-edge technologies together to form a "technology cluster". This Core Team has designed a working schematic (see right). This process has also included developing valued relationships with capital funders and program funders.

For more detailed information on our Integrated Design Process and our organization, please download our Green Communities Initiative Report, which we have prepared for the former Ministry of Community, Women's and Aboriginal Services.
Green Communities Initiative Report (size 1.9M)

Community partnerships

EcoCafe has built strong alliances with other organizations in our community, sharing knowledge, skills and energy. In the past couple of years, we have been working closely with groups like Farm Folk City Folk, South East False Creek, collective echoes, Environmental Youth Alliance and EcoDesign Resource Society.

Pilot Projects

We have organized pilot projects to support our long-term vision, which includes community involvement and education. We have delivered lectures such as the EcoPhilosophy Cafe series and the Build Green Build Healthy Seminar. We created the BCIT EcoFair center-piece display, and spoke to the public about healthy home building. We started a Seedling Program to propagate and sell organic bedding plants to local gardeners.

We produced publications such as the ActLocally Calendar to keep the community involved and updated. Partnering with collective echoes and with the permission from the Parks board, we created a wonderful native garden and sculpture next to the future EcoCafe building site.

Next Steps

We are in a very exciting phase which will include completing the design of our building, revising our business plan, receiving building permits and constructing the facilities. If you would like more information on how to get involved or become an investment partner, please contact us at: 604.216.7203.