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Print.. In The MIX : Fact-Based Research

Print in the Mix: A Clearinghouse of Research on Print Media Effectiveness brings together valuable information and research from a wide-range of credible sources on the role and effectiveness of print in the marketing media mix. Covering all areas of print, including direct mail, magazines, custom publishing, newspapers, and more, Print in the Mix’s concise [...]

Vancouver’s.. Brave New Architecture

The acting director of UBC’s school of architecture, Chris Macdonald, measures his words carefully. Ask him about the quality of contemporary building design in Vancouver, and the tall, blondish academic pauses for nearly half a minute before responding. And even then, his answer is somewhat oblique.“ One of the things that’s difficult for many contemporary architects [...]

Project.. Document Managment : DFS Plan Room

As we begin to forge our way out of this recession, the AEC industry will be faced with many new growth challenges. Providing the industry with a comprehensive and affordable online plan room is our part in helping you to face the challenges ahead. Plans and specs are not the only types of information critical [...]

BIM.. Here To Stay

If you’ve been fence sitting on the BIM Standard, perhaps it’s time to play some catch up. The existence of the standard is a strong indication of the rapidly maturing nature of BIM processes and policies (refer to NBIM). Their vision is for an improved planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance process by using a [...]

VDP.. Affordable : Effective Direct Mail

Digital technology is changing the face of direct mail marketing. It’s making printing faster, easier to produce, and much more flexible, transforming it from a mass medium into a mass-customized one. One-to-One marketing or Variable Data Printing, the blending of digital printing technology with electronic customer databases, allows you to create personalized promotions that not [...]

BC’s… Green Economy Projected to Boom

BC’s ‘Green Economy’ is responsible for over 117,000 direct full time jobs and over $15 billion of provincial GDP according to a new report by the GLOBE Foundation. By 2020, B.C.’s green economy could account for over 14 percent of the province’s GDP and could provide full time employment for over 225,000 people. The report [...]

Vancouver.. Urban Agriculture

What do you expect Vancouver to look like in coming years with regard to urban agriculture space? Peter Ladner: I think we're going to see everything from more people with tomatoes on their balconies right through to commercial enterprises in unused or under-used lots around the city. Before too long you will not want to put in a new development without some kind of community garden attached to it because there's such a demand for that space. I think you're going to see people supplementing their income selling at the farmers market or selling over the back fence. There's going to be a commercial element that's going to get into this more!

Vertical Farming.. Grows Up

Discovery’s Matt Danzico investigates vertical farming, an agricultural concept aimed at growing food and raising animals in skyscrapers in city centers. And it’s not so far off as small scale projects have started popping up everywhere. Watch this video to discover more about how you too can profit from the vertical [...]

The Green Economy.. Vancouver

As Vancouver strives to be the "greenest" city in the world we can count on our past and with a multiplicity of new initiatives look forward to leading this new economy. According to City Mayor, Gregor Robertson we have what it takes and the convergence technology, of sustainable values and of environment has catalyzed the fastest growing industries on the planet right now, collectively known as the green economy. It is a seismic shift!

ColourWave 600.. Arrives

With the ColourWave 600 plotter/printer we can turn your daily and weekly ads into full colour banners, posters, point of purchase displays and more, in a matter of minutes. Speed, quality and solutions at your fingertips. Not only will you be making a strong marketing statement, but a sustainable one too. The ColourWave uses non-toxic toner pearls, has no toxic wastage and can print in full colour on recycled papers.