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Light House is looking forward to the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance Summit from October 28-30th! Gil Yaron (Managing Director, Circular Innovation), will join the panel “Adapting Together: Strengthening Communities Amid Climate Challenges” alongside Jarret Klim on Thursday, October 30th from 11:30 am–12:30 pm. The discussion will explore how business leaders, Indigenous Nations, and local governments across Vancouver Island are rethinking how we lead, invest, and operate amid a changing climate - advancing adaptation through innovation, collaboration, and shared responsibility. We're looking forward to connecting with leaders from across the Island and beyond to share ideas and accelerate economic resilience through sustainable, forward-thinking action. Register for the Summit here: https://www.vieasummit.ca/ #CircularEconomy #SustainableCommunities #VancouverIsland

Behind the scenes of a milestone for circular construction in Canada! Kiwi Innovation and VEMA Deconstruction (both participants in Light House’s Circular Construction Accelerator) have just built Canada's first prefabricated home made with 80% reclaimed wood. Featured on CTV News and Global News, the three-storey, 3,700-square-foot Burnaby home showcases how reclaimed materials from Vancouver’s past - including wood from a 1960s home and even the 1926 UBC firehall - can be transformed into the buildings of the future. By reusing nearly 18,000 kilograms of reclaimed lumber, the project avoids significant landfill waste while reducing carbon emissions and preserving craftsmanship. Erick Serpas Ventura Michelle Mazzotta Mariya Chugay

We're Hiring! Light House is currently seeking applications for two open positions: - Director of Projects: You will oversee our amazing team of project managers and project team members to lead the planning, delivery, and growth of high-impact initiatives across our circular economy portfolio. From feasibility studies and accelerator programs to material reuse pilots and sector-wide collaborations, you will ensure our projects are executed with excellence. - Market Analyst: You'll turn industry data into powerful insights that influence policy, strategic circular economy initiatives, and support innovation across Canada's construction and demolition sectors. Access both full job postings here: https://lnkd.in/g9Sknk_G

Gil Yaron, Light House Director of Strategic Initiatives, moderated the panel “Disrupting the Demolitionist: Building a Circular Future Against the Odds” at this year’s Coast Waste Management Association Conference in Victoria, B.C. The session brought together industry leaders Beverley Dondale (The ReUse People of Canada), Rhiannon Moore (City of Victoria BC), Nabil Drissi El Bouzaidi (EcoWaste), and Michelle Mazzotta (Kiwi Innovation) to explore how the sector can move beyond demolition toward reuse, salvage, and reclamation to advance a more sustainable built environment. It’s exciting to see the growing momentum behind turning demolition waste into opportunity, and how collaboration across sectors is helping shape a circular future in B.C. and beyond!

Our team recently attended the ribbon cutting at Intracorp Homes's new Signal Ash project! Congratulations to everyone involved in bringing this beautiful development to life. Light House led Third Party CBA monitoring for the project with Emily Chin. Joanne Sawatzky, Ava Campbell, and Oluwasina Agunbiade joined the celebration and toured the new rental suites, shared amenities, and coworking spaces. Special thanks to Lilian S., Farouk Babul and Hannah Josh for the warm tour and for showcasing such a thoughtful, community-oriented space.

From Site to Second Life: Register for the Builders' Breakfast! ⭐ Get a Full Breakfast + 1 CPD (Pending) Wasted construction materials mean wasted money. Every builder knows the frustration of over-ordering, managing surplus, or paying unnecessary disposal fees. On Vancouver Island, thousands of tonnes of usable material are sent to landfills each year, even as the need for affordable housing grows and material costs rise. Join us for a breakfast session focused on: ✅ Cutting construction waste and turning surplus into opportunity ✅ Donating salvaged materials to support affordable housing through Habitat’s expanded ReStore ✅ Networking with local builders and contractors over a full breakfast ✅ Hearing real success stories from those making an impact in the community Get Your Tickets: https://lnkd.in/d7SVUtph Location: Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island, #1-4128 Mostar Road, Nanaimo Date: October 31, 2025 Time: 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM PDT Early Bird Tickets: $10.00 This event is in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island and Canadian Home Builders' Association- Vancouver Island (CHBA-VI) #IndustryEvent #CPD #Construction #Networking #Nanaimo #HabitatforHumanity #CircularConstruction #MaterialReuse #ConstructionTraining

Canada’s construction industry generates a massive but often invisible stream of plastic waste. Much of this waste is clean, recyclable packaging that still ends up in landfill. Our recent Construction Plastics Initiative (CPI) Benchmarking Study, featured below in Roofing Supply Pro by the Canadian Roofing Contractors Association, reveals just how under-tracked and under-managed this waste stream remains - and offers a data-driven roadmap for change. "Construction plastics are one of Canada’s most overlooked waste streams. This study gives us the evidence we need to understand the challenge, and the CPI offers the pathway to progress." - Gil Yaron, Managing Director, Circular Innovation at Light House. Read the full feature below!

We’re proud to see Timber Tiles, a participant in Light House’s Circular Construction Accelerator (CCA), featured in Canadian Forest Industries this month for their innovative work turning underutilized hemlock into high-value architectural wall tiles. Based in Port Alberni and owned by the Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Timber Tiles is redefining the value of wood products while embodying the sacred principle of ʔuuʔałuk: Caring for present and future generations through respect for the land and natural world. As co-founder mark Anson explains, “Using natural materials in the places where we live and work provides innate natural benefits - lower blood pressure, greater productivity, fewer sick days, and better retention of information.” And from Chief John Jack: “Every tile represents our commitment to environmental responsibility, zero waste, and economic resilience.” We’re inspired to see Timber Tiles leading with innovation, community, and circular design, and showing how local materials and Indigenous partnership can reshape the future of Canada’s building industry! Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gaTqjwnw #CircularEconomyMonth #CircularConstruction #SustainableDesign #CircularEconomy #RegenerativeBuilding