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- [What Is a Regenerative Community and Why Canada Will have Thousands of Them](https://smartvillage.ca/2026/09/01/what-is-a-regenerative-community/) - Canada and most countries are spending billions trying to solve problems that regenerative communities solve by design. We are spending $10 billion a year on homelessness. We are watching millions of Canadians describe themselves as chronically lonely, a condition researchers now compare to smoking 15 cigarettes a day in terms of mortality risk. We are
- [How We Financialized Shelter, and Why the Way Back Starts With a Party](https://smartvillage.ca/2026/08/06/realestatesucks/) - Housing used to be the thing you built so you could get on with your life. Now it is the thing your life gets built around. That flip did not happen by accident, and it will not be undone by accident either. This post traces how we got here. Then it makes a claim that
- [From Extractive to Regenerative: A Call to Arms for Tourism in Rural Canada (and Beyond)](https://smartvillage.ca/2025/09/06/ruralregenerative/) - Tourism is already the dominant economic force in most mountain communities. It’s just not being reinvested like one. Every season, visitors pour billions into mountain towns across Canada, the U.S., Europe, and beyond. The returns flow to trail maintenance, ski lifts, and tourism marketing. Meanwhile, the locals who make these destinations worth visiting can't afford
- [From the Alps to Amsterdam: Dispatches from the Future of Abundance](https://smartvillage.ca/2026/06/04/from-the-alps-to-amsterdam-dispatches-from-the-future-of-abundance/) - Four weeks. Three countries. 2 flights and many trains + bikes. A thousand quiet confirmations that the world we're building already exists in fragments, waiting to be connected. All the photos are here! Jean-Marc La Flamme I left the Kootenays with two bags and a laptop full of AI dreams. I came home with something
- [🌍 Etherlaken: From Mystery to Regeneration](https://smartvillage.ca/2025/08/22/etherlaken/) - In the heart of the Bernese Oberland, beneath the soaring Jungfrau peaks, a new vision is rising. On the grounds of the former Mystery Park, once dedicated to humanity's past, Etherlaken is emerging as a Regenerative Living Lab for Europe and the world. This is not a redevelopment. It is a living experiment in the
- [Cooper Creek Village](https://smartvillage.ca/2024/01/18/cooper-creek-village-micro-homes/) - Update: Project Paused 2025. We are excited to introduce you to an innovative and community-driven project that is transforming the concept of affordable housing and resilient living – Cooper Creek Village. Our 28-acre Cooper Creek Village is a unique co-ownership structure that brings together a group of like-minded individuals dedicated to developing low-cost micro and
- [Climate Week Zurich: Europe Is Ready. Deploy Agents Now.](https://smartvillage.ca/2026/05/13/europe-is-ready-now-deploy-the-agents/) - A field report from Climate Week Zurich 2026 By Jean-Marc La Flamme I just spent a week in Zurich at the inaugural Climate Week Zurich, 250+ events, 10,000 attendees, and some of the most earnest, intelligent, and genuinely motivated people I have encountered in years of working at the intersection of climate, capital, and community.
- [The Real Reason Your Community Or Startup Is Struggling And What Actually Fixes It](https://smartvillage.ca/2026/03/01/startupcommunity/) - You've heard the same problem over and over through media and reports, friends and family. Maybe you're a nurse, a teacher, a tradesperson, working full-time and still watching your savings shrink. Maybe you run a small business and customers just have less to spend, even though everyone seems to be employed. Maybe you're a founder
- [Humanoids Are the Missing Infrastructure for Housing, Food, and Aging in Place](https://smartvillage.ca/2026/01/18/humanoids-are-the-missing-infrastructure-for-housing-food-and-aging-in-place/) - Why small communities will adopt first and scale fastest Humanoid robots are no longer a futuristic concept. In 2026, they crossed into real deployment across factories, logistics, and controlled environments. What matters now is not spectacle, but utility. For regenerative communities, modular housing builders like Geoship, and rural regions facing labor shortages, humanoids represent a
- [Stop what you are doing and learn now!              AI Agents, Robotic Systems, Nature Tech](https://smartvillage.ca/2025/12/13/stop-what-you-are-doing-and-learn-now-ai-agents-robotic-systems-nature-tech/) - Something fundamental is shifting.Not just new tools. Not just faster automation.We are witnessing an upgrade to our shared Earth operating system. AI agents are becoming capable collaborators. Humanoid systems are entering the physical world. At the same time, nature tech is emerging as a powerful bridge between intelligence and living systems. Together, these forces are
- [From My Father’s Work to a Regenerative World](https://smartvillage.ca/2025/11/11/from-my-fathers-work-to-a-regenerative-world/) - There are moments in history when the rhythm of life changes forever.2025 is one of those moments, a threshold between what was and what can be. For centuries, humanity has moved at the pace of machines, striving, producing, and optimizing. We called it progress. But in that relentless motion, we forgot something essential: what it
- [Building the Future: Key Insights from the Network State Conference 2025](https://smartvillage.ca/2025/10/05/network-state-conference-2025/) - Here @ Future Villages, we're dedicated to crafting autonomous, affordable, and regenerative communities that harmonize technology with nature. This year, we attended the Network State Conference 2025 in Singapore—a visionary gathering exploring the next frontier of human organization: network states. Inspired by Balaji Srinivasan’s 2022 book The Network State, these digital-first communities bootstrap physical territories,
- [🏗️ Building the Regenerative Future: Geoship Launches Production and Redefines Real Estate from the Ground Up](https://smartvillage.ca/2025/07/03/building-the-regenerative-future-geoship-launches-production-and-redefines-real-estate-from-the-ground-up/) - Something extraordinary is happening in the world of housing — and it’s not just about innovation in materials or design. It’s about a total transformation of how we live, build, and own our homes. At the heart of this movement is Geoship, a company that just officially launched continuous dome production, signaling the dawn of
- [🌍 The Future of Abundance: How AI and Humanoids Will Crush the Cost of Living by 2035](https://smartvillage.ca/2025/05/21/the-future-of-abundance-how-ai-and-humanoids-will-crush-the-cost-of-living/) - What if the next 10 years usher in not just progress—but abundance? Picture a world where living costs are slashed to a fraction of today’s levels. Thanks to exponential leaps in artificial intelligence, robotics, and bio-integrated technologies, this isn’t science fiction—it’s our near future. The key agents? Humanoid robots and AI ecosystems transforming the pillars
- [Regenerative Movement @ SXSW & RegenWorld](https://smartvillage.ca/2025/03/21/regenworld/) - How AI Agents Will Accelerate the Regenerative Renaissance This year, Geoship had the honor of participating in two incredible gatherings in Austin — SXSW and RegenWorld — where some of the brightest minds and boldest visions converged around one key theme: the future is regenerative… and it’s coming faster than anyone imagined. On stage at
- [Regen AI: Agent for Planetary Regeneration](https://smartvillage.ca/2025/02/01/regenai/) - From Grassroots to Supernova The urgency to co-create solutions for planetary regeneration has never been greater. Climate change, food insecurity, economic instability, and the disconnect between humanity and nature demand immediate action. Regen AI is an open-source co-creation system designed to catalyze regenerative living, empower communities, restore ecosystems, and facilitate decentralized cooperation. Unlike closed AI
- [Geoship Completes $8M SEED Round, Powering Decentralized and Regenerative Living](https://smartvillage.ca/2024/12/23/geoship-completes-8m/) - As we stand at the brink of 2025, Geoship proudly announces the successful closure of our $8M SEED round, backed by an enthusiastic community of thousands of investors. This monumental achievement not only validates our vision but also propels us into action, setting a new benchmark for innovation in regenerative living. Your investment has been
- [Solarpunk Summit Texas](https://smartvillage.ca/2024/10/31/solarpunk-summit-texas/) - Geoship + Partners @ Solarpunk Summit: Building a Regenerative Future Together Geoship just wrapped up an unforgettable experience at this year’s Solarpunk Summit and Network State Camp in Texas! 🚀🌎 From keynotes to workshops, the Summit was alive with energy, fresh ideas, and a sense of collective purpose. Our CEO, Micha Mikailian, spoke on stage,
- [Gathering of Tribes: Real Collective Action to Global Regenerative Living](https://smartvillage.ca/2024/09/25/gathering-of-tribes-real-collective-action-to-global-regenerative-living/) - On Sept 11-15, 2024 @ The Gathering in Portugal, we co-created vibrant regenerative communities, holding the vision of a thriving Earth for all. Over the course of 5 days, there were around 500 workshops, including Geoship regenerative living technologies and community matchmaking at Frequency Village in the hayship, in collaboration with Gaianet. Special congratulations to
- [Gathering of Tribes](https://smartvillage.ca/2024/07/26/gathering-of-tribes/) - Join Frequency Village and partners Geoship and Gaianet at the Frequency Village Camp for the Gathering of Tribes 2024 in the enchanting locale of Porto, Portugal, from September 11th to 15th. Rooted in the ethos of ancient tribal gatherings, this regenerative festival brings together companies, villages, communities, and DAOs to share, inspire, learn, and collaborate for action in support of
- [Kootenay Resilience Festival Recap](https://smartvillage.ca/2024/09/10/kootenay-resilience-festival-recap/) - Building a Regenerative Future Together The first Kootenay Resilience Festival was an incredible success! A new impact festival combining music & creative with regeneration and community-building in the Kootenay region. This year’s festival featured engaging panel discussions on topics such as automated homebuilding, vertical farms, shared mobility and decentralized energy. It included tiny homes, permaculture
- [Geoship Regenerative Communities](https://smartvillage.ca/2024/06/27/geoship-regenerative-communities/) - Geoship.is is revolutionizing residential construction with our innovative bioceramic geodesic homes. Our advancements in material science and manufacturing technology have led to the creation of a new category of housing that offers remarkable benefits: 85% Lower Carbon and 50% Lower Cost: Our homes significantly reduce environmental impact and construction expenses. Extreme Climate Resilience: Designed to
- [Kootenay Resilience Festival](https://smartvillage.ca/2024/05/03/kootenay-resilience-festival/)
- [Cooper Creek Landshare Open House](https://smartvillage.ca/2024/04/19/cooper-creek-landshare-open-house/) - The 28-acre Cooper Creek Village is a co-ownership structure with a group of current and new owners dedicated to the development of low-cost micro/modular housing. This innovative project aims to provide affordable and unique housing solutions with food security and community resiliency. Watch the second Virtual Open House with guide Jean-Marc La Flamme. Noam Dolgin
- [Permaculture Courses, Passive Solar Greenhouses and Vertical Farms](https://smartvillage.ca/2024/02/20/permaculture-courses-passive-solar-greenhouses-and-vertical-farms/) - In the quest for regenerative living, communities across Canada are turning to innovative solutions to address the pressing issue of food security. Among these solutions, permaculture design, passive solar greenhouses, and vertical farms are emerging as key components in fostering resilience and self-sufficiency, both in urban centers and rural communities. Permaculture: Cultivating Harmony with Nature
- [The Network State: Our Parallel Society & Decentralized Journey to Abundance Connecting Nature with Technology](https://smartvillage.ca/2023/11/07/the-network-state-our-parallel-society-decentralized-journey-to-abundance-connecting-nature-with-technology/) - In a world rapidly transforming through technological innovation, it's essential to envision the future we want to create. This vision was at the heart of the recent Network State Conference, where thought leaders, innovators, and change-makers gathered to explore the potential of a decentralized, abundant, and nature-connected future empowered by technology. The Network State Conference:
- [Event Video: Co-ownership of land in Canada. Low-cost housing and off-grid villages.](https://smartvillage.ca/2023/10/15/event-video-co-ownership-of-land-in-canada-low-cost-housing-and-off-grid-villages/) - Happy Fall Friends 🍁🎃🍂 Recently we held our first interactive session in the “Crush the Costs of Living” series featuring regenerative village development and how-to setup a legal co-ownership entity to fund and build low-cost housing. Missed it? We recorded it for you below. Want more? We will have regular engaging sessions with more pros,
- [Traditional Dream Factory: Shaping a New Era of Regenerative Living in Portugal's Alentejo](https://smartvillage.ca/2023/09/26/traditional-dream-factory/) - In the picturesque Alentejo region of Portugal, the Traditional Dream Factory (TDF), led by the OASA network, stands as an innovative hub for regenerative living. This community-driven initiative redefines co-living, emphasizing sustainability, practical experimentation, and ecological stewardship. Abela, Portugal - September 26, 2023 In the heart of Portugal's scenic Alentejo region, roughly an hour and
- [Living Labs for housing innovation in every community](https://smartvillage.ca/2023/08/09/living-labs-for-housing-innovation-in-every-community/) - When you're looking to solve a problem, involving the people who will actually be impacted by the solution makes sense…or so you would think. Typically, however, when it comes to housing innovation (and affordable housing in particular) that hasn't been the norm. Instead, experts have been brought in, solutions proposed then imposed on people and
- [ReGen Villages Canada](https://smartvillage.ca/2023/07/01/regen-villages-canada/) - ReGen Villages builds regenerative and resilient communities, with integrated life support systems of food, water, energy, education, economic, transportation and waste-to-resource management. New communities are connected to each other and to existing traditional communities in smart bioregions, through the Village OS AI platform. This creates a border free autonomous system to optimize and improve our
- [Kootenay Villages Ready Now](https://smartvillage.ca/2023/07/19/kootenay-villages-ready-now/) - Are you interested in living super affordably in a small village with modern and resilient infrastructure, food security, great people of all generations in a most stunning piece of the Kootenays? We have two village opportunities for you to consider, that have groups to purchase with you. Visit our sister site for more detail. futurevillages.ca/land
- [Ski Legend Bode Miller Partners With Affordable Natural Homebuilding Startup Geoship](https://smartvillage.ca/2023/05/14/ski-legend-bode-miller-partners-with-affordable-natural-homebuilding-startup-geoship/) - Nevada City, CA/Big Sky, MT - The most successful American male ski racer of all time, Bode Miller, has become an investor and strategic advisor in Geoship — to address the climate-housing challenge and help people live closer to nature and community — starting in mountain towns. Miller notes, “I was raised off the grid,
- [Internet of Nature with Dr Nadina Galle](https://smartvillage.ca/2022/05/16/internet-of-nature-with-dr-nadina-galle/) - Smart cities are putting technology to work to relieve congestion, restore democracy, prevent crime, and improve public services. Yet, the ecology upon which cities rely risks being left behind by the digital revolution. At the same time, city ecologists, planners, and designers lack the insights needed to safeguard urban nature. Could technology hold the answer
- [Impact Festivals, InterAction Conferences and Engaging Networks](https://smartvillage.ca/2023/03/04/impact-festivals/) - Another year of conferences and festival season is upon us! For decades i have co-created dozens of small and large business and cultural events per year. They have been so exciting, professionally rewarding and culturally enriching. But since the 2017 forest fire season, when the climate emergency hit the big alarm bell for me, I
- [nidus3D printed homes firsts in Canada](https://smartvillage.ca/2023/01/24/nidus3d-printed-homes-firsts-in-canada/) - Last year the first 3D Construction Printing company in Canada built the First Multi-Unit 3D Printed Homes and 3D Printed 2-Story Building in North America. They are expanding quickly in Alberta and BC with a few developments. Read more here and reach out to us for more information on you can have the first 3D
- [National Housing Challenge - Funding Construction Technology](https://smartvillage.ca/2022/12/02/national-housing-challenge-funding-construction-technology/) - The Housing Supply Challenge is moving to Round 4. Building for the Future: Innovative Construction for Housing Affordability CMHC Building for the Future seeks to identify and cultivate solutions that address barriers to innovation in construction, in an effort to increase housing supply that is affordable, climate compatible and meets people’s needs. By supporting the scaling,
- [Global Regeneration Colab](https://smartvillage.ca/2021/11/16/global-regeneration-colab/) - Regeneration Challenges Imagine a global economy that is regenerative of nature and society, where our economic activity creates a brighter future. This is the vision the members of the Global Regeneration CoLab, a makerspace for changemakers, are working towards.Membership is "by referral" so if you know someone you think a good match, please feel free
- [National Housing Day](https://smartvillage.ca/2022/11/22/national-housing-day/) - Access to a safe and super affordable home is the foundation of a healthy, successful, and vibrant community. And its possible for all of us today! For #NationalHousingDay we want to share some of the projects and resources we have worked on with our partners to bring forward big ideas to address the affordability crisis: At the
- [Canada's National Housing Forum [Place+Space] Powering our housing future](https://smartvillage.ca/2022/09/28/national-housing-forum/) - A National Forum showcasing innovation, diversity and partnerships, held virtually on October 26-27-28. Future Cities Canada, the national cross-sector initiative led by Evergreen designed to accelerate innovation to transform cities, presents its 2022 must-attend program [Place+Space]: Powering Our Housing Future. The virtual and free gathering will bring together residents with companies and public sector innovators
- [3D printing our living with nature](https://smartvillage.ca/2022/06/10/3d-printing-our-living-with-nature/) - Many months of ground breaking news with 3D printing technology begs the question: Is this exponential technology finally hitting its stride? Are we ready for it to go mainstream? Only further investment and sales cycles with new product will tell. Just like any technology before it, real world applications will have to reach a critical
- [2022 predictions and goals](https://smartvillage.ca/2021/12/23/2022-predictions-and-goals/) - Alright... time for a new year new efforts new opportunities! The truth is, of course, that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time. David Bowie The housing, climate and health crisis will come to a head! Bold new connected and regenerative technologies alongside a constellation of collaborative companies
- [Geoship Domes](https://smartvillage.ca/2022/04/03/geoship-domes/) - Read more on Green Energy Futures Two amazing companies that have the courage to innovate, bring new ideas and products to the world. They are the most efficient products possible to help lessen impact to mother earth. Aptera #ElectricVehicle and Geoship #AffordableHousing
- [Open <Ethical> Smart Cities](https://smartvillage.ca/2021/02/08/opensmartcities/) - The pandemic has caused a massive shift and humanity has unleashed a digital flowstate for actionable solutions to our most pressing challenges. If you want to bet with the Internet, bet against the big institutions, using decentralized methodology co-create our regenerative future. “One should think of Covid and the crisis of this year as this
- [World’s First Ceramic Geodesic Dome Installed](https://smartvillage.ca/2022/01/06/worlds-first-ceramic-geodesic-dome-installed/) - The Affordable, Zero Carbon, DIY Interlocking, Climate Proof, Dome of the Future is Open for Investment and Pre-order by Everyone California Mountains, Jan 4, 2020: Geoship has announced the launch of it’s first groundbreaking affordable dome installation. Bioceramic domes create a new category of multi-century, zero-carbon, fireproof, and biologically resonant architecture. Homebuilding is a massive,
- [Wood Wide Web](https://smartvillage.ca/2021/06/24/wood-wide-web/) - In this essay from Finding the Mother Tree, UBC Professor Suzanne Simard reflects on parenting, climate change, and the networks at the heart of the forest. Watch Suzanne Simard, Paul Stamets and more on Fantastic Fungi This is key to understanding how we build the Internet, despite what it turned into, and why we need to
- [From pandemic to climate disaster = Futureproofing Our Communities With Climate-Smart Solutions](https://smartvillage.ca/2021/08/02/from-pandemic-to-climate-disaster-futureproofing-our-communities-with-climate-smart-solutions/) - You woke up to a climate nightmare. Now what? Flooding in New York, Germany, China and a thousand raging fires in paradise British Columbia - the subject of our own international climate headlines, as we suffered through one broken temperature record after another in this summer’s heat dome. For much of the world, the summer
- [Zincton Formal Proposal](https://smartvillage.ca/2021/10/24/zincton-formal-proposal/) - We are excited to reveal our first technical videos for Zincton Mountain Village formal proposal in the Kootenays BC. No marketing fluff, just the important data on the skiing tenure narrated by Founder David Harley. On Oct 21 we had our Formal Proposal Open House with the Government of BC. Are you interested in co-creating the
- [Future Thinkers Smart Village](https://smartvillage.ca/2020/09/17/future-thinkers/) - We are at a crossroads with humanity. The Climate Emergency is the most important issue of our lifetime, followed by the intersection of exponential technologies as a disruptive but positive force to wield into economic diversity and regenerative living. COVID-19 has created an exodus from big cities, and mass climate migration has occurred during political
- [Civic Hackathon Guide](https://smartvillage.ca/2020/04/26/civic-hackathon-guide/) - Question 1 : What is hacking? What the heck is a hackathon? There are several definitions for “hacking” and we will check out three of them. Definition One … hacking generally refers to “unauthorized access to and tampering with information in a computer or a network.” While this is true, we are definitely not game for
- [Re:build festival](https://smartvillage.ca/2021/04/29/rebuildfestival/) - On April 30 - May 2 we hosted the Re:build online, regenerative living festival 🌳🏡🌍 Crush the costs of living with the evolution of decentralized villages for everyone on planet earth. We co-created workshops and practical conversations focused on the following themes: Nature & Ecosystems, Building & Infrastructure, Funding & Business, People & Culture. We
- [EU Bauhaus Movement](https://smartvillage.ca/2021/03/21/eu-bauhaus/) - "The New European Bauhaus movement is intended to be a bridge between the world of science and technology and the world of art and culture… it is about a new European Green Deal aesthetic combining good design with regenerative living." President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen The New European Bauhaus is a
- [Rural Movement Technology](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/05/08/rural-technology/) - Although Smart Cities technology for large urban centres is the most hyped in media these days, this blog is focused on Smart Village or under 100K in population. We live in Rural Canada and are finding an ever increasing amount of young people moving from large metropolitan areas to the countryside for "the better life".
- [Electric Planes, Trains and Automobiles... & Boats, Bikes & Sleds](https://smartvillage.ca/2020/12/14/electric/) - COVID-19 put a great pause to our global travel, allowing the earth to breathe and science to reflect on the climate emergency IF we stopped fossil fuels all together. This year carbon emissions have fallen dramatically but this has only marginally slowed the overall rise in concentrations, the scientists say, and we need to ramp
- [Race for rural connectivity](https://smartvillage.ca/2020/11/11/race-for-rural-smart-village-connectivity/) - Canada has just announced a move to connect 98% of the country with a $1.75 billion program to improve internet connectivity, principally in rural and remote areas. And in an era where Elon Musk’s SpaceX is developing a low-earth orbit constellation of satellites called Starlink to provide high-speed connectivity to rural areas around the world,
- [Smart Cities Tour 2020: Futuring During Pandemic & Climate Emergency](https://smartvillage.ca/2020/02/15/smart-cities-tour-2020/) - We have just returned from Taiwan, where we witnessed the birth of new smart cities and visited many top tier sustainable businesses. Taoyuan City hosted the Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2020 announcement. They are; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Hudson, Ohio, USA Markham, Ontario, Canada Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Tallinn, Estonia Westerville, Ohio,
- [Smart Cities for Emergency Response & Community Planning + Rural Opportunity](https://smartvillage.ca/2020/03/07/smart-cities-for-emergency-response-coronavirus/) - Last December, before the Coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese city of Wuhan signed an agreement with the communications giant Huawei to install infrastructure to enhance its security and information services and convert it into a standard ‘smart city’. The agreement also incorporates mechanisms for swift emergency responses, which would have helped it in containing the city’s
- [Documentaries to watch in changing seasons](https://smartvillage.ca/2020/10/19/documentaries/) - Here are some great ones! What are others? David Attenborough Human Nature Kiss the Ground My Octopus Teacher Dream Big Brave Blue World How To Change The World
- [Regenerative Innovation](https://smartvillage.ca/2020/06/17/regenerative-innovation/) - Post pandemic is a brave new world. Everyone is joining a change taskforce and forming collectives to bring down silos, and build independent applications to decrease reliance on big organizations. But to create economic diversity and system innovation we need new powerful, and modern education on nurturing platforms. 90% of new business fail. In fact,
- [Radically optimizing the world](https://smartvillage.ca/2020/04/04/radically-optimizing-the-world/) - Recovery from coronavirus must lead to a better world. We simply cannot return to where we were before #COVID19 struck, with communities unnecessarily vulnerable to health, environment and economic crises. We have amazing tech solutions & business ready today. Now is the time to build more inclusive, sustainable and resilient societies. Starting with housing, food
- [Dispel the negative image of smart cities](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/09/15/dispel-the-negative-image-of-smart-cities/) - It would seem that technology being designed to enhance our lives is receiving constant criticism and demonisation. This should not be the case – connecting the unconnected beyond a country’s major cities – and ultimately future-proofing nations to keep up with the digital revolution is something that will bring untold positive economic and socio-economic impacts.
- [Autonomous Vehicle Infrastructure](https://smartvillage.ca/2020/01/08/autonomous-vehicle-infrastructure/) - 95 percent of serious car crashes are due to human error. There is an ever increasing amount of road traffic and semi trucks with new drivers on our major highways that are greatly increasing deaths on our rural roads. Having all vehicles with autonomous driving wouldn’t need people’s decisions, which could often be dangerous and
- [Past decade of tech and next 10 ~ How to adapt to uncertainty](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/12/28/past-decade-of-tech-and-next-10-how-to-adapt-to-uncertainty/) - You didn't realize how quickly it happened. It just did. The past 10 years brought 4G LTE, putting the world in our pocket, connected instantaneously to infinite data, using the cloud and powered with Artificial Intelligence. IBM Watson and Google Deepmind proved AI better than human in practice. Tesla with millions of electric vehicles connected
- [Smart Innisfil](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/12/05/smart-innisfil/) - From the town that ditched public transit for Uber, a new smart community in rural Innisfil Ontario called Orbit has been launched. The designers envision the Orbit as a hybrid between urban and rural living, dispersing higher-density built form across open green spaces intersected with nature trails and street grids. The plan is seen as
- [Zero waste cities](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/11/20/zero-waste-cities/) - A recent study by Deloitte for Environment and Climate Change Canada shows only 9 per cent of the 3.2 million tonnes of plastic waste generated each year in Canada is recycled. As much as 2.8-million tonnes – the weight of 24 CN Towers – ends up in Canadian landfills. More detail here. While we obviously
- [Solar powered cars](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/11/01/solar-powered-cars/) - Why aren’t we driving around in solar-powered cars already? There are a few reasons why even the most advanced automobile companies haven't been able to develop fully solar-powered cars. But check out the Aptera first! The first and foremost reason is the solar panel itself. The current commercially operated solar panels that we use have
- [We have a single mission: Climate Action](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/04/09/climateaction/) - Canada is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world and Northern Canada is warming even more quickly, nearly three times the global rate. Human behaviour MUST change to slow the shift. Fortunately there is a chance to survive, but we must put everything down, ditch the broken systems and collaborate with
- [Smart Cities are People First](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/05/12/smart-cities-are-people-first/) - Smart Cities are about designing the advancements of a community's experience that include elements of culture, music, art and language alongside technology. Smart Cities are designed around the principles and values of the people who live there. Smart Cities build technology for public good and with diversity, accessibility and inclusivity. Watch more from Paula Kwan
- [From competitive cities to cooperative cities](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/06/11/cooperative-cities/) - Cities need to move from conventional ways of managing from a focus on immediate fixes to smart and intelligent approaches that look at solving root causes. Aside from revenue distribution, eliminating silos in favour of a collaborative governance model with shared responsibility would help. For example, the question of waste requires action on several fronts — more
- [Resource towns to smart cities](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/07/01/resource-towns-to-smart-cities/) - Read our Toronto Star article about emerging BC #smartcities. Remove layers of bureaucracy, transform the old industry and get speedy innovation. This will set precedence for all resource towns in the world. https://www.thestar.com/amp/vancouver/2019/06/21/old-sawmill-turned-high-tech-centre-could-be-the-key-to-reviving-bcs-small-towns.html
- [Mobile living spaces: Digital Nomads everywhere](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/07/30/mobile-living-spaces/) - Over the past few years we have seen an ever increasing amount of RVs, converted sprinter vans and vintage living vehicles parade on our highways into our towns. They are the anti real estate bunch, go where you want to go, and do what you want to do living and recreational spaces. They can be
- [Rural Canadian Valley certified world’s first “Smart and Sustainable Rural Region.”](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/08/26/rural-canadian-valley-certified-worlds-first-smart-and-sustainable-rural-region/) - The Gold Certification by the World Council on City Data puts the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia in the top ranks of smart cities around the globe – only the Valley isn’t a city. Valley Regional Enterprise Network (REN) chairman David Ritcey said that the certification will set the Annapolis Valley apart as a rural
- [We’ll have self-flying cars before self-driving cars?](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/10/13/well-have-self-flying-cars-before-self-driving-cars/) - Why? “If you go a bit higher in the air then all the difficulties with not hitting stuff like children and bicycles and cars and so on just vanishes . . . Go above the buildings, go above the trees, like go where the helicopters are!” Also all the air vehicles can communicate with each
- [It takes a village to build a city](https://smartvillage.ca/2019/05/22/it-takes-a-village-to-build-a-city/) - 'We are poised to fundamentally change cities for the better. To make them cheaper and more environmentally friendly. To give people time back in their day as well as a better sense of community.' CEO of @sidewalklabs, Dan Doctoroff on Centre stage at #CollisionConf Biggest lesson learned? "Planning out in the open is really hard.

## Pages

- [Off-Grid Infrastructure](https://smartvillage.ca/off-grid/) - A village that produces its own power, water and food doesn't go dark when the grid does. Decentralized infrastructure is no longer the expensive option. Battery prices, solar output and off-grid appliances have all improved faster than utility rates, and in rural BC a self-reliant system is often cheaper than a grid connection. This is
- [Affordable Housing](https://smartvillage.ca/affordable-housing/) - Factory-built, automated homebuilding for resilient communities. Verified North American suppliers, plus how we help you go from land to move-in. The fastest way to affordable housing is to stop building it the old way. Every home below is factory-built or kit-built. That means a fixed price, a short build, and a structure that performs in
- [Geoship Regenerative Master Prompt](https://smartvillage.ca/regenerativeprompt/) - Just copy and paste this MASTER PROMPT below into Claude.ai or any LLM. Customize as you wish!! You are a guide for people beginning their journey into regenerative living. Your role is to meet people where they are and walk them through the interconnected systems that make thriving communities possible — from personal practice to
- [ReGen Villages](https://smartvillage.ca/regenvillages/) - ReGen Villages designs regenerative and resilient communities, with integrated life support systems of food, water, energy and waste-to-resource management. New communities are connected to each other and to existing traditional communities in smart bioregions, through the Village OS AI platform. This creates a border free autonomous system to optimize and improve our lives, and mitigate
- [Co-ownership of land in Canada: Low-cost housing and off-grid villages](https://smartvillage.ca/co-ownership/) - Super affordable living is ready for you and your friends! Watch the first episode in our "Crush the Costs of Living" series featuring regenerative village development and how-to setup a legal co-ownership entity to fund and build low-cost (under 50K) housing. Subscribe here for the next sessions in the series or email us to connect
- [Celebration of Life — Louis La Flamme](https://smartvillage.ca/louislaflamme/) - Honoring a Devoted Father, Husband, and Lifelong Provider Saturday, November 29, 2025 — 10:30 AM ESTPresentation Manor, 61 Fairfax Crescent, Toronto Watch it live here Join us in celebrating the life of Louis La Flamme, a man whose dedication, faith, and love for family touched everyone who knew him. Louis devoted his life to his
- [Geoship Domes](https://smartvillage.ca/geoship/) - The World's First Climate Resilient & Natural Home 🏚️ 🌱 Geoship.is transforming residential construction with bioceramic geodesic homes. Our breakthrough in material science and manufacturing technology creates a new category of housing. Here are just a few remarkable features... - 85% Lower Carbon and 50% Lower Cost- Extreme Climate Resilience- Next Level Health Benefits- 100% Non-Toxic- Insane Manufacturing
- [Morgan Bierschenk](https://smartvillage.ca/morgan/) - Morgan is a geodesic dome and bioceramic material science expert who delivers intentional, thorough and concise keynote presentations that inspire audiences to connect with their dreams of a healthier world. With a background in engineering and program management at Intel, Morgan brings broad technical understanding, entrepreneurial grit and C-level leadership skills to Geoship. His devotion
- [InterShelter Domes](https://smartvillage.ca/intershelter/) - Live small and dream big! A 10K$ portable home that is bomb proof (snow, wind, storm, fire, flood) and sets up in 4 hours! It's called the InterShelter and we are the Canadian agents supporting you in your setup of this amazing structure. Proven all over the world for decades this home has yet to
- [Smart Farming](https://smartvillage.ca/smart-farming/) - Tower Garden: Small to large easy to assemble modular vertical farming Zipgrow Food Production: Small to large modular vertical farming Cubic Farms: Automated and modular large scale indoor farming Just Vertical: Small scale indoor growing Farm Bot: Open source CNC robot farming machine, software and documentation Farm OS: Open source application for farm management, planning,
- [Regenerative Villages](https://smartvillage.ca/regenerative/) - Humanity stands at a pivotal moment in history, where the paramount issue of our time is climate resiliency and programming artificial intelligence. These top priorities are closely followed by the convergence of all exponential technologies, offering both disruption and positive potential for fostering economic diversity and embracing regenerative living practices. The recent pandemic has catalyzed
- [About & Contact](https://smartvillage.ca/contact/) - Founder Jean-Marc La Flamme and our global village collective have decades of community building experience and are focused on Regenerative Living + Housing Innovation + Smart Community strategies guiding creative intergenerational engagement and implementations for new and existing rural communities. email us here or Subscribe to get real affordable and regenerative living * indicates required
- [nidus3d](https://smartvillage.ca/nidus3d/) - The global housing crisis requires a new and innovative solution to house the world and 3D Printing is ready! At nidus3D we are revolutionizing the construction sector with 3DCP and building generation-next homes. We aspire a world were affordable housing is available to anyone who needs it. nidus3D website Connect with us to invest in
- [Electric Vehicles](https://smartvillage.ca/electric-vehicles/) - Everyone can own a Tesla with DATS Decentralized Autonomous Tesla Share Great Canadian Electric Vehicles... Snow & Water: Taiga Boat: Vision Bikes: Volt Aircraft: CAAM ATV: Daymak Truck & Bus: Lion Solar Power Charging Stations For Locations Without Power... Portable Electric
- [Monetize Tesla !$](https://smartvillage.ca/teslatours/) - Any Tesla owner can join our decentralized shared mobility fleet. They will be neutralizing costs of their vehicles and generating revenue in 5 ways; Tesla P2P Renting out daily using our Peer to Peer Service. Average $200 per day. Check out Turo. Tesla Tours Tours to the most unique locations in Canada by joining our
- [Evergreen Canada](https://smartvillage.ca/evergreen/) - Evergreen is working to create cities that are livable, green and prosperous. For over 30 years, we’ve been facilitating change in communities through connection, innovation and sustainable actions. We work with community builders across sectors to solve some of the most pressing issues cities face: climate change, housing affordability, smart cities, regenerative living and public
- [Raise Capital](https://smartvillage.ca/community-finance/) - Yes you can raise capital online for your village. We have 10 years experience in equity crowdfunding. Recommended platforms include; Canada: Frontfundr, Vested or Equivesto Or read more about US platforms to tap into a big audience. For professional fundraising groups choose DealPoint. Whether you are a company raising equity, or a community organization/innovation centre,
- [James Ehrlich](https://smartvillage.ca/james-ehrlich/) -  James Ehrlich is Founder of ReGen Villages Holding, B.V. a Stanford University spin-off company formed in the EU to realize the future of living in regenerative and resilient communities, with critical life support of organic food, clean water, renewable energy and circular nutritional flows at the neighborhood scale. Mr. Ehrlich is also an
- [Health Tech Canada](https://smartvillage.ca/health-tech-canada/) - August 12, 2021 Telehealth, virtual care, and wearable devices were embraced across Canada during the pandemic to meet the demand for distance health. Moving forward, the continued expansion of digital technology adoption in healthcare has the potential to improve outcomes, access to care, and lower the costs of services— especially in rural and remote areas.
- [Zincton Mountain❄️ReGen Villages](https://smartvillage.ca/regenzincton/) - In addition to the Silversmith Power partnership, ZINCTON will install 65kw of solar on the rooftop of the Village, up at elevation in the sun. Each Mountain Cabin and Residence will be mandated to have a minimum of 700 watts of solar and a Tesla Powerwall (or similar) as redundant power in case of interruption.
- [Open North](https://smartvillage.ca/opennorth/) - Founded in 2011, Open North is Canada’s leading not-for-profit values-driven organization specialized in open data and open government, community engagement, and open smart cities. Our mission is to drive research, capacity-building and network collaboration across and within sectors to advance the responsible and effective use of data & technology in order to achieve our vision
- [Kaslo Living Lab](https://smartvillage.ca/kaslo/) - Kootenay Lake Innovation Centre is a Creative Coworking Space for Open Source Innovation creating a Living Lab that will be located in Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada. We will be using regenerative design to create scalable communities for affordable living. With local and regional partners, we are testing and building low cost but high performance housing,
- [Jazzy Jo](https://smartvillage.ca/jazzyjo/) - Psychiatric Nurse, Ski Instructor, Funk DJ & Marvelous Mother. DJ JAZZY JO
- [Smart Outaouais](https://smartvillage.ca/outaouais/) - An Ottawa technology professional has made available 70 acres of land at Lac Des Loups in the Outaouais for regional organizations to support the co-creation of a Smart Village. A Smart Village offers affordable living with low cost natural housing, food growing systems, shared electric transportation and micro-grid energy. It is a living lab with
- [Civic Hackathon for Crisis & Change](https://smartvillage.ca/youthhackathon/) - We are NOT going back to school as usual. Help us reach ONE BILLION YOUTH WORLDWIDE to Reverse the Pandemic! Let’s make ‘World Changing’ our homework Help us find and fund the best next generation solutions In recent weeks, we have seen the significant economic impact of the coronavirus on financial markets and a wide
- [2020 xmix](https://smartvillage.ca/music/) - Skip thru sets! or click on da link https://www.mixcloud.com/kootenays/playlists/xmas/
- [Decentralized Autonomous Tesla Share](https://smartvillage.ca/tesla/) - Decentralized Autonomous Tesla Share (DATS) Anyone can afford a Tesla Sign Up Now You buy a Tesla & we help you make $$$ It takes a few minutes online and we can help rent it to others. Just a few days a month and it pays for itself so you can own an awesome Tesla.
- [Smart Village Poll](https://smartvillage.ca/poll/) - Complete the poll here to find your words with others in the cloud
- [Smart Cities](https://smartvillage.ca/smart-cities/)

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- [Electric Vehicles](https://smartvillage.ca/category/electric-vehicles/)
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