Welcome!

RAVIS Sustainable is a Calgary-based company specializing in helping people navigate the complex arena of energy, conservation, green technology and sustainability. 

We are passionate about helping Canadians who are willing to embrace energy efficiency, take control of their energy future and create abundance through the use of permaculture, renewable energy and integrated solutions. 

On our website you'll find tons of resources (be sure to have a look at our blog), upcoming permaculture courses / events and information on the services we offer. 

January 17, 2010
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The Transformation of our Urban Home
In August 2008, my wife Michelle and I returned to Calgary, Canada, after spending one year travelling abroad in search of sustainability solutions. With backgrounds in mechanical engineering, our “sabbatical” started off in Denmark – we were drawn there by the lure of technological solutions to energy issues. After several months of volunteering and filling our brains with information (wind energy, solar applications, passive buildings, biogas, plant oil engines... and more) we ended up back in North America prepared to explore the U.S. and Mexico in our plant-oil powered Westfalia.
 
January 15, 2010
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Permaculture Design Certificate - Gull Lake
August 8, 2010

Join us for a totally empowering, two week residential experience that will equip you with the ability to confront cultural, environmental and energy-supply change and provide you with the tools to become a more sustainable and energy efficient member of the community. With approximately 72 hours of classroom and hands on instruction this intensive course will provide you with tools and strategies to design meaningful systems that are not only sustainable but regenerative.

December 29, 2009
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Introduction to Permaculture with Green Calgary
June 2009
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May 15, 2010

Applicable to everyone from beginner home gardeners to professional horticulturists and engineers to landscape architects wishing to learn more about designing for sustainability. Whether your interest is gardening, farming, planning, building homes, community work, economic regeneration, business or green lifestyles, the application of permaculture principles empowers you to make a positive contribution towards a sustainable future.

December 13, 2009
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