At Gaiam, we believe that all of the Earth's living matter, air, oceans and land form an interconnected system that can be seen as a single entity. The word Gaiam represents planetary awareness, preservation and support of the interconnectivity of all living things. By nurturing, protecting and respecting our planet, its natural resources and its inhabitants, we enrich our own lives and those of future generations.

It all started in 1970 when Peter Loewen, who had immigrated to Canada some years earlier with his family from South America, decided to start a simple cabinet company with a strong commitment to workmanship and enduring quality.  The rest, as they say, is history.     Today Columbia Cabinets has become one of the most respected cabinet companies of its kind in Western Canada and the Western United States.  Columbia craftsmen, many with over 20 years of experience in cabinetmaking, work out of a modern, high tech 100,000 sq. ft. plant ideally located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, just a few miles from the U.S. border

Let’s face it: change isn’t something that happens spontaneously. After all, we didn’t just wake up one day and decide to revolutionize the daylighting industry. Truth be told, changing the way people use daylighting has simply been the result of our passion to challenge conventional thinking and find a better way.   When we started Solatube International, Inc.,