LEED certified/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...LEEDv4 Platinumcertifiedhouse . Video from the EcoHome Youtube channel, for help with buildingLEEDhigh performance homes . Related topics: How heat pumps work Heat pump water heaters Ensuring indoor air quality From the EcoHome Green Building Guides

...certifiedLEEDPlatinum V4 home in the world and first in Canada (see here) and which coincidentally was built to Passive House standards . Canada Green Building Council President Thomas Mueller called Ecohome's Edelweiss House " A phenomenal achievement " for achieving theLEEDPlatinum V4 certification and a Passive ...

...CertifiedWood Pilot ACP underLEED2009 and achieve a point in the Sourcing of Raw Materials Pilot ACP underLEEDv4. This is an extra reason why Ecohome used FSCcertifiedlumber in the exceptional EdelweissLEEDPlatinumcertifiedhouse project. Eligibility forLEEDpoints forcertifiedlumber In order to achiev...

...LEEDV4 certification More about Passive House design More about Passive Solar Design If you would like to try aLEEDPlatinum V4 home before deciding to build one, and you'd like to visit this beautiful region of Quebec, then you can rent the EdelweissLEEDcertifiedhome here ThisLEED...

...LEEDcertifiedcommercial buildings that offer outside views and natural light report higher productivity and worker satisfaction. How passive solar heating and cooling works: There are two dates that form the cornerstone of passive solar design, December 21st and June 21st when the sun is at its highest and lowest...

...LEEDgreen building program, partnering to deliverLEEDin Canada. To date, there are more than 5,300LEEDprojects in Canada, amounting to more than 79 million gross square meters of space, making Canada the top producer ofLEEDprojects outside of the U.S. “GBCI and CaGBC joining forces will help grow the healthy...

...certified, and provided by our sponsor Kott Lumber . Kott engineered the plans for us , supplying detailed framing documents including a cut list for each framing member. We were also provided with a wood order to match, along with pre-cut lengths whenever possible. This gave us multiple points towardsLEEDcertifica...

...LEEDcertifiedhomes . Look into provincial grants as well, and ask your insurance company about discount rates for a healthier, ecologically responsible home. The Cooperators insurance company offers discount rates forLEEDhomes, they are the only one we've heard of so far. If you've heard of tax breaks or other in...

...LEEDand Passive House-ready Prefab Kit homes , prefab houses can be more affordable and more energy efficient than site-built homes for a number of reasons. The Low CarbonLEEDPlatinumCertifiedS1600 Eco Home prefab kit house First, building in the controlled atmosphere of a manufacturing facility speeds up ...

...Certified" level and earn silver, gold, or platinum. The 8LEED绿色建筑从设计阶段就开始了，这一类别鼓励建筑商尽早组建他们的建筑团队，并让他们参与到设计过程中。正是在这里，地区问题和……

...certifiedhomes are better. ALEEDhome is not only energy efficient, but has standards to meet that go beyond its own boundaries. ALEEDpoints category of ‘Sustainable Sites’ rewards homes for erosion control, limiting developed areas, storm water management and other key issues that reduce the impact on the surrou...