LEED projects Canada/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...LEEDv4 Edelweiss House © Ecohome Amount of buildings EarningLEEDCertification in 2015 (up to sept. 30th): 79LEEDCertified 41LEEDSilver 171LEEDGold 26LEEDPlatinumProjectsthat earnedLEEDcertification in the summer months include: The Richardson International Airport Terminal in Winnip...

...LEEDV4 vs.LEED2009 – its most recent predecessor – was the rating system and dependency on project type. When theCanadaGreen Building Council (CaGBC) anounced that theLEEDfor Homes rating system would raise the bar with theLEEDV4 program, we at EcoHome were already mulling over the idea of building a showcas...

...LEEDPlatinum House Kit, Montreal Ellen and Roman Szumski earnedLEED® Platinum certification for their home in Labelle, in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec and EcoHome took a look.LEEDis a point-based green building rating system, so we must emphasize the exceptional performance of this house modeled by Ecohabit...

...LEEDproject in 2005, the CaGBC collected data over the next eight years, measuring the direct impactLEEDCanadamade on various aspects of the environment, including greenhouse gas emissions , national energy and water consumption and waste diversion. The results were compelling: A 312,006 C02e tonne reduction in g...

...LEEDGold Certification from the CaGBC. They are now all occupied by very happy families. “Through the generosity and foresight of theCanadaGreen Building Council, we were able to take theLEEDprocess through to completion,” says Sandy Hopkins, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Manitoba. “The energy and water efficiency...

...LEEDGold Toronto, Ontario: WaterPark Place,LEEDPlatinum (first Canadian project to earnLEEDPlatinum through the CaGBC's recertification program) Calgary, Alberta: Bow Valley Square,LEEDGold Quebec City, Quebec: Place TELUS / TELUS House,LEEDGold Support forLEEDis widespread inCanada, with a highly...

...LEEDCanadafor Homes Providers: AtlanticCanada: Quebec: ThermalWise Jordan MacDonald[email protected]T: (902) 407-9276 Toll Free:1 (877) 771-9276 Mailing address: P.O. Box 31236 Halifax, NS B3K 5Y1 Office: 2459 Agricola Street Halifax www.thermalwise.c...

...LEEDgreen building rating system. The first version ofLEEDwas adopted after finalization by the USGBC, and launched with the help of the Federal Energy Management Program in August of 1998. Administered inCanadaby theCanadaGreen Building Council (CaGBC) and around the world by a growing network of non-profits,...

...Canada. EPA map of areas in the US at high risk of radon contamination in homes by State. HealthCanadamap of areas ofCanadaat high risk of radon contamination in homes by Province Where does Radon gas come from? Radon is naturally present in the air at a minimal concentration, everywhere, all the ti...

...Canadaas people realize that “quality of life” doesn’t depend on surrounding yourself with “stuff”. Despite this, Tiny Houses have faced significant regulatory restrictions for siting them, resulting in them failing to gain popularity in Washington State. The recent passage of bill ESSB 5383 , intended to enable the...

...LEEDv4 Resources .LEEDv4 inCanadaWhat doesLEEDv4 mean to Canadian project teams? Fundamentally, better environmental outcomes and a better user experience. In an effort to increase the range ofLEEDresources for Canadians and follow an internationally consistent approach to howLEEDis tailored to different ...