BC/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...BCEnergy Step Codes - A Step in the Right Direction How theBCenergy step code works: TheBCBuilding Code puts buildings into two basic categories – Part 9 and Part 3 .BCstep code part 9 – This refers to houses and small buildings that are three storeys with a footprint about 6,500 square feet (600 squar...

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Definitely one of the coolest pioneers of the Tiny House Movement inBCCanada, the Hemloft Treehouse is made entirely from free and recycled materials. After 2 months of filling his home with thousands of dollars worth of recycled materials donated through Craigslist, Joel Allen finally had all he would need to bui...

...BCInterior Design, © Marken Projects Using up to 90% less energy for heating, cooling and building operation than a standard house, the Rainbow Duplex was assembled in 4 ½ days using a prefabricated panelized system manufactured byBCPassive House. A successful passive solar home is designed to absorb as much o...

...BC研究表明，用物理障碍物隔开自行车道比用线条隔开自行车道的受伤几率要低90%。更高的建筑标准:建筑评级系统，如EnergGuide, Built Green和LEED(能源与环境设计领导)奖励房主和建筑商创造…

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...BCEnergy Step Code in British Columbia, Canada is one example. A blower door test is often an essential part of a home audit, we don’t know for sure just yet if it will be part of the free home energy audits promised by the Canadian Liberal Government in Oct 2019 as part of their as part of their Net Zero Home Grants ...

...BC. Designed by Ryan Hoyt and built by Falcon Heights Contracting, the three-storey, 4,500 square-foot house steps down its sloping oceanfront lot, maximizing views from each level. The main floor has grade access from the road, and includes the living room, kitchen and home office. Family and guest bedrooms are locat...

Vancouver has set a goal of being the greenest city in the world by the year 2020 . Some of the policies included in that plan are expanded public transportation, bike lanes, encouraging laneway houses for urban density and requiring all new civic buildings to be zero emissions. The city has also imposed upon itself...

A quick update : as of September 13 Beachaus II has officially been awarded LEED Platinum, the highest possible achievement in the LEED for homes rating system. Designed for active living and built to last – this ultra modern 2000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom home includes a large separate office/studio space ...

...BCMainland) Rainwater recycling ICF foundations Solar thermal Solar PV In-home energy monitoring and tracking Concrete made from recycled building waste Reclaimed lumber and building materials Naikoon Contracting Ltd. is an award winning design-build company specializing in green residential projects...