Canadian Green Building Awards/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...buildingthat speaks to a different way of living in harmony with the environment. Within a protected cove along the south shore of Nova Scotia, at the end of a stretch of sand, a river empties out into the sea. Time and tides have created a one-kilometre forested sandbar on which this beach house lightly sits. Despi...

...CanadianGreenBuildingAwardsand is a great example of the kind of transformation and performance enhancement that is possible with dilapidated houses in urban cores. *** The renewal of this beautiful century old, 225 m2 single family residence on a small urban lot in Toronto transformed a leaky old house into a ...

...CanadianGreenBuildingAwardsrecognize excellence in the design and execution ofCanadianresidential and non-residentialbuildings of all types, including new construction, existingbuildings, renovations and interior design projects. CATEGORIES There are two main categories: Residential projects that fall w...

...greener lifestyle and inspired us to do the same. Now, many years later, it is our turn to close this circle and inspire others. Editors note: Below are the jury comments about the project from theCanadianGreenBuildingAwards: A commendable example of environmentally responsible densification that is both gentle...

...GreenBuildingCouncil (CaGBC) recognizes individuals and organizations who have made a significant contribution to the CaGBC’s mission and goals in advancinggreenbuildingin Canada. The LeadershipAwardscategories are as follows: The Academic Leadership Award The EmergingGreenBuilder Leadership Award Th...

...buildings and homes in an effort to make everybuildinggreener. The CaGBC reduces environmental impacts from the built environment through education/training,buildingcertification, advocacy and information sharing. The CaGBC is the license holder for the LEEDgreenbuildingrating system in Canada. In addition to LE...

...greenresidential construction standards in the country. "Our goal is to take currentgreenresidentialbuildingstandards to the next level by employing some of the most advanced sustainable systems and eco-friendlybuildingsupplies," said Joe Geluch, president of Naikoon Contracting Ltd. "Thanks to support from ...

...buildings project in Canada. This is the first time ever that the CaGBC has certified abuildinginitially as LEED Gold for New Construction, and then seven years later as LEED Platinum for ExistingBuildings: Operations and Maintenance," says Thomas Mueller, President and CEO of the CanadaGreenBuildingCouncil. "I...

...greenbuildingcertification program, which addresses homes as well as a broad range of otherbuildingtypes. The first project to take advantage of the AffordableGreenHousing Program is the Sir Sam Steele project, a group of 32 homes that have been built by Habitat for Humanity Manitoba with the assistance of loca...

...GreenBuildingVideo Guides on the EcoHome YouTube Channel here The Ecohome's Edelweiss House LEED Platinum certified V4 roof is a 2/12 pitch insulated to R95 with Rockwool (formerly Roxul) mineral wool batts. R95 far exceeds the most rigorousCanadianbuildingcodes, and is a key component to us achieving an extreme...

...Greenhome." LEED for Homes: Originating in the USA, LEED is currently the most prolificgreenbuildingrating system and stands for; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - created by the U.S.GreenBuildingCouncil (USGBC). To quote the U.S Office of Federal Environmental Executive, “greenbuilding’ is de...