Cedar shingles/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...shingles: Asphaltshingles© Ecohome We’ll start withshinglesto get it out of the way, because choosing an eco-friendly, durable roof covering starts first with dismissing any idea of installing asphaltshingles. High-embodied energy, rarely if ever recycled, they deteriorate rapidly with UV rays, emit solv...

...cedarsiding: Due to the size ofshinglesand the cost ofcedar, you can expect to pay around $27 to $40 per square foot installed. Lifespan ofcedarsiding: In and around 50 years, much longer with treatedshinglesand proper installation. Note: In this writer's experience, a step that is often missed in the ins...

...shinglesInstall price: $3.89 per Watt Product warranty: 11 years. Weather-performance warranty: 25 years. Certainteed Apollo solarshinglesin review: Certainteed Apollo solarshinglesmake for an integrated solar roof mechanically if not aesthetically Certainteed solar roofshinglesare installed ...

...cedar), but shou-sugi-ban seems to have won as the most commonly used term in English, and it is sometimes simply known as a carbonized wood finish. Usually done with planks ofcedar或者是落叶松，在非常轻的表面燃烧过程中产生的碳薄膜保护着木材。这样会吸走水分…

加拿大绿色建筑奖向任何认为有竞争者的人开放。不需要认证，所有的房子都是根据他们的优点来评判的。获奖者将通过CaGBC、SAB杂志和ecoHouse Canada杂志获得全国范围的曝光。获胜的建筑商也会带着严肃离开……

Canada continues to demonstrate its progress in fighting climate change with 204 registered and 211 certified LEED projects in Canada between May and September 2015. This brings the current total number of LEED certified projects in Canada to 2,466 – second highest in the world. Buildings play a critical role in the...

A resilient home for Sustainability Northern Quebec isn’t a place where one might expect to look for a model of resilience . It’s bone-chilling cold in the winter with 10,450 heating degree days per year (Fahrenheit degree-days, base 65°F); there isn’t all that much sunlight in the winter, and Quebec—let alone north...

OTTAWA, June 18, 2014 /CNW/ - The Canadian green building market is poised to see strong growth over the next three years, with surveyed Canadian firms expecting to grow their green practices from one third in 2014, to one half by 2017. These findings are part of a new report prepared by McGraw Hill Construction and c...

...Cedar板材覆层-耐用，寿命结束时100%可回收金属屋面选择高性能覆层和屋面材料品牌:Maxi Forest, whitecedarcoating Ideal roof, metal cladding Maçonnex, metal coating Non-toxic material...

...cedar. The goal during the design of this home was to make it as durable, efficient and autonomous as possible. Many of the design features are original, and these technologies very new to the market. It is for these reasons that we consider the Kenogami House a living laboratory of resilient building technologies th...

...shingles) are a concern if they are not fire-rated. But, Wright said in the California fires the main concern was closer to the ground - mulch, dry leaves, wood decks and wood or vinyl siding at or near grade level, firewood piled against the house, fencing and sheds attached to the house, trees close to the house and ...