Compact housing/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...compactliving and the clever multi-functional design aspects that tiny houses inevitably include. But the question remains whether or not Tiny Houses are a good solution to climate change andhousing. Tiny House living is ahousingtrend that has inspired radically scaling back home size, which is a very good thing....

...compactdesign and re-purposing of materials. It's just that in our opinion, this is ahousingsolution better suited to climates that are a bit more forgiving than here in Canada or North America. Ironically, given the common intentions of their advocates and builders, a shipping container house in our experience will...

...housingtrend, so before you look for tiny homes for sale near you, read this article . Right now most cities make them legal as ‘accessory dwelling units’ or ADUs. The next phase will be to push for Tiny Houses to be stand alone units on smaller lots, or bunched together as a part of a Tiny House community. Just lik...

...compactliving, another quickly growing trend in home construction is the rise in popularity of modern prefab kit houses . Le Refuge is acompactbut perfectly formed prefab home that brings together the best of both of those hot new building trends. A true concentration of talent, the home is the result of an except...

Are tiny houses a good investment? That depends on how you want to live and how well they are built. Small homes are more affordable and eco-friendly that large homes, but are tiny homes on wheels for sale locally green? Read here to find out if Tiny Houses are good for the environment . It seems somewhat contradict...

...housingoption from cradle-to-grave in both its relativelycompactdesign for a 3-bedroom home and material selection to reduce the total carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions during construction and operation. The result of this low-carbon design approach: Calculating the carbon footprint of its constructi...

...housing人们可以选择住在就业地区附近，在更偏远的地区开发有价值的绿地的压力更小。FabCab并没有止步于环境的可持续性;他们还努力通过设计高度灵活的住宅来实现社会的可持续性。来自他们的网站:“FabCa…

...compactable fill was brought in to bring the site to a workable level. The house sits at about grade at the north side, but needed about 3 feet of fill at the south edge to level the building site.Compacted slab on grade base © Ecohome A plate packer was used to tamp the ground in stages to ensure a solid base...

...housingis a fundamental right for all Canadians, but we believe that this should be taken a step further, ” says Thomas Mueller, President and CEO of the CaGBC. “By offering these free certifications, it is our small way of helping to ensure that all Canadians have access tohousingthat is affordable and sustainable....

...housing, delivers more homes to those who still can’t afford what the market currently provides. And tenant protections which rely on legalhousingsafeguard those with the leasthousingsecurity - including renters, insulating them from rapid change. Tiny Houses & the tiny home movement have a place in this & Washingt...

...Compactfluorescent bulbs (CFLs) were a great stop along the way but have passed their usefullness in our opinion. CFL bulbs are more efficient than incandescent bulbs but less so than LEDs. Their life span is shorter, and in the event of one breaking, Health Canada recommends ventilating your home to remove mercury ga...