Earthship/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Earthship? It should be noted that "Earthship" is a registered trademark. You can build one and tell your friends it's anEarthship, but a home whose construction was not authorized byEarthshiptrademark-holder Michael Reynolds cannot officially bear that name. So don't mistake this for being a fluid and collective ...

No matter that engineers and architects long ago debunked it, insulating paint still occasionally finds its way into buildings. Powdered ceramic chips that can be added to any paint are said to reflect heat in or out of a building and reduce heat loss by staggering amounts. I was under the impression that this had b...

位于安大略省伍德布里奇的地球护林员中心获得了加拿大绿色建筑委员会颁发的现有建筑(EB) LEED白金认证。2004年，地球护林员中心通过了新建筑LEED金牌认证，是地球护林员动物大使和员工的家，也是一个商店。

《小房子》值得吗?迷你屋是一项好的投资吗?这取决于你的生活方式以及你如何构建它们。在你加入小房子运动并致力于在一个极小的空间里生活之前，这里有一些事情需要考虑。在过去的几年中，我们在我们的页面上展示了许多小房子。

Shipping container homes are gaining popularity globally, especially as Tiny Houses , as they can be seductively attractive with their modern looking lines, colours and shape - but one question we've been asked consistently is: "Are shipping containers Good or Bad as homes - and for the Environment?" Like many gre...

How & why we celebrate Earth Day, April 22nd Earth Day is one of the few globally celebrated days of observance in the world, with more than a billion people joining together in past years to show their support for environmental protection. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (learn the history here) o...

Do Tru-Earth Eco-Strips laundry detergent actually get clothes clean? Any new product such as this can be met instantly with skepticism, or at least perhaps ‘curiosity’ as to whether they will work as well as claimed. So the first question – Do Tru Earth laundry detergent strips actually work? We tried these laundry...

While walking through a home show not long ago I came across a product that has always intrigued me, the laundry wash ball, some kind of magic bean that washes clothes without detergent. Curious but skeptical, I circled in for a closer look. As the Ecohome Network is considered a trusted source of green building and...

Walls in residential homes are almost exclusively finished using gypsum board (either recycled or synthetic) because it is cheap and easy. It is however, not the only option for interior walls, and it has some other competition - especially in areas that may get humidity. We will start with drywall, but also list off ...

Making Eco-friendly paint at home is easy when you know how If you want to decorate your home with healthy No VOC paints and finishes, you're in the right place! If you’ve ever stepped inside a natural building or a home with natural paints or plasters, you can tell instantly. Natural earth pigment colors and textur...

At last, a packaged solution for gray water treatment & recycling - the Hydraloop Reducing home water consumption is an increasingly important issue, as the world is already facing a global water shortage crisis. We don’t think much about it in Canada & America because most of us have yet to suffer the extreme impac...