Fiberglass 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...

...shingles而杉木的成本，每平方英尺大约要27到40美元。Lifespan of cedar siding: 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 installation of cedar shakes is crea...

Prefab Home kits are ideal for Passive House or LEED certified homes Écohabitation the French language Quebec affiliates of EcoHome, in conjunction with experienced Architects & Kit home manufacturers, have launched a series of stylish & affordable prefabricated sustainable green kit homes that are able to meet Pass...

After recently posting a story sharing the brilliance that is the Swedish Orbsys water and heat recycling shower, it was brought to our attention that there is a homegrown Canadian variety as well. The EcoVéa shower by Reveeco is made in Quebec, Canada, and works based on the same principles as the Orbys we recently w...

Finding sustainable wood: We live in a country with over 400 million hectares of forest, so the supply is there; it's simply a case of properly managing it. That also means that when we cut one down, we should plant another. Wood is a renewable material, requires little processing and can almost always be purchase...

Are low flow shower heads worth it? So, let's start with this somewhat shocking reality - North Americans will on average use over 1.4 million litres of water per year, or about 4 to 5 times that of most European citizens. This is according to the SDWF (Safe Drinking Water Foundation). That makes Canada and the US...

The cost of every item we purchase is determined in part by the price of oil. This includes products that are in no way petroleum based, since material extraction, manufacturing and transportation will in one way or another, rely at least in part on oil. As the price of oil continues to rise, the money saved by empl...

...shingles-环保环保建筑?4.节约用水:地球上已经有了一个处理和储存雨水的自然系统，但出于必要，雷诺兹用塑料管、过滤器、植物和巨大的塑料蓄水池重新发明了这个系统。为他喝彩，这是一个明智的决定…

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...

What is Shou sugi ban siding? © Resawn Timber Co. Shou sugi ban is an ancient Japanese carbonized wood finish created by burning the surface of wood to preserve it. The final product is also known as Yakisugi (yaki means to cook/burn and sugi is the Japanese name for cedar), but shou-sugi-ban seems to have won...

When considering home solar power you will first want to: Update your appliances and get your demand down as low as possible. Convert any appliances that you are intending to convert (such as installing heat pumps to replace those that use fossil fuels). Replace any incandescent bulbs with LEDs. Now you ar...