Footprint/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

The EC3 Tool - Skanska - Calculating & Comparing Carbon Footprint of Buildings
Planning and Design

Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Buildings, Introducing The EC3 Calculator From Skanska

...Footprintof Buildings with The EC3 Calculator Carbonfootprintversus life cycle analysis For its part, the carbonfootprintfocuses only on the greenhouse gases (GHGs) involved in the life of a building . In short, it is an inventory that represents the impact of the building on climate change only. In the cons...

Low Carbon Concrete - Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Eco Homes
Concrete and masonry

Low-carbon concrete by CarbonCure Canada - lowering the carbon footprint of buildings

...footprint生态住宅和可持续建筑……Find more pages about sustainable and resilient green building techniques here : Compare the carbonfootprintof wood v steel v concrete Buildings Future-proof building techniques for a changing climate Resilient design features for new home cons...

Concrete, wood and steel structures compared - Timber Frame wins!
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How wood structures compare to steel and concrete for Carbon Footprint

...Footprint. Manufacturers have different methods to mitigate these impacts, and all of these materials have complex life cycles. For a meaningful comparison, materials would need to be assessed as part of a lifecycle analysis (LCA) at a global level. An LCA considers the environmental impact of materials from cradle t...

Bike lanes in Downtown Vancouver
Choosing where to live

Urban living

...footprintof your home can be instantly negated by locating it far from the places you need to go and public transportation, as you will spend a lot of time in a car. Transportation fuel makes up a much greater part of our carbon emissions than a lot of people might think, consequently home location is one one of the...

Ontario’s first LEED certified hospital
LEED Homes

Ontario’s First LEED Certified Hospital

...footprintBluewater Health的运营副总裁兼首席运营官Mike Lapaine说。“这与Bluewater Health的使命非常一致,即每次都为患者和家庭创造堪称典范的医疗体验。”通过使用更少的能源和水,LEED认证的建筑为……

Gabion walls can be used for building homes
Concrete and masonry

Gabion Walls - what is a gabion cage & how to build with them?

...footprintof gabion walls Gabion walls really do have a significantly lower carbonfootprintthan a concrete wall . Taking into account the embodied energy for the carbonfootprintof a 10 foot high wall through all stages of it's life (manufacturing, transport, construction and maintenance) - here are the comparativ...

The village of Baie-Saint-Paul in Charlevoix
Choosing where to live

Moving to the country - living a rural lifestyle

...footprintdrops immensely. If you aren't farming, buying or building on a chunk of land off the beaten path can be a wonderful place to live, but a little carbon intensive if you aren't careful. Here's a few tips that might help. 1. Commuting. Do you live more than 25 miles from your work? Depending on your vehic...

Carbon Offset Schemes - Whale Poop leads Nature's Own Way
Lifestyle and environment

Save the Whale's (Poop) - Save the Planet !! (And $2m per Whale)

...footprint生态住宅和可持续建筑……Find more pages about sustainable and resilient green building techniques here : All about natural swimming pools & ponds Compare the CarbonFootprintof Wood v Steel V Concrete Buildings Future-proof building techniques for a changing climate ...

Zero Carbon Homes - The S1600 Prefab Eco Home is affordably Close
Planning and Design

Zero Carbon Homes - The S1600 Prefab Eco Home gets affordably Close

...footprintis multiplied by 10 by the operational energy use. Even so, it is significantly lower than a code-built house in the region, which would have an estimated carbonfootprintof 60 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. The following graph shows the comparison of the total carbonfootprintof these 2 homes: Total li...

Zero Carbon Building
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

CaGBC's Zero Carbon Buildings Initiative explained

...footprints. In early February 2017, CaGBC launched the Zero Carbon Pilot Program, a two-year immersion program for developers and designers striving to achieve zero carbon in new or existing buildings across Canada. The program is designed to recognize excellence and leadership as well as to inform the development of...

60 Minutes On This Bicycle Can Power Your Home For 24 Hours (In Theory Anyhow)
Renewable energy

Can you really power your home with a bicycle generator?

...footprint. Theoretically then moving towards home solar , wind power and even bicycle generators can make for a more efficient home, as you rely less on grid-fed power. Even in the greenest province or state with renewable energy there is still a significant amount of GHG emissions (greenhouse gases) due to consumpti...