Home upgrades/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...homeimprovements are eligible for the Canada GreenerHomes Grant? All the followinghomeupgradescan be eligible for the Canada GreenerHomes Grant, but you will need to check the small print because they are pro-rated in relation to the type ofhome, and the percentage improvement you make , which can cap some of ...

...homeon a budget How to design ahomethat uses less energy Future-proof building techniques for a changing climate Resilient design features for newhomeconstruction Find more about greenhomeconstruction in the EcoHomeGreen Building Guide pages on North America's favorite green building web...

...homes for seniors , evaluating ahomebefore buying , and all you need to know about greenhomerenovations andupgradesin the EcohomeGreenHomeBuilding Guide pages.

...homeaudit, we don’t know for sure just yet if it will be part of the freehomeenergy audits promised by the Canadian Liberal Government in Oct 2019 as part of their as part of their Net ZeroHomeGrants & Interest FreeHomeRetrofit Loans program , but we will update this page when we have more information. The obl...

...Homes in Canada - Order Online Here Below are links to help you have your air tested for radon gas concentrations, as well as techniques for radon prevention in newhomes and mitigation techniques in existinghomes that tested above safe levels. This page highlights the importance of Preventing Radon Gas in Hom...

...home: In your gut, do you dread more the idea of keeping thehome, or the idea of tearing it down? Is thehomelayout something you can see yourself being happy in for years ahead? Can the house layout and size be easily modified to meet your current and future needs? Do you plan to live in thehomelong term...

...homeupgrades. Since your ecological footprints are so heavy residential areas, it is important to take steps to mitigate that as much as possible. All the information necessary to build a greenhomeis available on this site, but in the meantime if you live in a conventionalhome, start by reading our simple househo...

...homes with less lumber, find more about greenhomeconstruction and choosing sustainable and healthy building materials in the pages below and in the EcohomeGreen Building Guide pages . How to design ahomefor thermal comfort and energy efficiency The best lumber choices for timber frame constructionhome...

...home, Jesse Herbert of Oopsmark developed the Elegant Farm vertical hydroponic system. It's easy to operate, takes up less than 1 square foot of space, costs 3¢ a week in electricity and grows greens, herbs and vegetables indoors year-round. Furthermore, it's handmade in Canada using natural, biodegradable and recycled...

...home我们经常告诉他们，继续用现有的。Not to say that the idea of replacing windows is always 'green washing', but it's not necessarily going to save energy and money once you run all the numbers, so we recommend that windows should only be replaced when renovating ahomewhen they are ...

...homeon a budget here , or find out all about Passive House certification & design in North America here - from The EcoHomeGreen Building Guides ... *** Hannah West writes professionally forHomeImprovement Leed with the goal of empoweringhomeowners with the expert guidance and educational tools they need to tak...