Kitchen renovations/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

custom kitchen renovation by River Woodworks
Kitchens

Formaldehyde-Free Green Kitchen cabinetry for a Non-toxic Home - Price Comparisons

...kitchenrenovation by River Woodworks © Ecohome Custom greenkitchenrenovation by River Woodworks © Ecohome Formaldehyde-freekitchencabinet renovation by River Woodworks © Ecohome Greenkitchencabinets in a Customkitchenrenovation by River Wo...

How Much do Sustainable Green Kitchen Countertops Cost?
Kitchens

Pricing green kitchen countertops - there's never been a bigger choice of sustainable kitchen counters

...kitchen. Lets hope the trend continues. Now you've learned about how to price the different types of sustainablekitchencountertops, for more help in choosing other types of sustainable & green countertops forkitchens & bathrooms , carrying out sustainable non-toxic greenkitchenrenovationsor sustainable green b...

How to plan and budget for home renovations and new builds
Concept and design

Important tips for a successful build or renovation

...kitchencabinets. Unless you plan to make a career of it afterwards, there are learning curves that will mean you are probably better to stay at your own job to generate the funds needed to pay someone to do they job they are good at. 4. Don’t build too big: This goes hand in hand with not overestimating your own s...

Laminate Kitchen countertops can be beautiful & green too - Counter by Formica
Kitchens

Choosing green kitchen countertops for sustainable homes Including LEED v4 & Passive House PHIUS+ certified

...kitchencounters you will find in homes are traditional laminate countertops. And they certainly live up to the adage ‘you get what you pay for’, as most of them still contain a lot of formaldehyde and they aren’t very durable. Maybe the latest generation of laminate countertops forkitchens & bathrooms merits a second...

Consentino ECO - Formaldehyde-Free Recycled Quartz Countertop
Kitchens

The Cosentino ECO is a Kitchen countertop made of recycled plates, bottles and mirrors - video

...KitchenComponents - Countertops If you're into healthy Green Homes like we are here at EcoHome, there's a lot to think about when choosing a healthierkitchen- firstly some beautifulkitchencabinets, preferably built from FSC certified woods and formaldehyde-free plywood boxes, and that's even before choosing Sust...

Are Laminate Countertops Good for Sustainable Green Counters in Homes?
Interiors

Are laminate countertops good for a sustainable green home?

...kitchens & bathrooms , carrying out sustainable non-toxic greenkitchenrenovationsor sustainable green building techniques in general, visit the EcoHome Sustainable Green Building Guide Pages here .

Cambrian Black Granite
Kitchens

Granite counter tops

...kitchens , Choosing eco-friendly and healthy countops and all about sustainable home construction, check out the Ecohome Green building guide, North America's trusted resource on green home building

Non-toxic food safe natural wood finishing oil for counters, floors, decks
Paints, finishes and natural coatings

Natural wood finishing oil is non toxic too

Livos is a Quebec manufacturer of natural wood finishing oils, and they are very transparent about the composition of their products which are mainly plants and some other natural materials. There are also no heavy metals used in the colouring pigments, so it is a completely sustainably-made and healthy product. "In...

How to Fix a Leaky or Dripping Faucet Easily
Bathrooms

如何用不到1美元修理漏水的水龙头(并阻止水龙头滴水!)

...kitchenfaucets work pretty much the same way, they can each need some repairs over time, especially replacing their sealing washer. And it's a lot more sustainable and cheaper to repair a faucet than to throw it away and buy and install a new one. The other advantage to fixing an older faucet is that older ones are of...

A Vancouver laneway house
Flexible house design

Flexible house design

...kitchenette and bathroom. If you anticipate different uses for a room, you might only have to make a cut in the drywall to find a stove plug, water lines and a drain. Compare this to ripping out walls and running new electrical and water feeds throughout your house. A note of caution; do not actually hook up water ...

Prefab Passive House & LEED Kit Homes for Sale in Ontario & North Eastern US
Concept and design

Prefab Passive House & LEED ready kit homes - the future of buying a new home?

...KitchenConstruction That beautiful newkitchenwith the granite counters that you're looking forward to owning in your new house can be one of the main sources of toxic formaldehyde and other red-listed chemicals in the home - unless that is you choose formaldehyde-freekitchencomponents - which of course EcoHome's...