Quebec/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Quebecunion building laws. Unlike most other provinces, to get on a building site inQuebecyou need to be certified and part of a union, two things their students are not. So the majority of this work needs to be done at the school, then shipped to the site. Conveniently, in a town the size of Ormstown that means a f...

...QuebecType of construction: Single-family New home PSI rating: 15 kWh / m² Method of calculation: Modelled Built by owner Alain Hamel, the Kenogami House is located at Lac Kenogami, Saguenay,Quebec, and is a winner of the Green Builder® Home of the Year Awards from Green Builder Media® This is a passively h...

Developer Luc Bélisle will be partnering with Matthew Smith of Mapleridge Homes to build the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified housing project in the Gatineau Hills ofQuebec. Phase 1 will have 12 lots available, but the developer has 470 acres total on which he hopes to build abou...

...Quebec, and designed by Anthony Mach of Mach Design,

...Quebec, these homes are exceptional value for money being priced in $CAD, especially at this level of specification, sustainability and internal air quality. To confirm pricing for the size and type of prefab home most suitable, including delivery to site and with the final specification desired, click here . Archite...

...Quebecisn’t a place where one might expect to look for a model of resilience . It’s bone-chilling cold in the winter with 10,450 heating degree days per year (Fahrenheit degree-days, base 65°F); there isn’t all that much sunlight in the winter, andQuebec—let alone northernQuebec—isn’t the first place that comes to m...

...Quebec, Canada, and works based on the same principles as the Orbys we recently wrote about. Which one is better? Hard to tell, but both are light years ahead of the showers most people jump in on a daily basis. Reveeco provides a savings calculator on their website so you can dial in your specifics, but in general t...

...Quebec, which began manufacturing hemp insulation in the winter of 2018. As the town’s name suggests, it was heavily reliant on the manufacturing of asbestos, but those mining and manufacturing facilities are closing their doors due to the associated health risks. Nature Fibres brings a badly needed economic boost to t...

...Quebec. "Of all our products, Cambrian black is one of the best selling and most beautiful, and we are the only supplier inQuebec." says Geneviève Robicheau, marketing director at Polycor. Granite is all natural, undergoes no colour treatment, and it isn't covered with resin. So there are no negative health impact...

How do I find LEED certified building materials? There are no LEED certified materials, only buildings can be certified . There are certain products that can help earn LEED points by having passed other certifications e.g: FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) wood or EnergyStar windows. When can I advertise my LEED ho...

...Quebecis one of the major producers of wood pellets, and I wanted an energy source that was both environmentally responsible and local. Also, wood pellets are an inexpensive way to heat a home. We are also fortunate inQuebecto have an abundant source of clean and renewable energy, so along with the pellet stove the ...