Vancouver/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Vancouverfor introducing this process to mainstream construction practices. Read more aboutVancouver's building standards here . All of these measures are part of the Greenest City 2020 initiative, which is an effort to makeVancouverthe greenest city in the world by 2020. We hope they succeed, and that other citi...

Vancouverhas been fighting the good fight in a battle against urban sprawl that arguably started in the 1960's when citizens stopped a major highway from being built through the city, which would have been similar in scale to the Gardner Expressway in Toronto. Instead of a major artery allowing cars a quick exit fr...

Vancouverhas set a goal of being the greenest city in the world by the year 2020 . Some of the policies included in that plan are expanded public transportation, bike lanes, encouraging laneway houses for urban density and requiring all new civic buildings to be zero emissions. The city has also imposed upon itself...

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...Vancouver公元前。ParkLane将在未来十年沿着弗雷泽河开发15000户住宅，并超越市政要求。这个社区被称为河区(River District)，它建在以前的工业用地上，这些土地多年来一直未被利用或未得到充分利用。现在它……

The new BC Energy Step Code - The details The BC Energy Step Code is a new provincial standard intended to provide an incremental approach to achieving more energy-efficient buildings that will help the province meet its goal of having all new buildings be Net Zero Energy ready by the year 2032. The City of Vancouve...

...Vancouver, built by Inhaus Developments Ltd. Inside and out the design of this home is not what you would expect from prefab. It's 2085 square feet with 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a large separate office/studio space and naturally lit open concept living areas. © SeeVirtual Modern 'high perfor...

...Vancouverbike lanes © Paul Krueger InVancouver, residential development and multi-family towers have been a prevalent part of the urban landscape for decades. Not so long ago, the dream of a detached home began to disappear for manyVancouverites, as single-family housing stock diminishes and housing prices conti...

...Vancouverhas been following this philosophy with their Laneway House program for many years, to great success. A denser urban core means reduced fuel consumption in commuting, less congestion, and more affordable living in cities. Ottawa Coach House regulations: Secondary homes can be no greater than 40% of the ...

A quick update : as of September 13 Beachaus II has officially been awarded LEED Platinum, the highest possible achievement in the LEED for homes rating system. Designed for active living and built to last – this ultra modern 2000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom home includes a large separate office/studio space ...

Net Zero Homes - the design & certification process In May of 2017, the Canadian Home Builders Association [CHBA] officially launched its Net Zero Home Labelling Program , following the successful completion of a 15-month pilot project to validate technical and administrative procedures for building net zero homes i...