"Carbon footprint"

Carbon footprint / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Planning and Design

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

...carbon housing option from cradle-to-grave in both its relatively compact design for a 3-bedroom home and material selection to reduce the total carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions during construction and operation. The result of this low-carbon design approach: Calculating the carbon footprint of its constru...

Materials and resources

How wood structures compare to steel and concrete for carbon footprint

...carbon negative concrete CMU blocks using Carbicrete and also low-carbon concrete from CarbonCure. Steel stands out for its speed and efficiency in construction. It's relative light weight and ease of construction allows for a workforce about 10 to 20% smaller compared to a similar concrete-based structure being built....

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

CaGBC's Zero Carbon Buildings Initiative explained

...carbon buildings, and establishes five key components for the evaluation of building carbon 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...

Renewable energy

Can you really power your home with a bicycle generator?

...carbon 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 consu...

Choosing where to live

Urban living

...carbon emissions than a lot of people might think, consequently home location is one one of the biggest variables in your personal carbon footprint. The average Canadian house size: Canadians on average have a living space of 700 square feet per person, a number that has quadrupled in a generation. Not long ago houses...