"Green home"

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

Planning and Design

Top tips for planning and building a green home on a budget

...home Network is The Sustainable building Network where everyone wins.tm Now you know the top tips for planning and building a green home on a budget, find more about green home construction in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages here: How to stay on budget when building a home Finding green buildi...

Concept and design

How to stay on budget when building a home

...green home. Find more building advice in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages here : Find green building design professional in the Ecohome Directory Top tips for building green homes on a budget Maintaining healthy indoor air quality Resilient design features for new home construction Sign up h...

Lifestyle and environment

Resilient homes - why we need to build to withstand climate change events

...home today, we should be building better homes, using proven techniques and materials and insisting on better value for money from our hard-earned dollars. If we want a better Green Home, we are the ones who have to make that happen - and here at The EcoHome Network, we're all for making Green Building easier. Climate ...

LEED Homes

LEED Home in the Gatineau Hills

...homes. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. All about the LEED for Homes rating system Ecohome builds Canada's first LEED V4 Platinum home All you need to know about achieving Passive House certification Resilient design features to make homes more ...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Net Zero Energy Community in Calgary, Alberta

...homeowners, among other sustainable benefits." Now you know about Net Zero Energy homes in Alberta. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Discover more about building Net Zero Energy homes here All about the LEED for Homes rating system Ecohome...

Lifestyle and environment

Green buildings are better situated to handle climate extremes

...home design. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Resilient home design features - how to build a durable home All about air and vapor barriers in high-performance homes Rigid foam insulation panels : which to use, and where - polyiso v EPS v styrofoa...

Concept and design

Efficient home design, or how to design a home to use less energy

...home design, find more pages about sustainable and resilient green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and on the pages below: Which is the best insulation for a home? How much insulation should a green home have? Insulation buyers guide: choosing the best rigid nsulation boards Tips for su...

Choosing where to live

Green living in the city

...green living in the city. Find all you need to know about sustainable construction in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these related pages : Green lifestyle in the in the suburbs Moving to the country - rural lifestyle Evaluating a home before purchase, how to identify major problems and figure repair cost...