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LEED building / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

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A new contender for the title of Canada's greenest home

...building waste Reclaimed lumber and building materials Naikoon Contracting Ltd. is an award winning design-build company specializing in green residential projects. Founded 32 years ago, Naikoon Contracting Ltd. has built a reputation for superior building practices and the highest quality customer service. Naikoon is...

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LEED Platinum Home in British Columbia

...LEED for homes rating system. 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 featu...

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Beautiful LEED home in Mulmur, Ontario.
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A beautiful lakeside LEED Platinum home

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Yukon's first LEED certified home
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The Yukon's First LEED Certified Home

...LEED homes in the Yukon. © Forest Pearson Now you know more about LEED Homes in the far north of Canada and the US. 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 Plat...

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Why build LEED?
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Why build LEED?

...LEED Certified builders? There are no LEED certified builders, only LEED certified buildings. To build a home to LEED certification is something that is accessible to anyone, no accreditation is required to undertake the process. It is simply a matter of registering your project and successfully completing the requirem...

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UBC Lab Exceeds LEED Platinum becoming one of North America's greenest buildings

...LEED Platinum building. 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...

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Ontario’s first LEED certified hospital
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Ontario’s First LEED Certified Hospital

...LEED certification will be presented to Bluewater Health in the Spring. Now you know about the Bluewater Health LEED building. 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 Plat...

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