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LEED / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

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LEED Canada on the rise
LEED Homes

LEED Canada shows strong growth during summer of 2015 including first LEED v4 certified project

...LEED v4 Edelweiss House © Ecohome Amount of buildings Earning LEED Certification in 2015 (up to sept. 30th): 79 LEED Certified 41 LEED Silver 171 LEED Gold 26 LEED Platinum Projects that earned LEED certification in the summer months include: The Richardson International Airport Terminal in Winnipeg, MB, which cert...

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DIY cork flooring pros, cons & installation guide with video
Flooring and stairs

Cork flooring installation - the eco-friendly flooring choice, with "how to" video

...LEED Platinum while creating a healthy and beautiful interior living space.  For more  home building inspiration, check out our newest concept house, the LEED V4 Platinum Wakefield House with solar air heated floors. And For more DIY Green Home Building Videos suscribe to our YouTube channel to see the the Edelweiss Ho...

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Off-grid LEED Gold house in Low, Quebec
LEED Homes

Canada Ranks as the top country for LEED green building for second year in a row

...LEED Gold Toronto, Ontario: WaterPark Place, LEED Platinum (first Canadian project to earn LEED Platinum through the CaGBC's recertification program) Calgary, Alberta: Bow Valley Square, LEED Gold Quebec City, Quebec: Place TELUS / TELUS House, LEED Gold Support for LEED is widespread in Canada, with a highly diverse ...

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LEED Homes

Find a LEED Provider

...leed@ecohabitation.com  T: (514) 985-0004 5555 Avenue de Gaspé, bureau 212, Montréal, Québec  H2T 2A3 www.ecohabitation.com/leed   Ontario:   Arborus Homesol Clement Guenard [email protected]  T: (613) 234-7178 76 Chamberlain Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 1V9 www.arborus.ca   Building ...

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LEED Homes

The 19 LEED for Homes prerequisites

...LEED for Homes prerequisites. 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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Leed platinum plaque
Green building certifications

All about green home certification programs and rating systems for USA & Canada

...LEED for Homes:  Originating in the USA, LEED is currently the most prolific green building rating system and stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED was created by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). To quote the U.S Office of Federal Environmental Executive, 'green building’ is defined as ...

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Beautiful LEED home in Mulmur, Ontario.
LEED Homes

A beautiful lakeside LEED Platinum home

...LEED Gold-targeted project. LEED home in Mulmur, Ontario.© Shai Gil Photography LEED home in Mulmur, Ontario. © Shai Gil Photography LEED home in Mulmur, Ontario. © Shai Gil Photography LEED home in Mulmur, Ontario. © Shai Gil Photography LEED home in Mulmur, Ontario. ...

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Yukon's first LEED certified home
LEED Homes

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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The LEED rating system
LEED Homes

The LEED rating system

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

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Why build LEED?
LEED Homes

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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LEED for Homes rating system.
LEED Homes

What is LEED?

...LEED for Homes about? LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized rating system for commercial buildings and homes administered by the CaGBC (Canada Green Building Council)  to encourage sustainable building practices. While the commercial program has been in effect for much lo...

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