• Get started
  • Sign In
  • EDUCATION HUB
      • Online courses
        • For homeowners
        • For professionals
        • Special offers
      • INFORMATION
        • Satisfaction policy
        • Frequently asked questions
  • BUILDING GUIDE
      • ASK THE EXPERTS
        • Planning and Design Questions
        • Foundation and Basement Questions
        • Wall and Roof Questions
        • Mechanical Systems Questions
        • Interior Finishing Questions
        • Exterior Finishing Questions
      • LATEST SUSTAINABILITY NEWS
        • Policy and Building Code News
        • Products and Materials News
        • Design News
        • Climate Change News
        • Renewable Energy News
        • Urban Planning News
        • Energy Efficiency News
        • Transportation News
        • Health and Well-being News
        • Architecture News
        • LEED Certification News
      • Planning and Design
        • Lifestyle, location and commuting
        • Grants and incentives
        • Mortgage financing and taxation
        • Building codes
        • Green building certifications
        • Concept and design
        • Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing
        • Materials and resources
        • Architecture and plan design
        • How to Find Qualified Green Building Professionals
        • Healthy indoor air quality
        • Waste management
        • Real estate
      • Foundations and Basements
        • Excavation
        • Radon in Homes - Mitigation
        • New foundations and slab-on-grade
        • Foundation and basement improvements
        • Waterproofing and drainage
      • Walls and Roofs
        • Wall assemblies - new construction
        • Wall assemblies - renovation
        • Air and vapour barriers
        • Insulation and soundproofing
        • Windows and doors
        • Roof assemblies - new construction
        • Roof assemblies - renovation
        • Roof coverings
        • Exterior cladding
        • Pest control
      • Mechanical systems
        • Heating and cooling
        • Ventilation
        • Plumbing and water heaters
        • Electricity
        • Renewable energy
      • Interiors
        • Walls and ceilings - interior surfaces
        • Flooring and stairs
        • Paints, finishes and natural coatings
        • Doors and trim
        • Kitchens
        • Bathrooms
        • Basement finishing
        • Interior design and furnishing
        • Cleaning and maintenance
        • Recycling and composting
      • Exteriors
        • Decks, porches and gazebos
        • Permeable laneways and patios
        • Landscaping
        • Rainwater Collection & Watering
        • Rainwater harvesting
        • Food production
        • Natural swimming pools and ponds
        • Greenhouses and Sunrooms / Solariums
  • FIND INSPIRATION
      • Project photos
        • Find ideas for sustainable & beautiful home renovations & building green homes
      • Green home projects
        • See sustainable homes that Ecohome has showcased over the last few years
      • Prefab kit eco homes
        • Find Net Zero prefab LEED & Passive House ready kit homes for sale
      • Green homes for sale
        • Sustainable homes for sale, green certified to LEED, Passive House or Zero Net Energy (ZNE)
      • Net Zero Energy Homes - Case Study
        • Showcasing a pilot project of 35 Net Zero Energy Ready homes built in 2021 in a cold climate
  • FIND PROFESSIONALS
  • FIND PRODUCTS
Ask a Question
Categories
  • Planning and Design
  • Foundations and Basements
  • Walls and Roofs
  • Mechanical systems
  • Interiors
  • Exteriors
"Resilient design"

Resilient design / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Lifestyle and environment

Emergency preparedness guide for homes

...resilient homes and lifestyles below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. How to keep a home cool without AC How to grow food at home All about off grid building and living Resilient design features to make homes more livable and last longer Discover all the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Member...

Read more 
How radiant floors work
Architecture and plan design

How to design for thermal comfort in a home

...designer who leans towards high-performance (experience with Passive House practices is a bonus), and selecting a general contractor who won't clash with your designer and try to talk you into their own favourite practices. Let the designers design and the builders build.  Now you know more about designing homes fo...

Read more 
Resilient Homes, why they're important in dealing with Climate Change
Lifestyle and environment

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

...resilient homes in the Ecohome Guides and on these pages here :  Resilient design features for new home construction Essential emergency tips for cold weather power outages How to build and insulate basements so they don't develop mold Government proposal for standardized home designs in Canada Innovation in ...

Read more 
Passive Solar Home design at it's best - Kenogami House - EcoHome
Passive solar home design

Ecohome Kenogami House wins Home of the Year Award

...designed to endure. The polished concrete floors will require little maintenance, as will exterior surfaces of metal, stone and cedar. The goal during the design of this home was to make it as durable, efficient and autonomous as possible. Many of the design features are original, and these technologies very new to the...

Read more 
Built to ENDURE: the Net Zero Heat Kenogami House
Efficient home design

The Kenogami House: designed to ENDURE

...resilient green building techniques on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide:   Find the most efficient and durable prefab homes here Kenogami wins award as the most resilient home in North America! Why we need to build green homes that withstand climate change events Resilient design features...

Read more 
Suzlon's LEED Platinum wind power living laboratory in India
Lifestyle and environment

Green building is accelerating around the world

...designed and constructed. We have seen examples of how buildings—from small schools to large-scale iconic urban developments—have embraced this ethos of high performance and low environmental impact in both new construction and renovation projects on existing buildings. And this transformation has not taken place in on...

Read more 
Where to place solar panels
Renewable energy

Where to place solar panels

...design to passively heat your home, or active solar which involves mechanical solar panel systems. Solar panels can be either thermal (which transfer heat directly to your home), or photovoltaic (which convert sunlight into electrical energy). The angle at which you put either type of panel will determine how well they...

Read more 
Artistic rendition of the 2000 square foot sustainable home being buil
Living Building Challenge

Taking the Living Building Challenge

...Resilient design features to make homes more livable and last longer Discover all the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership here - promote your business and get access to discount pricing on select building materials!

Read more 
Green homes climate change
Lifestyle and environment

Green buildings are better situated to handle climate extremes

...resilient 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 ...

Read more 

Company

  • About Ecohome
  • Become a member
  • Contact Us
  • Terms & Privacy

For professionals

  • Create a free business profile
  • Promote products & services
  • Become a contributor
  • Join discussions as a pro
All rights reserved © 2025 Ecohome NetworkFrançais

An error occurred. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Close