"Sustainability design"

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

Wall assemblies - renovation

Should I be renovating my home or tearing it down & rebuilding?

...design of post-World War 2 houses that is difficult to successfully upgrade is a low roof pitch and narrow overhang. This makes it very difficult to insulate properly and still allow room for venting. A clear indication of this is if icicles and ice dams form in winter. Such designs will also lead to thermal bridging a...

Living Building Challenge

Taking the Living Building Challenge

...Design) is the industry standard for green building rating systems in Canada, and LEED platinum is the highest award. The Living Building standard exceeds that. There are 7 components to the Living Building Challenge: site, water, energy, health, materials, equity and beauty. As of yet, no building in Canada has been a...