"Sustainable building"

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

Lifestyle, location and commuting

Vancouver developer leads the way to more sustainable communities

...buildings and homes in the development that have mechanical rooms located in underground parking garages will have them well-protected in watertight rooms with watertight doors. During Super Storm Sandy in New York, many buildings were not greatly damaged but were still rendered uninhabitable because of flooded basemen...

Lifestyle, location and commuting

Sustainable building practices create prosperous communities

...sustainable environment for future generations. Green building councils representing 98 countries attended the event, which is now in its fourth year. Now that you know green building trends. Find more pages about sustainable and resilient green building techniques here on these pages and in the Ecohome Green Build...

Lifestyle and environment

Green building is accelerating around the world

...building movement has shifted from “push” to “pull” and that by increasing the efficiency for energy, water and waste, green buildings can also lower building costs and create a building that holds its value for longer than comparable non-green buildings. Creation of Green Product Markets and Business Benefits As gree...

LEED Homes

Why build LEED?

...sustainable building practices and a willingness to put their product to the test of independent third party inspections. For building homes on spec and putting them on the market, LEED is a recognized brand that signifies sensible building practices and a healthier, better performing product. Research shows LEED certi...

LEED Homes

Ontario’s First LEED Certified Hospital

...building concrete, resulting in a 20% reduction in carbon emissions compared to regular concrete. Extracting and manufacturing 26% of construction materials from within 800 km of Bluewater Health. Providing bicycle racks and shower facilities for building occupants who choose this mode of transportation. “Buildin...

LEED Homes

LEED Home in the Gatineau Hills

...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 livable and last longer Dis...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Net Zero Energy Community in Calgary, Alberta

...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 builds Canada's first L...

Living Building Challenge

Taking the Living Building Challenge

...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 able to succeed in all categories. When comp...