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Tesla Solar Panel Special Offer USA September 2019
Renewable Energy

Solar Panels Special Offer from Tesla in US - September 2019!

Tesla Solar Panels "free" for US clients in September! If you do the math, this Tesla Solar panel rental special offer is actually even better than free - becau...

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Smart Homes of the Future, Survey reveals what Adults & Kids think sustainable
Innovation

The future of smart homes, a recent survey explores how our homes will change to respond to climate change

Smart homes of the future  On one hand we have what "the experts" think Smart Homes of the future will be like, with 'Intelligent' temperature-controlled bed sh...

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Climate and Biodiversity Emergency Declared by UK Architects
Climate Change

UK architects declare climate and biodiversity emergency

...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 ...

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Tiny Houses now Legal in Washington State
Design

Tiny Houses - Washington State legalizes tiny homes & Eco-villages for Affordable Housing in WA

New WA State Legislation paves the way for tiny home eco-villages: Tiny houses, also colloquially referred to as tiny homes, are both an increasingly attractive...

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LEED Certification

OUR HOUSE: a community home building endeavour

...LEED® Platinum. From the beginning to the end of this undertaking, hundreds of people donated their time and energy: an enthusiastic coordinator, committed teac...

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New Frontiers School Board 'Our House' team
LEED Certification

Quebec carpentry students attempt LEED v4 certification on home that will be donated to Habitat for Humanity

...LEED green building rating system (three teachers are already certified with LEED credentials) and they are giving their students a chance to work on a register...

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Canadian LEED certification shows strong growth in first four months o
LEED Certification

Canadian LEED certification shows strong growth in first four months of 2015

...LEED Gold, the second most rigorous level of certification, was the most common in this period. 36 LEED Certified 67 LEED Silver 90 LEED Gold 9 LEED Platinum ...

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USGBC Outstanding Single Family Home of the Year Earthship Farmstead
Design

Kaplan Thompson Earthship Farmstead home receives high praise from the USGBC

...LEED Platinum, energy-positive certified Passive House that also operates as a working water buffalo farm. Designed by Kaplan Thompson Architects and built by S...

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'Our House' fundraiser Jamboree in Ormstown, Quebec
LEED Certification

Habitat for Humanity 'Our House' fundraiser concert

...LEED homes, and sustainable green building techniques on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide. What is the LEED for Homes rating system abo...

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Teachers experimenting with insulated I-joists as wall studs
LEED Certification

Webisode # 2 following a carpentry school that is making big waves in Quebec

When the New Frontiers School Board decided they wanted to be a leader in teaching green building practices, it’s doubtful that they could have envisioned how w...

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