greenhouse / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...greenhouse in this blog. Greenhouse windows © Ceres Greenhouse Solutions 5. In the summer you can help keep your greenhouse cooler by using a material with a lower light transmittance on the roof. We recommend hail-resistant polycarbonate plastic with at least 2 air pockets for insulation. See this installed...

...Greenhouse construction ©  Pierre Fisette Maude Alary-Paquette – A low-budget greenhouse in Northern, cold Quebec Region: Haute-Gaspésie, town of La Martre along the banks of the St. Lawrence river Greenhouse construction: This cold climate greenhouse is 10 x 16 feet, built using a repurposed Tempo Shelter metal frame...

...greenhouse. Two trips hauling trailers around.  Greenhouses and growing food in cold climates The climate impact of food production is already very high; we don’t need to find ways to make it higher by trucking a load of soil and a greenhouse around for no apparent reason. See here for more on the impact of our diets o...

...greenhouse extension, both of which house an aquaponic farm within. With traditional aquaculture, effluents accumulate in the water creating a toxic environment for the fish. Aquaponics addresses this issue by pumping the feces-filled water to a holding tank where bacteria break the effluent down into an essential nutr...

...greenhouse for growing ornamental plants or perhaps food, that presents even greater concerns. A greenhouse full of plants will have high levels of relative humidity, and to allow that environment to mix with that of the rest of your conditioned space will increase the overall humidity levels in your home, for an idea ...

Definitely one of the coolest pioneers of the Tiny House Movement in BC Canada, the Hemloft Treehouse is made entirely from free and recycled materials. After 2 months of filling his home with thousands of dollars worth of recycled materials donated through Craigslist, Joel Allen finally had all he would need to build ...

Shipping container homes are gaining popularity globally, especially as Tiny Houses, as they can be seductively attractive with their modern looking lines, colours and shape - but one question we've been asked consistently is: "Are shipping containers Good or Bad as homes - and for the Environment?"  Like many great id...

...greenhouse gases) due to consumption, as even hydrolectric installations damage the environment and release methane.  You could literally drive yourself nuts if you over-analyse your every move in terms protecting the environment and reducing your climate impact, so when we stumble across a cool tech gadget that is an ...