house / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Houses Worth it? Are Tiny houses a good investment? That depends on your lifestyle and how well you build them. Here are some things to think about before you join the Tiny House Movement and commit to life in an extremely small space.  We have featured a number of tiny houses on our pages over the past few years, most...

...House Movement has become a bit of a craze over the past few years in the US where I’ve been living, especially since reality TV channels started airing shows such as Tiny House, Big Living, Tiny House Hunters and Tiny House Nation to mention just a few. As much as this may come across as an appealing and sustainable l...

...House blog or visit their blog, Tiny Tack House, where if you want to skirt the entire design process, you can purchase their building plans. The Tiny Tack House © Christopher Tack The Tiny Tack House © Christopher Tack Solar panels outside the Tiny Tack House © Christopher Tack  

...House - about a 100 years too late. Now that you know the origins of the global Passive House movement, read more about Passive House construction and efficient home building in general on the pages below and in our Green Building Guide  Conservation House designer Harold Orr reflects on the house design that sta...

...House Program.   At that time, council asked staff to report back after the first 100 laneway house applications had been approved, or after 3 years, whichever came first. The 100th laneway house application was approved in July 2010.  Council has already mandated the expansion in both the Housing and Homelessness Stra...

...house or coach house? There are a myriad of reasons - in-law suites, rental properties, even getting your 30-something out of the house in a way that builds value for your whole family. A coach house could start as an in-law suite, turn into your kids’ first house, then maybe you switch with them as you're ready to dow...

...house in winter, it stops it from coming in during the summer. Important to note, any home can be planned and built to Passive House standards, but Passive House Certification is mandatory to call a home "Passive House Certified." Allow us to explain...  What are the problems of Passive House in North America? The orig...

...House Canada, Winter 2014/15 issue. Kyle England is an architect with William Dewson Architects, www.dewson.com. Farnham Avenue House is a single-family detached residential infill project. Some of the eco-friendly design aspects are time honoured such as, vertical ventilation and natural daylight shafts, dynamic c...

...house. A note of caution; do not actually hook up water and electrical lines, simply have them ready. The same thing applies to water; run lines towards a main water feed ready for future installation and allow enough slack for them to be easily connected. Pre-framing rooms for future changes can also save materials, m...

...House in BC inspires you, and you're interested in building a Tiny House or Tiny Home, then take a look at all these too! Especially the articles on building a Tiny House on a Tiny Budget... or this truly beautiful Tiny house Movement Tiny Home  But then a situation like this for the Hemloft also raises interesting con...

Buying a house in retirement Are you planning to downsize, move closer to family, or relocate to your dream retirement destination? While changing homes is typically associated with younger adults, many seniors are making the decision to buy a home in retirement. However, buying at 65 isn’t quite the same as buying at ...