urban / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...urban farming to installing renewable energy sources. 3. Eat local and get started in urban farming. Buying from food co-ops and shopping at farmers' markets promotes local food production, tastes better, and is better for you. The agricultural industry is a huge consumer of fossil fuels, not just transportation but th...

...Urban Farm Units can be easily replicated, transported and, depending on the situation, adapted for specific need. Shipping container greenhouse the Urban Farm Unit Urban Farming using the UFU Aquaponics, Hydroponics, Pisciculture and Urban Farming combined - the UFU    Now you know...

...Urban logging © Colleen Mahoney Where an old garage stood was soon to be the location of a studio / workshop, so rather than dispose of the wood from this tree and go buy more, Brian Blak and Colleen Mahoney had a portable mill come and turn the tree into usable materials for their future building project. Despite bei...

...Urban farming: Any food we produce at our homes is food that isn't part of the agricultural industry, which is a huge consumer of natural resources. If you have a bit of space, urban farming is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and your food costs. Not only that, it's often healthier and even tastes better. A...

Enter the Scrooser. The Scrooser is a German engineered electric scooter / e-bike with a top speed of 24 km (15 mph) and a range of 35.5 km (22 miles). It works with an Impulse Drive that is literally kickstarted by it's rider as the engine engages when the scooter reaches speeds over 3 km per hour.  The Scrooser no...

...urban coop Sustainable waste management: manure and composting Regional adaptations: keeping chickens in cold climates In brief: urban backyard chicken coops Urban chicken keeping: legal and community requirements The first and most important step for any homeowner planning an urban flock is to verify and understand ...

...urban living. Find all you need to know about sustainable construction in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these related pages :  Living a  green lifestyle in the city Green lifestyle in the in the suburbs Moving to the country - rural lifestyle  Evaluating a home before purchase - how to identify major pro...

...Urban areas: Downtowns and central business districts use district energy to serve a high density of commercial and institutional buildings. Institutional campuses: Colleges, universities, hospitals, and healthcare facilities use the systems for their large, clustered needs and to ensure reliability, especially for hos...

...urban water infrastructure, especially when we consider that one of the results of climate change is a greater frequency and intensity of summer droughts.  The addition of chemical fertilizers. It pollutes the water table, the rivers, the air and the soil. With regular use, the soil is damaged and kills the microbes, r...

Can a greenhouse produce food all year in cold climates? Growing fruits and vegetables all year round in Canada or the colder parts of North America would be wonderful but, sadly, our climate limits us to a few growing months in the summer. And even that would be in the balmier areas of our country; at high altitudes a...

Can you build a solarium in a cold climate? Solariums have been gaining in popularity over the last 20 years, as many homeowners have found them to be a very enticing solution to brightening up a long winter. They are made even more appealing by the many manufacturers who offer solariums at very attractive prices, espe...