Built green / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Midori Uchi
Efficient home design

A new contender for the title of Canada's greenest home

...green home" in Japanese, will be a contemporary 3,100 square foot single family residence in North Vancouver's Central Lonsdale area. The goal for the project is to exceed the highest LEED for homes platinum rating in the country. The intent is also to achieve one of the highest Built Green B.C. checklist scores in the...

Passive House certification plaque
Green building certifications

All about green home certification programs and rating systems for USA & Canada

...Built Green (Alberta, B.C., and Ontario): Originally developed by the Alberta Home Builder’s Association, Built Green is a Canadian-developed rating system administered by Built Green Canada, a private not-for-profit organization. Similar to LEED for Homes, it covers a wide range of sustainable building measures, inclu...