Carbon footprint / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...carbon footprint. Theoretically then moving towards home solar, wind power and even bicycle generators can make for a more efficient home, as you rely less on grid-fed power. Even in the greenest province or state with renewable energy there is still a significant amount of GHG emissions (greenhouse gases) due to consu...

...carbon storage provide a way to lock away CO2 for the duration of a building's functional life. Now you know more about low-carbon concrete, learn more about energy efficient home building and how to reduce the carbon footprint of homes on the following pages and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages ...

...carbon vs operational carbon in housing to ensure the "upfront" debt doesn't outweigh future energy savings. Now you know the carbon footprint differences between wood, concrete and steel. Find our about other building materials in the Ecohome Building Guide and pages such as these :  Wood vs concrete in construc...

...carbon buildings, and establishes five key components for the evaluation of building carbon footprints.  In early February 2017, CaGBC launched the Zero Carbon Pilot Program, a two-year immersion program for developers and designers striving to achieve zero carbon in new or existing buildings across Canada. The program...

...carbon emissions than a lot of people might think, consequently home location is one one of the biggest variables in your personal carbon footprint.  The average Canadian house size: Canadians on average have a living space of 700 square feet per person, a number that has quadrupled in a generation. Not long ago houses...