Green building / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: Choosing the best solar panel installers Building a Net Zero home Passive solar home design Air source heat pump guide Sign up now and reap the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership!

...green construction workflow? Incorporating waterjet technology into your building process requires more than buying a machine, it demands early planning and tight coordination between design, fabrication, and sustainability teams. This is particularly important for projects targeting green building certifications or mo...

...building code standards for building Tiny Houses: In 2018, the International Code Council issued suggestions for tiny house building standards in Appendix Q of the International Residential Code (IRC). Tiny home legislation ESSB 5383 directs the WA State Building Council to adopt standards specific to tiny houses by D...

...building, forcing air in on some sides and forcing it out on others. Aside from being blocked by other buildings or planting a stand of evergreen trees, the only thing you can do to stop wind pressure is to work overtime when you are sealing up your house to prevent air leaks in the first place. The stack (or chimney) ...

...Building News, Greenspec, and BuildingGreen. this is an excerpt of what he had to say about the Kenogami House, the rest can be found on the RDI website   Ecohome's Kenogami House in northern Quebec was described by Alex Wilson of the Resilient Design Institute based in Brattleboro, Vermont, as "The most resilient hous...

...building  on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide. New prefab homes, see here a directory of the best manufacturers Is a tiny house with a greenhouse on a trailer a good or bad idea? Resilient building techniques are essential for a changing climate See tiny house models here for inspiration ...

...Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), with its chief executive Romilly Madew explaining that such constructions are "simply better buildings". She revealed that Green Star-rated buildings produce 62 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than standard constructions and use 66 per cent less electricity. Meanwhile...

...Green Building Guide pages. All about the LEED for Homes rating system Ecohome builds Canada's first LEED V4 Platinum home All you need to know about achieving Passive House certification Resilient design features to make homes more livable and last longer Discover all the benefits of a free Ecohome Network M...

...Green Building Guide pages. Discover more about building Net Zero Energy homes here All about the LEED for Homes rating system Ecohome builds Canada's first LEED V4 Platinum home All you need to know about achieving Passive House certification Resilient design features to make homes more livable and last long...

...green building rating systems in Canada, and LEED platinum is the highest award. The Living Building standard exceeds that. There are 7 components to the Living Building Challenge: site, water, energy, health, materials, equity and beauty. As of yet, no building in Canada has been able to succeed in all categories. Whe...

...green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and on the pages below:  Which is the best insulation for a home? How much insulation should a green home have? Insulation buyers guide: choosing the best rigid nsulation boards Tips for successfully building affordable and efficient homes  Resilie...