Green home financing / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Concept and design

How to stay on budget when building a home

...home design during the early architectural planning stages. Now you know about how to stay on budget when building a green home. Find more building advice in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages here :  Find green building design professional in the Ecohome Directory  Top tips for building green hom...

Ecohome's passively heated Edelweiss House
Efficient home design

Are better insulated homes worth the money?

...home needs, read more about high performance home building in the Ecohome Building Guide, or these pages: All about passive solar home design See Passive House and LEED ready prefab homes here Find the best insulation for your home build or renovation here Are triple pane windows worth the money? See here about...

Green building tax credits & grants 2025
Grants and incentives

Green building tax credits and home renovation grants for 2025 Canada

...Green Homes Program here. This program gives you access to Desjardins' lowest mortgage rates, and you also get :  up to $2,000 cashback to build a green home and $500 for green renovation projects a rebate on your home insurance your monthly plan free for 1 year free Home Assistance when you take out Loan Insurance S...