Green / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Green Building Guide pages. Removing spray foam insulation from homes, dangerous and expensive Which rigid foam insulation panels to use where - Polyiso v EPS v Styrofoam and alternatives Is spray foam insulation toxic and is it a good idea in homes? How to dispose of construction waste responsibly Find more ...

...Green Building Guide pages. Which rigid foam insulation panels to use where - Polyiso v EPS v Styrofoam & alternatives Is installing spray foam insulation a good idea or is it toxic?  Why building a sustainable green home is the most affordable option How to dispose of construction waste responsibly Find ...

...green food choices Guides for green lifestyle and environment choices Find more about green home construction in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages - also, learn more about the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership here.

...green lifestyle choices in these pages :  Why to choose HE and ENERGY STAR appliances for homes  How to grow microgreens in your home How to reduce climate impact with green food choices Low-emission commuting choices  Using horse chestnuts to make natural laundry soap Find more about green home constructio...

...green power. US homeowners can reduce their home carbon footprint by purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), and Canadians can purchase green power through Bullfrog Power, a green energy broker. When you purchase what amounts to being 'green energy credits', what you are doing is paying a premium to ensure tha...

...green homes are best for climate extremes Why we need to build green homes that withstand climate change events Tips for successfully building affordable eco homes Resilient design features for sustainable new home construction Find more about green home construction in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages or...

...green choice? The short story is, maybe. And the long story is, well.... When we launched Ecohome about a decade ago, our mission was to create a green building website where homeowners and builders could learn how to make informed design and product choices and build sustainable, energy-efficient homes. A place where ...

...green’ home that has reduced greenhouse gas emissions compared to code-compliant industry standards.  Calculating the carbon footprint of a building To demonstrate the importance of calculating embodied energy, Ecohome’s Quebec-based affiliate Ecohabitation did a carbon calculation of the Eco-Habitat S1600 prefab kit h...

...green DIY shelter in place projects is that some of these categories overlap with stuff we might be looking for.  And here's the thing - what we found is, that when we did searches on Amazon, the same products were often listed multiple times and depending if we clicked on the 'right' or 'wrong' listing, this could dra...

...green construction in 2020, Dodge Data & Analytics just released the findings of a landmark study on prefab and modular construction. The Prefabrication and Modular Construction 2020 SmartMarket Report (download below) was published with the support of Bradley Corp., the Modular Building Institute, Pinnacle Infotec...

...green building techniques here :  How to design a home that uses less energy Future-proof building techniques for a changing climate Resilient design features for new home construction Prefab homes could be a solution for the housing crisis in Canada Find more about green home construction in the Ecohome Gree...