Leed rating system / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...rating system report that better performing buildings are an important benefit of using a rating system. "This report confirms that the Canadian marketplace recognizes that a rigorous approach to green building improves the quality of building projects and sets the stage for realizing financial, environmental and heal...

...LEED rating system All about Passive House certification  See inside Canada's first LEED V4 Platinum passively heated house  All about home rating systems See here to learn about the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership, see here.

LEED Canada for Homes Providers: Atlantic Canada: Quebec: ThermalWise ThermalWise is Atlantic Canada’s leading building performance consulting company. We support building owners, developers, designers, contractors, property managers and communities to be more sustainable, and energy-efficient while also c...

...rating of ERS (EnerGuide) 76 or HERS (Home Energy Rating System) 80. This will be determined during the compulsory energy rating blower door test. 11.1 Refrigerant charge test: If your home has an air conditioning system with refrigerants, provide proof of a proper refrigerant charge of the system. Materials & Res...

...LEED v5, the latest version of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design® LEED® v5 rating system for sustainable buildings.  How the LEED® v4.1 for Homes Rating System Worked The LEED® v4.1 system moved away from the rigid v4 checklist to a more holistic approach. Every project had to first satisfy a series of mand...

...LEED for Homes about? LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized rating system for commercial buildings and homes administered by the CaGBC (Canada Green Building Council)  to encourage sustainable building practices. While the commercial program has been in effect for much lo...