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

...living appliances and mechanical systems for details on minimizing energy consumption. Off-grid energy generation & energy saving tips: Living off grid successfully requires a commitment to ingenuity and creative use of energy and other resources. Most of us could learn a thing or two from homeowners living off gr...

...sustainable home or building site. By mastering the fundamental balance of carbon (browns), nitrogen (greens), air, and water, any homeowner or professional can efficiently convert organic waste into a valuable, high-performance soil resource. Choosing the right system, whether a three-bay pile for high volume or a tum...

...sustainable and affordable but also safe and legal. Now that you know more about the new THOW regulations in B.C., find more info about tiny homes and sustainable building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: The Ecohome guide to building or buying a tiny house How to design a home to use less...