Urban densification / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Green Home Design - What makes a city livable
Choosing where to live

What makes a green home livable to you?

...urban densification and shifting demographics, to accessibility and affordable housing. I think about the smaller units we are building as a response to this change, and I find myself considering livability as an important factor in the design of multi-family units. Livability is difficult to characterize on the best o...

Bike lanes in Vancouver
Lifestyle, location and commuting

Vancouver's goal of becoming the Greenest City by 2020

...urban core and excellent public transportation. In an effort to increase affordable housing and  reduce urban sprawl, the city is offering incentives to add rental living space. See here to learn about interest free loans for afforable prefab homes and ADUs in Vancouver with the Secondary Suite Incentive Program. In o...