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...building is operational, re-enforcing the need for immediate action to reduce embodied carbon. Increasingly, construction projects are performing life-cycle assessments to quantify embodied carbon, often it is primarily a skill building and awareness exercise but that is changing. In 2019, the World Green Building Coun...

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...building trends for 2021 Here is what we’ve found to be trending in green building circles and online search and purchase data:  Water saving low flow showerheads are gaining in popularity, and honestly, the new ones are so good that it’s hard to tell the difference in comfort from the less efficient showerheads! Learn...

...building-codes & permits for legal laneway homes in Toronto...  Find more pages about tiny houses and resilient green building techniques here:  All about tiny houses & laneway homes How to stay on budget when building a home Finding green building design professionals Tips for a successful green home b...

...Building Week (23 – 29 September 2019) is an annual campaign that motivates and empowers us all to deliver greener buildings - something that EcoHome has been doing for over 10 years, and that our 2m readers seem to appreciate! To show solidarity with the cause, this World Green Building Week, we’re #BuildingLife and s...

...building standards. Cities and towns now have the clout to raise the bottom rung of their regional building codes and enforce more energy-efficient new home construction and renovation standards.   According to Luke Dolan, owner of Capital Home Energy and the B.C. director of the Canadian Association of Consulting Ener...

...building supply stores.  As homeowners become more concerned about climate change and their own carbon footprint they are looking towards green building techniques and the better manufacturers are responding by providing more sustainable building materials that offer a reduced environmental impact while at the same tim...