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USGBC Outstanding Single Family Home of the Year Earthship Farmstead
Architecture and Design

Kaplan Thompson Earthship Farmstead home receives high praise from the USGBC

...LEED for Homes were the stated performance goals. Our previous experience with Net-Zero homes would serve us well on this project. Response We nestled the house in the hillside, bending the floor plan to carefully fit the contours of the field. The slope of the hill faced east, however, and we knew we would need to c...

LEED Condos in Lac Megantic
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CaGBC lends its support to rebuilding efforts in Calgary and Lac-Mégantic

...forward and rebuilding for a better, stronger Calgary, and LEED can be a part of that,” he says. “Rebuilding to LEED standards is a way of building better than before, leading to homes that are more durable, comfortable and healthy. It will be a great legacy to leave after 2013.” “These two events took a major toll on ...

'Our House' fundraiser Jamboree in Ormstown, Quebec
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Habitat for Humanity 'Our House' fundraiser concert

...LEED homes, and sustainable green building techniques on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide. What is the LEED for Homes rating system about? All about the Passive House rating system  Take a tour of the first LEED V4 Platinum house in Canada All about home rating system and which is best fo...

Teachers experimenting with insulated I-joists as wall studs
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Webisode # 2 following a carpentry school that is making big waves in Quebec

...for giving us the opportunity to be involved. The project is still in the design phase, but they hope to have final designs before Christmas. Here is episode two of the web video series that will follow this building through to its completion. This one introduces the teachers at the heart of this initiative, and you ca...