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...usands of new homes built that are connected to municipal gas lines each year now represent 100% of GHG emissions in heating in this category and emit thousands of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. The ban of fuel oil heating in new construction is therefore more of a regulatory update of the current situation, though t...

We were pleased to hear back in 2021 that the Department of Energy in the US was moving to reverse a Trump-era rule that rolled back water efficiency standards for showerheads and water using appliances. The great thing is that being efficient with water also means being efficient with energy - which saves money - whic...

After a look back at our predictions for green building trends in 2020, we weren’t really far off the mark, but wow, did some other stuff happen that shook things up. A few agenda items we did NOT see coming would perhaps be: A global pandemic to shut down the world and bringing with it the biggest ever drop in global ...

...usage decline in coal use of 15% between the years 2018 and 2019, now reaching the lowest levels of coal use since 1964.  Examples of state level renewable energy and climate change mitigation initiatives The city of Houston recently unveiled a plan to source 100% of the city's electricity from solar power for the next...

"The economic impact of coronavirus must not derail the switch to sustainable energy" In a report published yesterday, Fatih Birol, IEA’s executive director, has warned the coronavirus outbreak could trigger a slowdown in the world’s clean energy transition to sustainable energy sources unless governments use green inv...

This week the International Energy Agency released its report on global CO2 emissions, which totaled 33 gigatons of carbon released globally in 2019. And the country with the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions was…wait for it…the U.S ! As the 20th Anniversary of Earth day approaches (April 22, 2020), any b...

Climate change & biodiversity loss are a fact - so what can we do? Climate change & biodiversity loss are the most serious issues we can have a positive impact on by changing something as simple as our habits - sounds easy enough! So as buildings and construction play a major part in these problems, accounting ...

New WA State Legislation paves the way for tiny home eco-villages: Tiny houses, also colloquially referred to as tiny homes, are both an increasingly attractive and affordable housing option as well as a trending alternative lifestyle choice across North America and Canada as people realize that “quality of life” doesn...

...usage, as the homes are only about 350 to 550 square feet each. Tiny Homes form an integral part of the new ecovillage development in Okotoks, Alberta 42 Tiny houses is only phase one of three! What's even better is that this development of 42 tiny homes is only for phase one, which includes 3.48 acres for community ...