Architect Terrell Wong, owner of Stone’s Throw Design, and builder Sylvia Cook, owner of Aerecura Rammed Earth, presented their amazing work with insulated rammed earth buildings at the North American Passive House Conference in Chicago. Too often high-performance means high-tech, with many Passive House walls incorporating space-age products and complex detailing. This look at the history, […]
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Do you own a home? Are you planning, currently engaged in, or have ever undertaken a home renovation with green and sustainable features? Do you have an hour to spare? My name is Mahtab and I am a graduate student at the University of Toronto. I am researching effective strategies to get homeowners engaged in […]
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Green roofs are sprouting up in Toronto, and no wonder. They’re a great way to cool a building in the summer and manage water during a rain storm. Thumbs up on their aesthetic appeal too! We caught up with Leslie Doyle of Restoration Gardens, which specializes in green roofs, to share her insights on the […]
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Celebrating success is – well it’s awesome. Advancing our understanding to improve our practice, particularly when it comes to healthy buildings, is priceless. It’s why we went to Vancouver in June. We were there for the National Conference of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). CaGBC, along with SAB Magazine, presented us with the Canadian […]
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Our friends at Nadurra have been featured in NOW Magazine for some of their amazing floors. We love the selection at their Toronto showroom and recommend their FSC solid or engineered wood floors to many of our clients. Our contact at Nadurra is Michael Boulger – an extremely helpful fellow. If you have a need for wood, cork or […]
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Our past client and the Managing Editor behind TreeHugger.com, Lloyd Alter, was recently featured on CBC’s radio program The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti! As part of an ongoing series called By Design, the segment focused on the uniquely designed bathroom which Greening Homes recently completed as part of a whole house renovation. In stark […]
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Title Statement by: Jacob Deva Racusin, Monday April 6th, 2015 For most, Easter Long weekend was an opportunity to get out of town or spend time with family. This year, for the members of Greening Homes, it was an opportunity to spend some time in the classroom delving deeper into the realms of building science. […]
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We’re incredibly excited to share the news of our first company car, a fully electric SMART two-seater run on 100% renewable energy from Bullfrog Power. We think the design with our logo looks pretty smart, too (kudos to Connor, who designed the wrap in-house)! Part of our founding mandate as an alternative builder is to try […]
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