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Chris Phillips completes his Ice Bucket Challenge! By: greening homes

August 29, 2014

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Greening Homes was challenged by Terrell Wong of Stone’s Throw Design to take on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Not one to shy away from a good cause, Chris rallied the team and raised $300 in donations in exchange for allowing the crew to douse him in ice-cold water on site. An entire job-site size […]

LEED for Homes – Best practices for Air Sealing By: greening homes

August 16, 2014

LEED for Homes

The air tightness of residential homes in Ontario has increasingly been improved over the past few decades. According to a public 2009 study of 100 new homes, “The average leakage of current housing is 3.14 ACH50”. Of the homes in the study, detached homes registered an average air leakage of 2.82 ACH50, and attached or […]