Greening Homes is expanding its team! We are looking for a Lead Carpenter who want to join a young, growing, and multi-award winning renovations company. Lead Carpenter – Residential Renovation We’re looking for a Lead Carpenter to help us build amazing green projects for our Toronto clients. We need candidates to have the skill and experience […]
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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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I had the good fortune of attending an all-day pre-conference workshop on WUFI Passive; for which I am grateful to Greening Homes for its dedication and commitment to the ideals of Passive House (and my own continuing professional development)! The Passive House standard originated in Germany and has been enthusiastically adopted by high-performance builders and […]
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Over the past few years, more and more new homeowners of century-old homes have been calling us about flood proofing their wet basements. They’ve either been impacted by Toronto’s recent extreme weather events or they want to avoid future problems. They’re wise to take action now. According to a study commissioned by the City of […]
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