The Beechwood project (renovation and 2nd storey addition) will incorporate a solar array. Permits for the project are delayed because the City required more information on attachment of the array and the structure’s ability to accommodate it. In a fortunate coincidence, the Solar Canada 2013 conference and trade show is on right now, and we were able to attend […]
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Responsible waste management is one of our core values at Greening Homes. We apply this sentiment to all aspects of a renovation, from framing and foundations, to finishing. One area where we can really control our waste during the renovation process is the moulding/trim installation. Before we start the interior trim, we ensure that […]
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Chris Phillips, Greening Homes’ President, is attending this year’s GreenBuild conference, in Philadelphia. This is the fourth and last of his daily blogs from the event. Today is a half day of seminars and the closing plenary, as GreenBuild 2013 closes up for a year before heading to New Orleans, in 2014. Three seminars […]
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Chris Phillips, Greening Homes’ President, is attending this year’s GreenBuild conference, in Philadelphia. This is the third of his daily blogs from the event. More of the same today: walking the Expo and attending education sessions. Tonight is the keynote speech at Temple University, by Hillary Clinton, followed by a concert by most favourite band […]
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Chris Phillips, Greening Homes’ President, is attending this year’s GreenBuild conference, in Philadelphia. This is the second of his daily blogs from the event. It was a fantastic second day here at GreenBuild, with a full slate of education sessions and the opening of the massive Exposition. There’s lots worth talking about, but here are […]
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Chris Phillips, Greening Homes’ President, is attending this year’s GreenBuild conference, in Philadelphia. This is the first of his daily blogs from the event. This is my second GreenBuild conference and expo after having attended the event in Toronto in 2011. The conference is presented by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) each year. […]
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HOPEFEST is a small Ontario music festival put on to benefit Sick Kids Hospital and The Make-A-Wish Foundation. This annual festival took place on September 14th at Eaglewood Resort and Conservation Centre, in Pefferlaw Ontario. We supported HOPEFEST this year with a donation, and Bobby Walker, one of our Greening Homes crew was a very dedicated organizer throughout the […]
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We’ve just received our new business cards, and they look amazing (…not that we are very objective critics!). Our business cards are printed on 100% post-consumer recycled & FSC-Certified paper stock using a waterless printing. We print using a fantastic online (yet Toronto local) printing company called The World’s Greenest Business Card. The owner, Bernard, […]
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