Ten years ago George and Maria Stonehouse had a vision for their two and half story home. The vision was radical and their friends and neighbors claimed, “It can’t be done! You must be crazy! In the winter…but why?”. Fast forward to the present day, George, his nephew Kyle, myself and two other Greening Homes […]
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A drain water heat recovery (DWHR) unit is a simple, low-cost device which can reduce the energy used to heat water by up to 40%. Recently, Greening Homes has been able to provide free DWHR systems to our clients completing substantial renovations through a program offered by Enbridge. The DWHR system consists of a large […]
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Last month, Greening Homes attended the inaugural “Greenovate Your Home” event featuring a panel of expert building professionals from a variety of disciplines. The general discussion topic was renovating “green”, and the panelists touched on a broad range of related topics from environmental conservation to energy efficiency to healthy indoor environmental quality, amongst others. The […]
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Greening Homes is pleased to announce we are now fully accredited members of BILD and RenoMark! Our RenoMark accreditation lets you know that we meet (and in most cases exceed) industry standards. More importantly for you, it proves we operate in a responsible and trusting manner, work in a safe manner, provide project warranties, and […]
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The spring weather has finally come and the Greening Homes crew is back on their bikes. Many of the crew road their bikes throughout the winter but now almost everyone is back on two wheels. We have a Smart Transportation Policy that promotes alternatives to conventional construction vehicles. We believe in using the best tool […]
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We are at the half-way mark of our exciting Leaside ICF addition. Below are some of the milestones we have reached and a list of our next steps! Exterior masonry has been completed This includes adding two basement windows in the existing brick and closing in a side door and milk door. See upcoming blog […]
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Starting tomorrow we will be participating in the National Home Show & Canada Blooms, which runs until Sunday, March 24th. This gives you 11 days to come and visit your favourite sustainable renovator! Home shows give you the opportunity to meet great product suppliers, get some ideas for an upcoming renovation or landscaping project, and […]
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At Greening Homes we renovate a lot of century-old homes. Every year, we remove and replace a large number of original leaded windows in these renovations and we are always on the look-out for new ways to divert these from landfill. In the past, Greening Homes crew have made some creative tables and shelving out […]
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