Make your home a lead-free haven By: greening homes

February 3, 2022
Indoor Health, Water Protection

Your home should be a haven, not a danger zone. Toxins in the home are unseen dangers that can cause serious health problems. A big culprit is lead which, if present in your water or circulating as particulate in indoor air, builds in your body and could impact fertility, lead to developmental delays in children, […]

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Job Post: Project Manager/Designer/Estimator By: greening homes

December 3, 2021
Announcements, Job Opportunities

Location: Toronto, Ontario Project Manager/Designer/Estimator – Residential Renovation Are you awesome at what you do? Do you want to make a difference in a challenging industry? Are you a designer, architect, or project manager who knows residential renovations? We’re looking for a Project Manager/Designer/Estimator who wants to join a growing and multi-award winning renovations company, and […]

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Neighours of High Park Magazine: The treasure of reused materials in a home renovation By: greening homes

December 1, 2021
Media, Waste Diversion

Greening Homes’ founder and President, Chris Phillips is an expert contributor of Neighbours of High Park Magazine. This article appeared in the December 2021 issue.

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The treasure of reused materials in a home renovation By: greening homes

October 19, 2021
Waste Diversion

Toronto is a treasure trove of heritage houses. Every one of them has stories to tell. Imagine if the walls really could talk! What would they tell us about the early inhabitants? It’s easy to wonder when regarding a unique fixture, the finish of an old fireplace, beautiful mouldings or a gorgeous stain glass window.  […]

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Neighours of High Park Magazine: Improve your home energy performance with new federal grant and loan By: greening homes

September 1, 2021
Media, Planning a Renovation, Resource Efficiency

Greening Homes’ founder and President, Chris Phillips is an expert contributor of Neighbours of High Park Magazine. This article appeared in the September 2021 issue.

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New federal grant and loan to improve home energy performance By: greening homes

July 27, 2021
Announcements, Planning a Renovation, Resource Efficiency, Water Protection

By Christopher Phillips, Founder and President of Greening Homes Ltd. In March, I wrote about federal support to help homeowners offset the costs of home energy retrofits that improve energy efficiency and comfort, while reducing energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions. In June the federal government announced an update. Its new Canada Greener Homes Grant […]

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Neighours of High Park Magazine: Plan well. Be patient. Renovating a home during a pandemic By: greening homes

June 1, 2021
Media, Planning a Renovation

Greening Homes’ founder and President, Chris Phillips is an expert contributor of Neighbours of High Park Magazine. This article appeared in the June 2021 issue.

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A Century-Old Semi in Toronto Gets a Sustainable Makeover By: greening homes

June 1, 2021
Green Materials, Indoor Health, Media, Site Stories

Greening Homes’ Morse Street project once more attracted attention with this House Feature in Build with Rise, May 25, 2021. Marianne and Luke Windisch take sustainability seriously. “We certainly both try to live sustainably,” says Marianne Windisch. “We bike everywhere with the kids all year long. We do have a car, but it’s electric. We […]

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