Photo: GH Crew member Nate Jones with Tenzing Gurung We are happy to welcome Tenzing Gurung, a coop student from George Brown College to the Greening Homes team! We recently sat down with him to learn about what drew him to Greening Homes and about his interests in Green Building. GH: What college program are you […]
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We are incredibly proud to announce that our Beechwood project won in the Innovation in Sustainability category for the CaGBC GTA Chapter’s annual awards. We beat out some heavy competition from Toronto Atmospheric Fund and the Harbourfront Centre. Steven and Chris accepted the award and the homeowners, Andrew and Maria attended the gala as well. […]
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We had an amazing turn out for our Green Energy Doors Open Event at our Beechwood Deep Energy Retrofit last weekend. We had over 120 visitors with lots of familiar faces. Previous and current clients, as well as industry professionals and the curious general public came by. We actually had a line up before we […]
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UPDATE – Recent testing, again by BlueGreen Group, shows that this project further exceeds the Passive House standard for air sealing in new construction. After drywall, the home achieved 0.44 ACH, compared to 0.52 ACH pre-drywall and 0.6 ACH for new Passive House construction. Also, this project is now one of three finalists in the […]
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Greening Homes is incredibly proud to announce that our Beechwood Deep Energy Retrofit has been selected as one of three finalists in the Innovation in Sustainability category for the CaGBC’s Toronto Chapter Innovation in LEED Awards. Toronto Atmospheric Fund and Harbourfront Centre were the other two finalists. This annual event recognizes best-in-class projects and programs […]
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On October 4th from 10am-4pm, you can join us for a tour of our deep energy retrofit project at 4 Beechwood Crescent as part of OSEA’s Green Energy Doors Open event. Locations that are part of the renewable energy and energy conservation movement all over the province will be open to visitors. This project has been […]
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As the early days of April began unveiling signs of spring, I packed my car, mounted my road bike to the roof rack and headed southeast for Warren, Vermont. Yestermorrow Design Build School was hosting a 4 day Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) Builders Certification course. I had found a small bed and breakfast just […]
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This past winter the entire Greening Homes team (with partners and children!) escaped the city and spent a weekend at The Algonquin Eco Wilderness Lodge. The lodge itself is a unique experience and an apt setting for a Greening Homes retreat: the lodge is located 2.3kms from any road, therefore visitors must hike, walk, or in our case, ski […]
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