Join us For a Tour of our Deep Energy Retrofit Project Oct. 4 By: greening homes

September 5, 2014
Announcements, Community

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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Chris Phillips completes his Ice Bucket Challenge! By: greening homes

August 29, 2014
Community

Greening Homes was challenged by Terrell Wong of Stone’s Throw Design to take on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Not one to shy away from a good cause, Chris rallied the team and raised $300 in donations in exchange for allowing the crew to douse him in ice-cold water on site. An entire job-site size […]

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LIVE GREEN Festival By: greening homes

July 22, 2014
Community

This past weekend was a busy time for us – one team building ramps with STOPGAP, and another at this year’s LIVE GREEN Festival. The day started out great and we met a lot of friendly people – but the rain put a damper on things in the afternoon! You might not expect to find […]

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41 Ramps Built with StopGap for the Danforth & Leslieville! By: greening homes

July 22, 2014
Community

This past Saturday we teamed up again with StopGap to build ramps for stores and businesses along the Danforth and in Leslieville. StopGap is a Toronto organization that has a DIY accessibility mandate: remove barriers for people with disabilities, one storefront at a time by building simple ramps. After building 43 ramps last year for businesses along […]

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ON THE ROAD TO BETTER BUILDING By: greening homes

July 10, 2014
Announcements, Community, Resource Efficiency

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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HOPEFEST – Music for Miracles By: greening homes

November 5, 2013
Announcements, Community

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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HIGH PARK REBUILD By: greening homes

September 15, 2012
Community, Project Update

This past summer we had the privilege of working with the High Park community and Mike Holmes to re-build the Jamie Bell Adventure Playground. The beloved park means a lot to our team and was holds many memories for those of us who grew up on the slides and swings there. The original castle structure […]

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44 Ramps Built with StopGap for Roncesvalles! By: greening homes

July 17, 2012
Announcements, Community

On Saturday and Sunday this weekend, members of our crew (and some of their partners) helped out with a great initiative on Roncesvalles. Coinciding with the Polish Street Festival, we teamed up with a group building ramps for 44 stores along the East side of Roncesvalles from Queen to Dundas W. The organization called Stop […]

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