Insulated Rammed Earth – Beautiful, Natural, and Functional, by Steven Gray By: greening homes

October 9, 2015
Community, Green Materials, Indoor Health, Passive House, Resource Efficiency

Architect Terrell Wong, owner of Stone’s Throw Design, and builder Sylvia Cook, owner of Aerecura Rammed Earth, presented their amazing work with insulated rammed earth buildings at the North American Passive House Conference in Chicago. Too often high-performance means high-tech, with many Passive House walls incorporating space-age products and complex detailing. This look at the history, […]

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Would you like to contribute to research in Green Homes? By: greening homes

October 9, 2015
Announcements, Community, Green Materials, Resource Efficiency

Do you own a home? Are you planning, currently engaged in, or have ever undertaken a home renovation with green and sustainable features? Do you have an hour to spare? My name is Mahtab and I am a graduate student at the University of Toronto. I am researching effective strategies to get homeowners engaged in […]

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Introducing the PHIUS+ 2015 Rating System, by Steven Gray By: greening homes

October 5, 2015
Community, Passive House, Resource Efficiency

I had the good fortune of attending an all-day pre-conference workshop on WUFI Passive; for which I am grateful to Greening Homes for its dedication and commitment to the ideals of Passive House (and my own continuing professional development)! The Passive House standard originated in Germany and has been enthusiastically adopted by high-performance builders and […]

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CBC visits a unique bathroom built by Greening Homes By: greening homes

May 26, 2015
Community, Green Materials, Indoor Health, Resource Efficiency, Site Stories

Our past client and the Managing Editor behind TreeHugger.com, Lloyd Alter, was recently featured on CBC’s radio program The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti! As part of an ongoing series called By Design, the segment focused on the uniquely designed bathroom which Greening Homes recently completed as part of a whole house renovation. In stark […]

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“The glory of the entropic potential of water!!” By: greening homes

April 21, 2015
Announcements, Community, Green Materials, Indoor Health, Resource Efficiency

Title Statement by: Jacob Deva Racusin, Monday April 6th, 2015 For most, Easter Long weekend was an opportunity to get out of town or spend time with family. This year, for the members of Greening Homes, it was an opportunity to spend some time in the classroom delving deeper into the realms of building science. […]

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100% Electric: Our First Company Vehicle By: greening homes

December 11, 2014
Announcements, Green Materials, Resource Efficiency, Transportation

We’re incredibly excited to share the news of our first company car, a fully electric SMART two-seater run on 100% renewable energy from Bullfrog Power. We think the design with our logo looks pretty smart, too (kudos to Connor, who designed the wrap in-house)! Part of our founding mandate as an alternative builder is to try […]

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Living Tradition: Re-using Jobsite Waste By: greening homes

December 11, 2014
Community, Resource Efficiency, Waste Diversion

Shane MacInnes is a Greening Homes employee who has been helping with on-site waste diversion by turning unwanted scrap material and wood into beautiful and functional home décor. Shane’s inspiration was to reuse the commonly scrapped pieces of LVL. LVLs are used to span large distances in floors that conventional lumber cannot and are part […]

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Tree Canada has planted a tree for us! By: greening homes

November 30, 2014
Resource Efficiency, Waste Diversion

Tree Canada has planted a tree in our name! We recently converted to paying our vendors electronically rather than by cheque. Not only does this save on paper, but we’re also preventing countless drives to the bank! We hit our 100th payment (though this does not include the hundreds of payments to our staff) last […]

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