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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Greening Homes! Greening Homes is very proud to announce that we have been chosen as this year’s winner of the Excellence in Corporate Responsibility Awards in the Waste Diversion and Recycling category. These annual awards are coordinated by Green Living with collaborators Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, CIRAIG, The Natural Step, Pembina Institute, SustainAbility, Sustainalytics […]
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Responsible waste management is one of our core values at Greening Homes. We apply this sentiment to all aspects of a renovation, from framing and foundations, to finishing. One area where we can really control our waste during the renovation process is the moulding/trim installation. Before we start the interior trim, we ensure that […]
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Chris Phillips, Greening Homes’ President, is attending this year’s GreenBuild conference, in Philadelphia. This is the third of his daily blogs from the event. More of the same today: walking the Expo and attending education sessions. Tonight is the keynote speech at Temple University, by Hillary Clinton, followed by a concert by most favourite band […]
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Part of our Leaside ICF addition project included improving basement access and resolving an awkward side entrance. This was one of those situations where you just stand there scratching your head wondering why anyone would have built it that way. The sidedoor was off a pie-shaped landing on a winding stair. Both the side door and […]
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On our most recent project, Greening Homes is trying out a new method of recycling our construction and demolition waste. Whereas we had previously separated materials on-site and hauled them to various transfer stations for recycling, our new method takes advantage of a service provided by Waste Management (WM), who offer off-site sorting and recycling. Under this […]
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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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For the last year, Greening Homes has been working on gutting, rebuilding, and restoring a century old home in Toronto”s Rosedale neighbourhood. One of the many challenges of the home was addressing the failing and rotting–yet potentially beautiful–century old corbels. Corbels, when looking their best, give a home”s facade a distinct and ornate look. Unfortunately, […]
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