A Straw Bale Home Q&A with the Fourth Pig Sustainable Builders
About a month ago I posted an article written by Terrell Wong, an architect specializing in sustainable building and design, about a straw bale addition to a home she had designed. She was frustrated because the city of Toronto denied it even though the city had built...
Greener Yet Stylish Ways to Renovate Your Kitchen
This is a guest post by Robert Kramer. The modern kitchen is a very high-tech, power-hungry part of the household, but that doesn’t mean that it has to hurt the environment. As our homes improve and the world around us suffers, people are turning to greener solutions...
May – New Products from Eco Building Resource
Kevin Royce at Eco Building Resource sent me a list of new products he has available. New Eco Products In Stock For ________________________________________________________ Solatube 160DSe (10″) Provides the ultimate...
Waste Not…Kitchen Renovation
I hate waste. It makes me cringe, so putting garbage bags out for pick up is not something I do lightly. My mind travels with the garbage and goes to the landfill site, and it stays there, as does the garbage, well, forever. So, I try to put as little into garbage as...
New Products at Eco Building Resource!
New products from Kevin Royce over at Eco Building Resource: Enviro Poxy EP 100 An advanced environmentally friendly, two component, 100% solids epoxy coating system. No VOC’s. No solvents. No water. No harmful fumes and virtually no odor. Canadian Food...
CarbonCure Technology Sequesters Carbon Dioxide in Concrete
Every year at GreenBuild (the US green building conference and expo), green building guru Alex Wilson reveals his top ten favourite new green products. These products are carefully thought out and vetted, and are considered the best of the best. If you’re not...
AirRenew VOC “eating” Gypsum Board Improves Indoor Air Quality
AirRenew is a really neat new product developed by CertainTeed that actually works to reduce the volume of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in an indoor space. AirRenew cleans indoor air by metabolizing the aldehyde family of volatile organic...
Durisol — Insulated Concrete Forms made from Recycled Material
A few weeks ago I sat down with the new owners of EcoInhabit, a wonderful green building business located in Meaford, ON. Tim and Jan Singbeil are passionate about green building and even more than just building energy efficient homes, they are passionate about...
Fischer SIPS — Superior Insulation, FSC OSB also Available
Fischer SIPS contacted me regarding their company’s SIPS panels. I’ve written about SIPS before and their benefit for any building project. Fischer SIPS have an added benefit of specifying SIPS with FSC certified wood. If you’re not familiar with...
Thermapan SIPs From Fort Erie Ontario
There are several advantages of using structural insulated panels instead of the usual stick framing. For one, SIPs include insulation, air and vapor barriers and are used in place of stud framing. For another, they are extremely air-tight and provide superior insulation.
Building a Wall Using Green Building Materials
Step by step instructions and materials required for building a basic wood-framed, drywall wall (no electricals within) — with “easier on the earth” building materials.
An Interview with Chris Phillips, local green builder
The building industry has a huge impact on CO2 output. One builder, Chris Phillips, is trying to change that one house at a time.
