Greyhorne Interiors Now Carrying Team 7 Kitchens
James Flynn, owner of Greyhorne Interiors in Ottawa, let me know that in addition to representing Team 7’s furniture lines, Greyhorne now carries its kitchen cabinets as well. The cabinets are made with the same care and precision as its furniture, and, like its...
A Visit to Ottawa’s The Healthiest Home Building Store
If you’re a consumer living in Ottawa, and you’re looking for healthier building materials than the norm, The Healthiest Home is the place to start. When I was in Ottawa a month ago, Josh Gallant, the general manager of the store, gave me a tour and...
Mission 2030 Sets An Ambitious Goal: Striving for Zero Waste from Construction and Demolition by 2030
In December while attending the ConstructCanada show, I went to a few seminars that I really enjoyed. At one in particular, I was so enthusiastic, I got a bit carried away and, er, interrupted the panel with my own stories, questions and conumdrums. The panel was...Straw Bale SIP Walls by NatureBuilt
In green building circles it is generally acknowledged that prefab or modular homes are more environmentally friendly than traditional stick built on site homes. Walls are constructed inside a warehouse so the materials aren’t exposed to the elements, which...Aspera Recycling and Greentree Provide Carpet Recycling for the Maritimes
I’ve written about Aspera Recycling before. They already work with a few municipalities and retailers in Ontario to keep old carpet out of landfill. For those who live in the Maritimes, here is some good news about how to get rid of your old carpet! HALIFAX...
Contemporary Furniture from Team 7 Available in Ottawa
James Flynn of Greyhorne Interiors, a contemporary furniture shop in Ottawa, sent me some information on a line of furniture he carries called Team 7. Team 7 is based in Austria and makes beautiful, contemporary furniture. While it is a well-known brand in Europe, it...
A New Green Building Store in Toronto: “g” GreenDesign Center
******UPDATE: UNFORTUNATELY, g GREENDESIGN IN TORONTO HAS CLOSED DOWN AS OF OCTOBER 20, 2011. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OTHER g GREENDESIGN CENTERS, PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT: http://ggreendesign.com****** “g” GreenDesign Center is a new...
EcoInhabit Brings You the Healthy Home
If you were in the lucky position of being able to build from the ground up, it would be an great time to sit down and have a chat with Tim and Jan Singbeil, the new owners of EcoInhabit, a green building store located in Meaford, Ontario. Jan and Tim have lived in...
ReOrient — Furniture Made From Reclaimed Teak
Michelle Oser and Ian Small were development workers for 20 years before coming home to Canada. Their last posting was in Indonesia. In fact Ian was one of the first people let into Indonesia after the Tsunami in 2004. When his work there was done and it was time for...
So Much to Learn at the BiY Learning Center’s “Helpless Homeowner Course”
In May the Build it Yourself Learning Centers opened at King and Dufferin. If you’re not familiar with the BiY Center, it is a brand new education centre established by Jim Caruk that offers a variety of courses on home improvement and decor.
BiY Learning Center — Brilliant Idea by Jim Caruk becomes reality
The new BiY Learning Centre opens its doors on May 1, 2010. The centre will offer hands on workshops for homeowners on a variety of subjects from learning how to reupholster furniture to building a deck.
Wind Simplicity — Toronto wind turbine company finalist for ISRI’s ‘Design for Recycling’ Competition
Wind Simplicity’s Windancer is awarded Finalist in the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Design for Recycling competition.
EcoInhabit — Earth Inspired Living in Meaford, Ontario
A trip to Meaford, Ontario to see a green building products store called Ecoinhabit. Located in a renovated barn, there are plenty of eco-opportunities at this store.
Greentea Design: kitchen cabinetry made from reclaimed wood
How Greentea Design, a local Toronto company, uses reclaimed Chinese elm or gingko to produce stunning kitchen cabinetry.
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