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Kamloops green dream home no energy hog

August 11th, 2010

This is an awesome house in Kamloops in which the Hydro bill is expected to be ZERO due to the energy efficient and effective design. One day this will be the norm but I am afraid that will not happen until the cost of construction comes down to build this calibre of home.

Kamloops Go Green


Via: The Vancouver Sun

It may not have been cheap to build, but a "green dream" demonstration house in Kamloops wil ...

EQuilibrium™ Housing

June 17th, 2010

Via: CMHC

What is EQuilibrium™ Housing?

EQuilibrium™ housing integrates a wide range of technologies, strategies, products and techniques to reduce a home's environmental impact. It features on-site renewable energy systems to provide clean energy, and help reduce annual energy consumption and costs. Due to its net zero objective, the home is designed to produce as much energy each year as ...

Vancouver a leader among green-roof cities

April 23rd, 2010

Via The Vancouver Sun

VANCOUVER - Vancouver's roofs are getting greener - with the city in a front group of North American cities embracing the living-roof movement, says the city's deputy manager.

Sadhu Johnston wasn't surprised to hear that Vancouver ranked fourth on the continent for square footage of green roofs added in 2008 - the most recent available data.

"Vancouver has been a lead ...

10 questions for homebuyers who want to go green

February 25th, 2010

Via: WSJ

For homebuyers, green is fast becoming a priority - whether it's because they want to reduce their energy costs, minimize their carbon footprint or improve indoor air quality.

Here are 10 questions that prospective buyers or renters ought to ask to find out how green a house or apartment is.

1. How big is it?
The bigger the home, the more energy it uses. The U.S. Green Building Co ...

Downtown condo tower to be Canada’s first plug-in electric vehicle building

May 7th, 2009

By Brian Morton, Vancouver Sun

Condo buyers at Concord Pacific's new Cosmo building in downtown Vancouver will have the capacity to plug in and charge their electric vehicles.

"This is about sustainability," Concord senior vice-president Peter Webb said in an interview after Wednesday's announcement.

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"We're saying it's no longer science fiction. It's a reality. "It's also not long before ...

Start now to make Vancouver the world’s greenest city, report urges

April 28th, 2009

By Kelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun

VANCOUVER - A green advisory team launched by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson earlier this year has proposed a number of measures - such as encouraging people to drink tap water and grow local food - to turn the city into the world's greenest by 2020.

Other recommendations in an "urgent" report issued by Vancouver's Greenest City Action Team include recruiti ...

One Million Acts of Green

February 5th, 2009

Thanks to CBC for encouraging Canada to help save the planet, one act at a time. For more info on One Million Acts of green click here

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H is for many things

January 3rd, 2009

I love this commercial. I wish it wasn't for a car but it still makes me think...

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10 Eco-Friendly Holiday Shopping Ideas

December 3rd, 2008
The holiday season is quickly approaching. Most of us still enjoy the tradition of exchanging gifts with our family and friends. For many of us, holiday shopping can be challenging.

Production and transportation of all manufactured goods, including gifts, requires material and energy which results in some level of pollution. One of the best ways to ensure the resources related to your gift d ...

Metro Vancouver eyes highrise greenhouses

October 21st, 2008
Vertical farms and 'urban agriculture' may be the way of the future

METRO VANCOUVER - Rooftop gardens and vertical greenhouses could be a sign of the times in Metro Vancouver as the region wrestles with ways to tackle a global food crisis and the effects of climate change.

And Surrey could lead the trend, with at least one developer considering building a so-called vertical farm in Whalley, ...

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