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 ...
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.
"We're saying it's no longer science fiction. It's a reality. "It's also not long before ...
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 ...
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 - 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, ...
Cosmetics company a good corporate citizen before it was
fashionable
Gillian Shaw, Vancouver Sun
Published: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
When Lush opened its first store in what would become a worldwide cosmetics operation, environmental appeal was not at the top of corporate agendas.
Environmental ethics, eco-sensitivity, organic, fair trade, animal friendly -- these were not buzzwords spr ...
In the kitchen it can be as easy as switching to the energy-saving dry cycle on your dishwasher or turning off lights and appliances when not in use. But, if you're willing to spend a lit ...
While previous generations may have been content to live in drafty houses, most people now want comfortable warm houses. A healthy house today is well-sealed, well-insulated and properly ventilated.
A well-insulated house is a bit like dressing for the weather. A wool sweater will keep you warm if the wind is not blowing and it is not raining. On a windy, rainy day, we ...