In the last two years, the number of Passive House units in North American has quadrupled and over one quarter of these projects are located in the Province of British Columbia (source). One of the reasons the Passive House...
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Effect Home Builders has opened the doors to the first off-the-grid business in Edmonton – and it just happens to be their new headquarters! The Holmes Approved Homes building team is an experienced sustainable builder with many net-zero projects...
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Earlier this year, the team at Walsh Construction Co. began construction of the Grand Avenue Apartments in Portland, Oregon. Designed by LEVER Architecture and LRS Architects, the 12-story mixed-use building is Portland’s largest affordable housing development in the last...
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Next week, after a long pause to accommodate winter, construction will continue on the first of three much-anticipated backcountry huts near Whistler, British Columbia. Spearhead Huts, a Whistler-based non-profit initiative that is entirely volunteer driven, will build three huts...
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The Eco-Solar Home Tour is an exciting opportunity for green building enthusiasts in and around Edmonton, Alberta to tour 21 highly energy-efficient buildings. One of the stops on this year’s 2-day tour features our windows: site 10 Bonnie Doon...
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Skaha Hills is a multi-phase development in British Columbia’s sunny South Okanagan. Located on the hillside above the City of Penticton, the 550-acre master planned community has quickly become one of the Okanagan’s most-desired real estate. And it’s easy...
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It’s common knowledge that indoor air quality is imperative to the health and comfort of building occupants. And when building occupants are young students, indoor air quality takes on even more importance. Ket’acik & Aapalluk Memorial School is a...
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Anyone can claim to manufacture high-performance windows and doors. Equally, any builder can claim to build energy-efficient homes. But as the saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. In the new BC Energy Step Code,...
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Nordic Touch, an energy-efficient custom home in North Vancouver, BC, is nominated for three 2018 Georgie Awards. Designed by Pavel Denisov Design, the home is a category finalist for Best Single Family Home up to $900K, Best Interior Design and Innovative Feature....
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