Kiva Bottero is the director of Green Building Canada. He is committed to helping create a more sustainable built environment and informing people how they can build a more sustainable home and lifestyle.
Anchored by large-scale policy commitments and a surge in private and public investment, the global green building market is forecast to grow at an annual rate of 8.1 percent a year until 2030 with an expectation to continue growing at […]
If you’re living in Ontario, the constantly rising cost of real estate might be causing you to question your next place of residence. With an average price tag of $835,467 for residential homes in the province, it’s no wonder tiny
Canada punches above its weight when it comes to green buildings. Despite it’s relatively small population, the country ranks in the top five worldwide in the number of certified green buildings, right up there with countries like India and Brazil.
Achieving a circular economy requires using materials that are reusable or recyclable. It’s a good thing recyclers have been increasingly coming up with innovative ways to reuse and recycle materials. We’re going to look at five of the most easily
Green roof adoption varies greatly from one country to the next. In some cases it’s a matter of a country having a longer history with green roofs and just being ahead of the game (Germany comes to mind here), but
Like a lot of decisions related to your home, purchasing a quality driveway gate will cost you more but will also last longer so you don’t have to replace it as often. Quality often correlates to a more sustainable product
Construction and demolition waste (C&D) accounts for a colossal 30 percent of total waste produced globally. So if you’re contemplating a home renovation, you might now be wondering just what you’re going to do with all the construction debris you’re
The air inside a house is generally two to five times worse than the air outside on a busy city street. Though it sounds hard to believe, when you think about how home construction has changed over the years, it’s
Canadians use 223 litres of water per person per day, which is the equivalent of about two bathtubs full of water. Or put in visual terms, as a whole the country uses as much water as the average waterfall dumps
Since COVID the price of building supplies has soared on average 40 percent higher, far outstripping the rate of inflation, according to ConstructConnect. So if you want to renovate your home but you have a limited budget, how will you
