Green Building Practices

Learn how to build sustainably, with topics ranging from deep dive comparisons of natural building techniques to insighftful reports on green infrastructure to improving a building’s indoor environmental quality.

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8 Surprising Benefits of Straw Bale Construction

If you’re looking for a greener, more sustainable way to build your home, straw bale construction may be the answer for you. There are many benefits to using this type of construction, including reducing energy consumption, improving insulation values and […]

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10 Eco-Friendly Home Renovation Ideas

Eco-friendly renovations offer a lot of benefits aside from the typical reasons for doing a renovation. They reduce your utility bills, saving you money in the long run, they benefit our environment by reducing your home’s carbon emissions and resource

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Surefire Strategies For Greener Landscaping

Property beautification is a top priority for many homeowners in Canada. However, not everybody who does landscaping and hardscaping observes green practices. This is troublesome for the environment, because an industry this big is sure to generate a large carbon

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Nurturing Forest Health with Selective Logging

Life on our planet wouldn’t be possible without forests, as trees absorb carbon dioxide and give people and animals the oxygen they need in return. Forests also provide humanity with essentials such as fuel, medicines, and food. As long as