A collection of tips, roundups and how to articles showing you how to live a more sustainable life at home and improve your building’s energy efficiency and sustainability.
With a rising demand in electricity, small but conscious changes in daily routines can collectively have a significant impact. From conserving energy to utilizing efficient technologies, embracing sustainable practices benefits both the planet and your household finances. It’s easier than […]
When your aging refrigerator heaves a final stuttering rattle and stops cooling, you don’t just have to think about getting a new one, but how to get rid of the old one. Dumping the retired appliance at a landfill is
If you live by the “change starts with you” mantra then you likely know the importance of living an eco-friendly lifestyle. If you consider that direct household consumption accounts for about 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, it’s easy to
When Cornell University graduate Willis Carrier first demonstrated his invention in 1902, few would have guessed the air conditioner’s profound impact on modern life. Today, air conditioners are as common an appliance in the Canadian home as a dishwasher, with
There’s a strange thing about furniture. A piece of furniture from hundreds of years ago is admired with a deep appreciation for the skill and time devoted to creating it and the high quality of the materials used in it.
Your air conditioner is your best friend when it’s hot outside. But what do you do when your trusted cooling partner breaks down, leaving you hot and sweaty with a hefty repair bill? Don’t worry, if you give your AC
If you’re keen to lower your carbon footprint and do your bit for the environment, your first port of call should be to make your home more eco-friendly since we spend a great deal of time in our homes. Some
Decluttering your home is an important ritual that every human needs to develop. We all have our reasons for collecting items we do not need anymore and keeping them all around our house. When that becomes a habit, it’s hard
If your outdoor plants are not thriving, they may not be getting enough sunlight. Though relocating them from a shaded area to a sunnier area of your garden is the preferred route, that option may not always be possible. In
The majority of people in North America have central air heating with a furnace, which heats the air and circulates it around the home via ducts and vents. Another common heating method in older homes is a boiler, which heats
