Sustainability

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.

Baby coniferous tree in forest - life cycle assessment

How To Manage Your Property’s Ecosystem

People are very intent on improving the immediate surroundings and interior aspects of their homes or businesses. While these are all good aspects to work on, you shouldn’t forget the ecosystem that surrounds it. Protecting your property’s ecosystem does more […]

Greenhouse being built on tree-filled property - how to set up a greenhouse in 10 easy steps

How to Set Up a Greenhouse in 10 Easy Steps

For all the gardeners out there, isn’t it exciting to think about growing plants that would not survive in your zone? How about the thought of extending your gardening season so you can practice your favourite hobby year-round? Greenhouses give

Two backpacks by door of wooden cottage - how building sustainably impacts human health

How Building Sustainably Makes Us Healthier

The idea that our built environments can negatively impact human health isn’t a new one – the link between toxic conventional building materials and respiratory complaints is one such well-known impact. But can building green make a positive impact on

Wooden hot tub - how to make your hot tub more eco-friendly

How to Make Your Hot Tub More Eco-Friendly

How often have you come across the term ‘eco-friendly’ on the internet? Most likely, a lot more times than you can remember. But these environmental conversations are helpful because they challenge us to look at our lifestyles and change them