Home Performance

Going Green: 5 Tips to Lighten Your Footprint at Home

2030 CHALLENGE: Raising the bar for the building industry

CONSTRUCTION DUST: A growing problem for the industry to address [infographic]

10 Green Architecture Improvements for Homes and Offices

Sourcing the Rain: Install a Rainwater Catchment System in Your Home

WHAT HOME BUYERS WANT: 4 things that today’s buyers are looking for

Big Box of Energy Savings: A roundup of home energy saving tips

RESOURCE-EFFICIENT REMODELLING: Repurpose what you can to save money and materials

SMALL VS BIG: Doing the math to figure out the energy efficiency of different-sized homes

HOME PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSTICS: What to look for when inspecting a home

PRESSURE RETARDED OSMOSIS: Making energy from freshwater flowing into saltwater

SOLAR CELL BREAKTHROUGH: U of T-led research team develops next-generation CQD solar cells

WIDESPREAD SOLAR: Berkeley lab develops technology to make photovoltaics out of any semiconductor

High on Performance: Get to Know HERS Index Before Buying

JASON F. MCLENNAN: Less bad is not good enough

LEED MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE: Greengrade adds LEED Canada rating systems to its software

Air Leakage: Air Seal Your Home, Downsize Your A/C and Save Big!

SOLAR SEASONAL STORAGE: Q&A with Doug McClenahan of NRCan

NPULP: Straw-pulp for paper making is now a reality