Tag: green construction

Greening the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
Two years from now, Vancouver hopes to show the world what it means to host a sustainable Olympics. Part of that program is a truly impressive commitment to green building for all of their venues and facilities.

Building the green construction trade
It’s one thing to bring green into your home, but what happens when you want your actual home to be environmentally friendly? It can be difficult to find a green home unless you are looking at something built by TAS DesignBuild.

A greener building code for BC
At the turn of the last century, when fuel was cheap and the planet infinite, builders in British Columbia used to "insulate" homes with whatever was kicking around. As a case in point, my brother has a beautiful old house with walls full of crumpled newspapers, which, after 110 years, don’t do much to keep the chill out.

Living Like Ed
Ed's new book delivers -- all on 100 percent recycled paper! Living like Ed is an amusing, easy-to-follow and comprehensive green how-to book. You may be familiar with Ed Begley Jr. as the star of Living with Ed. Or perhaps you remember him from Spinal Tap or St. Elsewhere. Maybe you’re looking forward to seeing him at the Green Living Show in Toronto.

Lifetime achievements in building green
Three green building pioneers received Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 3rd Annual Toronto Regional Green Building Festival held last week from at Ontario Place.