2012 | Green Building

Yearly Archives: 2012

BIONIC ARCH, A SUSTAINABLE TOWER TAICHUNG ECOPOLIS, TAIWAN

Host Organization: Secretariat: Taichung City Government Sponsor: Urban Development Bureau, Taichung City Government Project Title: Taiwan Tower Planning, Design and Construction Supervision Service Project Contract Performance Location: Xitun District, Taichung City Construction budget :....

Savings by Design – Designing in Efficiency and Sustainability

As Reliance Home Comfort’s “ green guy “, I am most fortunate to have the opportunity to work with a variety of green building and sustainable development organizations, contributing volunteer....

Vincent Callebaut Architecture – Coral Reef

“CORAL REEF” MATRIX AND PLUG-IN FOR 1000 PASSIVE HOUSES Called «The Pearl of West Indies», Haiti was during a long time the most visited country of the Greater Antilles representing the occidental....

Newmarket Family Makes ‘Green’ Their Favourite Colour

Newmarket Family Makes ‘Green’ Their Favourite Colour Off-Grid Log Home Saves Money, Helps Form New, Energy-Friendly Habits Hear the words “family meeting” and you might think it’s time to discuss homework, computer....

June 2012

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Reversomatic & Industry’s First Self-Balancing HRV

Reversomatic Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation by Launching Self-Balancing HRV They said it couldn't be done, but Reversomatic has made life much easier for builders, especially high-rise builders. It has released....

Hush Homes

Hush: Seeing green through the customer’s eyes By Saul Chernos Hush and its president Naheel Suleman have enjoyed early success building luxury houses in the Toronto area. The Ontario Home Builders’ Association decreed....

With Small Steps Towards Energy Independence

With Small Steps Towards Energy Independence By Benjamin Fuehr Several factors are driving a worldwide growing interest and demand for green energy, not the least of which is skyrocketing energy prices.....

The Living City Campus hosts Canada’s Outdoor Photovoltaic Test Facility

The Living City Campus hosts Canada’s Outdoor Photovoltaic Test Facility By Paul Luukkonen Through Ontario’s Green Energy Act and the Ontario Power Authority’s (OPA) Feed in Tariff (FIT) program, clean energy producers....

TD Greening from Inside Out

TD Greening from Inside Out by Derek Wong While some ‘green’ businesses do little more than changing light bulbs and focus on greening their reputations, TD Bank take a long term view....